Help to Understand Phone Internet Usage

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In <i3ejr05g981ssvubr076tb5quv5r3gbo4r@4ax.com> on Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:05:08
GMT, "<------ Which Way? ------>" <traxless@msn.com> wrote:

>I've never used a phone to access the net. The Cingular basic rate
>plan for .5 MB is $2.99 a month. Does that mean a phone can
>downloaded up to .5 MB of data for that price?

Yes. $0.01 per KB thereafter.

>If so, that seems very
>expensive and .5 MB is about 5 minutes of normal internet browsing.
>So clearly, I'm not understanding. Any help, much appreciated ... and
>tia.

It's cheap if you only need a small amount of data. Other options are
available if you need more data. I use "unlimited" MEdia Works at $20/month,
which is a real bargain if you need lots of data, but not if you need only a
small amount.

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That is exactly what that means.

What I do is subscribe to the 19.99 mEdia "Works" package which allots
me "unlimited wireless internet express" usage through my phone.
I just change it up a bit and use my phone as my laptop modem.
Cingular would like to charge you 79.99 for an unlimited data plan. No
reason for that.

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:05:08 GMT, "<------ Which Way? ------>"
<traxless@msn.com> wrote:

>I've never used a phone to access the net. The Cingular basic rate
>plan for .5 MB is $2.99 a month. Does that mean a phone can
>downloaded up to .5 MB of data for that price? If so, that seems very
>expensive and .5 MB is about 5 minutes of normal internet browsing.
>So clearly, I'm not understanding. Any help, much appreciated ... and
>tia.

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In <ngijr0pov0n6jge0he8vtdl3390bg2ql40@4ax.com> on Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:12:24
GMT, "<------ Which Way? ------>" <traxless@msn.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:48:48 GMT, John Navas
><spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
>>In <i3ejr05g981ssvubr076tb5quv5r3gbo4r@4ax.com> on Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:05:08
>>GMT, "<------ Which Way? ------>" <traxless@msn.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I've never used a phone to access the net. The Cingular basic rate
>>>plan for .5 MB is $2.99 a month. Does that mean a phone can
>>>downloaded up to .5 MB of data for that price?
>>
>>Yes. $0.01 per KB thereafter.
>>
>>>If so, that seems very
>>>expensive and .5 MB is about 5 minutes of normal internet browsing.
>>>So clearly, I'm not understanding. Any help, much appreciated ... and
>>>tia.
>>
>>It's cheap if you only need a small amount of data. Other options are
>>available if you need more data. I use "unlimited" MEdia Works at $20/month,
>>which is a real bargain if you need lots of data, but not if you need only a
>>small amount.
>
>John - thanks for the quick explanation. Let me ask another "dumb or
>dumber" question. If I only browse the internet (ie, check email),
>does that browsing translate into KB or MB usage? And if so, could
>you tranlate .5 MB usage into some kind of browsing time frame?

Usage estimates (no longer published by Cingular, but still available in
Google cache):
<http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cacheCMrRmDiroQJ:https://www.cingular.com/beyond_voice/wi_pricing>
or <http://makeashorterlink.com/?W28B16EF9>

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John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>