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More info?)
tmoran@acm.org wrote:
> Since my "Media Net Pay Per Use" plan apparently only allows the phone
> (WAP.CINGULAR.COM), but not a tethered computer (ISP.CINGULAR.COM), access
That's a difference in sales pitch, not much in functionality, although ISP
allows some "acceleration".
> Connect 5MB" at $19.99/mo. At
www.cingular.com/media/media_net_purchase I
> see "Media Net" packages ranging from Pay Per Use to Unlimited at $19.99,
> with no indication whether any of these let you tether or not. There's
> also "Media Basic" and "Media Works" bundles which add text and multimedia
> messages, which I rarely or never use, and, under Media Works ($19.99/mo),
> 5MB of Media Net. No mention of "Data Connect" or which packages support
> tethering.
Isn't that odd... ;-)
The data connect plans only appear on the business pages.
There is the $80 ISP.cingular plan and a $44 plan for unlimited PDA access.
http://www.cingular.com/sbusiness/data_connect
There is the $20 WAP.cingular plan on the MediaNet pages.
https://www.cingular.com/media/media_net_purchase
It's also a little tough to spot which phones do tethering, since it isn't
obviously differentiated from in-the-phone WAP-web access.
> How can I find out what I actually have, and how can I get what I want,
> which is occasional remote tethering, preferably at a low price when
> not using it.
I think Media Works at $19.99 with the WAP login is going to be fine for
me, because I do want the messages. If I didn't want the messages, I would
get unlimited MediaNet with the WAP login. That will give me 5MB of data
in the plan, and additional KB pay-as-you-go, which I think will work out
for me. You can see your daily usage on line at cingular.com.
If I go out of town on a business trip, I might change to unlimited, and
then back when I get home.
> What about speed? I've seen things here saying 190Kb is typical for
> GPRS, but others say you get 1-4 slots at 9600 baud/slot, which would be
> 38.4Kbaud maximum. I'm using a Nokia 6200 - would be newer phone make
> a difference?
Different phones are different, and so is the effect of other data usage on
the same cell site. I get anywhere from 3KBpS on a GPRS-only site to 9KBpS
on an EDGE site with my V551.
Earlier, John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
> The V551 is only EGPRS (EDGE) Class 4, which is significantly slower (up
> to about 100 Kbps) than Class 10 (up to about 150 Kbps), the maximum
> supported by Cingular.
A Google search of alt.cingular.cellular for "EDGE/GPRS Shootout: V551,
GC82, Z600" from John Navas.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?G1DB23E8B
The instructions about WAP verses ISP logins can be found on many pages.
John has some "phone=specific" pages that apply generically, on his web
site.
http://navasgrp.home.att.net/tech/cingular/
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