Originally posted by: caivoma
My roomate used to have it with verizon wireless. Basically, she used her cell phone as a modem with a monthly fee of about 10 to 13 dollars along with her cell phone bill. It takes up cell phone minutes so she only used it during night and weekend. She isnt a big computer person so she barely used it at all. The speed is a little bit better than 56K but the connection isnt stable at all. It was 2 years ago and she has it before she moved in with us. I already has comcast cable internet so she cancel after that.
It is pretty good for a laptop because she can used it every where verizon has a signal but the cost is kinda high ...
Originally posted by: Jeffwo
Anybody use cell phone as internet modem full-time?
If so how much does it cost/month?
What kinda speed do you get? Does Cingular allow it?
What kinda phone would I need? (have bluetooth equipped lappy)
Pros?
Cons?
Thanks,
Jeff
Originally posted by: Jeffwo
Thx for all who replied.
I called Cingular and they have no idea what I am trying to do.
Hmmm
Jeff
Originally posted by: Jeffwo
Thx for all who replied.
I called Cingular and they have no idea what I am trying to do.
Hmmm
Jeff
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Just get a data plan, a BT-capable phone, and waaah-lah!!! (voila)
Pros: Internet everywhere you go. If your phone has a browser, you don't even need your laptop for simpler pages.
Cons: Slow, depending on what you plan to use it for. Might be cheaper ways but I didn't really research them (you should research them)
I did this in 2005 when I used a PDA. Not terribly fast, but good enuogh as all I really did was check email, read the news, and read the AT forums.
I had the $20/mo unlimited interweb plan with Cingular. I imagine the deals might be different now, and the transfer may be faster
Originally posted by: ElFenix
sprint and verizon are much faster than cingular and tmobile, because gsm sucks.
Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
Originally posted by: ElFenix
sprint and verizon are much faster than cingular and tmobile, because gsm sucks.
Wow, how's the weather that far up your ass?
GSM implementations in the US suck, not the technology as a whole.
Actually, speaking of what sucks and what doesn't, CDMA sucks. Having to call in and pay to activate a new phone is so stone age compared to just switching your SIM card it isn't even funny. Also, Verizon nukes all the original software on their phones (don't believe me? when was the last time you saw a Motorola Verizon phone with the original Moto UI?), and forces you to use specific, expensive BREW software as opposed to any free Java programs you can find.
Originally posted by: compnovice
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Just get a data plan, a BT-capable phone, and waaah-lah!!! (voila)
Pros: Internet everywhere you go. If your phone has a browser, you don't even need your laptop for simpler pages.
Cons: Slow, depending on what you plan to use it for. Might be cheaper ways but I didn't really research them (you should research them)
I did this in 2005 when I used a PDA. Not terribly fast, but good enuogh as all I really did was check email, read the news, and read the AT forums.
I had the $20/mo unlimited interweb plan with Cingular. I imagine the deals might be different now, and the transfer may be faster
I remember there was a thread about this sometime back saying you can use the data plan by T-mobile to make your cell phone act as a modem (you can connect your laptop). However, Cingular has restrictions on it. I cannot find the thread but I am also interested to use this plan if such a thing is possible with Cingular...
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: compnovice
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Just get a data plan, a BT-capable phone, and waaah-lah!!! (voila)
Pros: Internet everywhere you go. If your phone has a browser, you don't even need your laptop for simpler pages.
Cons: Slow, depending on what you plan to use it for. Might be cheaper ways but I didn't really research them (you should research them)
I did this in 2005 when I used a PDA. Not terribly fast, but good enuogh as all I really did was check email, read the news, and read the AT forums.
I had the $20/mo unlimited interweb plan with Cingular. I imagine the deals might be different now, and the transfer may be faster
I remember there was a thread about this sometime back saying you can use the data plan by T-mobile to make your cell phone act as a modem (you can connect your laptop). However, Cingular has restrictions on it. I cannot find the thread but I am also interested to use this plan if such a thing is possible with Cingular...
Dunno, I had the $20 plan shown here: Text, and never saw any additional charges, and I used it quite a bit w/the PDA.
Furthermore, can whoever's feeding me the bandwidth even tell that I'm pulling internet from the phone using BT rather than just using the phone to surf?
[Edit] This may not be what the OP has in mind because "internet modem" seems to imply that he wants to use the phone to call an external service provider. I used the internet connection that came with my plan...
Originally posted by: Jeffwo
Thx for all who replied.
I called Cingular and they have no idea what I am trying to do.
Hmmm
Jeff