Bluetooth phone + Laptop + $5.99 data plan = Internet 24/7

[HTC User]

If you have a T-Mobile GSM phone with bluetooth and a laptop, you can surf the internet anywhere and whenever.

First thing you'll need is the T-Mobile Web plan for $5.99 per month. This gives you unlimited data to receive your email and the latest news, sports, weather, etc. It doesn't give you internet access right away. You'll need to configure some settings on the laptop.

Once you have the T-Mobile Web service, you're now ready to use your phone as a GPRS modem. Leave username, password, and domain blank. Have your laptop dial *99# on your phone via bluetooth. Once you're authenticated and connected, go into your Internet Explorer settings and configure your dial-up setting. Under proxy server, put in [deleted] as the IP address and use port 8080. Click OK and you're now ready to surf the internet.

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[imported_Mike]

What kind of speed does that give you?

 

[DaWhim]

you missed one step. your laptop needs to have built-in bluetooth or a bluetooth usb adapter.

 

[sniperruff]

bluetooth speed... that puts your speed back to 1996.

but it's cheap and it's already widely known in the hotdeals/FW crowd.

 

[HTC User]

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
you missed one step. you need to rack up a higher psot count before you try and masquare ads as legitimate posts for people to take you seriously

edited.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: DaWhim
you missed one step. you need to rack up a higher psot count before you try and masquare ads as legitimate posts for people to take you seriously

edited.

Hey, it worked for you, right?

 

[HTC User]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
bluetooth speed... that puts your speed back to 1996.

but it's cheap and it's already widely known in the hotdeals/FW crowd.

For $5.99 unlimited data, I don't think you can ask for more. The official internet plan is from $20 and up, and that's for 10MB/month!

 

[HTC User]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

Hey, at least I'm not paying for $40 or whatever the price of EV-DO is.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: sniperruff
bluetooth speed... that puts your speed back to 1996.

but it's cheap and it's already widely known in the hotdeals/FW crowd.

For $5.99 unlimited data, I don't think you can ask for more. The official internet plan is from $20 and up, and that's for 10MB/month!

unlimted @ 150kbps with really bad coverage in these parts? No thanks.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

Which you pay $40/month for, right?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

Hey, at least I'm not paying for $40 or whatever the price of EV-DO is.

*listening to his 128kbps streams off of shoutcast and browsing the web*

say what?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

Which you pay $40/month for, right?

worth every penny.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

How do you like the Q? After dumping my MPXs, I am not a fan of Moto. They make great phones, but they only go so far. No WiFi or touch screen with the Q. Those 2 features would have made me switch to verizon and buy the phone the first day.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: DaWhim
you missed one step. you need to rack up a higher psot count before you try and masquare ads as legitimate posts for people to take you seriously

edited.

Hey, it worked for you, right?

I have failed you all

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

How do you like the Q? After dumping my MPXs, I am not a fan of Moto. They make great phones, but they only go so far. No WiFi or touch screen with the Q. Those 2 features would have made switch to verizon and buy the phone the first day.

I like it. It has its drawbacks, but with a minisSD card ist is a great phone.

 

[HTC User]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

How do you like the Q? After dumping my MPXs, I am not a fan of Moto. They make great phones, but they only go so far. No WiFi or touch screen with the Q. Those 2 features would have made me switch to verizon and buy the phone the first day.

Who needs WiFi when you have EV-DO? If you travel to different countries, that's a whole different story.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

How do you like the Q? After dumping my MPXs, I am not a fan of Moto. They make great phones, but they only go so far. No WiFi or touch screen with the Q. Those 2 features would have made me switch to verizon and buy the phone the first day.

Who needs WiFi when you have EV-DO? If you travel to different countries, that's a whole different story.

yeah....

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

How do you like the Q? After dumping my MPXs, I am not a fan of Moto. They make great phones, but they only go so far. No WiFi or touch screen with the Q. Those 2 features would have made me switch to verizon and buy the phone the first day.

Who needs WiFi when you have EV-DO? If you travel to different countries, that's a whole different story.

Wifi = Free

EVDO = Not Free

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

How do you like the Q? After dumping my MPXs, I am not a fan of Moto. They make great phones, but they only go so far. No WiFi or touch screen with the Q. Those 2 features would have made switch to verizon and buy the phone the first day.

I like it. It has its drawbacks, but with a minisSD card ist is a great phone.

I was tempted to switch...my treo is so fat.

 

[HTC User]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

How do you like the Q? After dumping my MPXs, I am not a fan of Moto. They make great phones, but they only go so far. No WiFi or touch screen with the Q. Those 2 features would have made switch to verizon and buy the phone the first day.

I like it. It has its drawbacks, but with a minisSD card ist is a great phone.

I was tempted to switch...my treo is so fat.

Get a RAZR.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

How do you like the Q? After dumping my MPXs, I am not a fan of Moto. They make great phones, but they only go so far. No WiFi or touch screen with the Q. Those 2 features would have made switch to verizon and buy the phone the first day.

I like it. It has its drawbacks, but with a minisSD card ist is a great phone.

I was tempted to switch...my treo is so fat.

Get a RAZR.

Nah, Im going to get the Samsung E780.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: Mike

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HTC User

Originally posted by: Mike
What kind of speed does that give you?

GPRS is about the speed of dial-up. (40-50kbps)

EDGE (upgraded GPRS) is around 150kbps.

ewww...even in the middle of no where my Moto Q on EV-DO (CDMA) gets 200-500kbps

*waits silently until no one is looking and applies the DUN hack for future use *

How do you like the Q? After dumping my MPXs, I am not a fan of Moto. They make great phones, but they only go so far. No WiFi or touch screen with the Q. Those 2 features would have made switch to verizon and buy the phone the first day.

I like it. It has its drawbacks, but with a minisSD card ist is a great phone.

I was tempted to switch...my treo is so fat.

Get a RAZR.

Nah, Im going to get the Samsung E780.

nice.

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

OP, you wouldn't happen to work for T-Mobile, do you?