Hell yea!! My first post from my laptop using my Cell Phone as a modem :)

[aphex]

This is freakin sweet....

Sprint PCS w/ Unlimted Vision
Sanyo 5300 Camera Phone
USB Charger/Data Cable between the Cell Phone and the Laptop

= 115Kbps internet, from anywhere

This f-in ROCKS! No more boring car trips!

 

[Fausto]

Two words: mobile pr0n.

 

[minendo]

Weren't you bitching this morning about PCS Vision?

 

[Modeps]

115kbps internet? that's pretty darn cool. do they have up/download limits? I've got a Samsung phone with internet on it, but it's 1mb transfer total a month (only WAP browsing anyways)

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: minendo
Weren't you bitching this morning about PCS Vision?

No, i was bitching about PCS Voice Command....

 

[NutBucket]

Just don't abuse it Aphex. Apprently there have been some cases of people's accounts closed because of abuse of unlimited vision useage.

 

[Eli]

Dude, awesome....

 

[TJN23]

will I be able to do this with my Sanyo 4900 phone? My plan is the 29.99/month w/ 300 anytime mins (free nights/weekends).

I dont think I have any Vision services, but since it is a vision enabled phone, could I use it free of cost during my nights and weekends? i realize u need a dial up ISP correct?

i hear the data cable is expensive...

 

[Dacalo]

wow now you can be like one of those l337 haxorz seen in movies!

 

[NutBucket]

Just don't abuse it Aphex. Apprently there have been some cases of people's accounts closed because of abuse of unlimited vision useage.

 

[aphex]

Just ran a speedtest from bandwithplace.com.....

Got 561 kilobits per second.... (1mb file in 14.9 seconds)

 

[kt]

ha! you need a laptop to post? i am posting from my phone right now.

 

[notfred]

I only get 14.4kbps with my cell phone as a modem

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Just don't abuse it Aphex. Apprently there have been some cases of people's accounts closed because of abuse of unlimited vision useage.

Yea, i dont plan to... I have a wireless lan at home & at school, so i would only need it in those dire cases.... But still, now when i sit at the car dealership tommorow getting my 4 hour oil change, ill have something to do

 

[TJN23]

Originally posted by: kt
ha! you need a laptop to post? i am posting from my phone right now.

:Q show me how

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: TJN23
will I be able to do this with my Sanyo 4900 phone? My plan is the 29.99/month w/ 300 anytime mins (free nights/weekends).

I dont think I have any Vision services, but since it is a vision enabled phone, could I use it free of cost during my nights and weekends? i realize u need a dial up ISP correct?

i hear the data cable is expensive...

Data cable is ~$30 and it'll cost you $0.02/kb since you don't have vision on your plan.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: kt
ha! you need a laptop to post? i am posting from my phone right now.

I tried posting from the phone, but i need to turn the images off.... Besides, its much nicer to use the actual laptop, then the cell phone...

 

[TJN23]

thanks, i was afraid it would cost me

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: TJN23
will I be able to do this with my Sanyo 4900 phone? My plan is the 29.99/month w/ 300 anytime mins (free nights/weekends).

I dont think I have any Vision services, but since it is a vision enabled phone, could I use it free of cost during my nights and weekends? i realize u need a dial up ISP correct?

i hear the data cable is expensive...

Data cable is ~$30 and it'll cost you $0.02/kb since you don't have vision on your plan.

Actually, Data Cable is only $14.99 + $5 shipping from Gomadic.com

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: TJN23
will I be able to do this with my Sanyo 4900 phone? My plan is the 29.99/month w/ 300 anytime mins (free nights/weekends).

I dont think I have any Vision services, but since it is a vision enabled phone, could I use it free of cost during my nights and weekends? i realize u need a dial up ISP correct?

i hear the data cable is expensive...

Data cable is ~$30 and it'll cost you $0.02/kb since you don't have vision on your plan.

Damn, that could get expensive quick.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: TJN23
will I be able to do this with my Sanyo 4900 phone? My plan is the 29.99/month w/ 300 anytime mins (free nights/weekends).

I dont think I have any Vision services, but since it is a vision enabled phone, could I use it free of cost during my nights and weekends? i realize u need a dial up ISP correct?

i hear the data cable is expensive...

Data cable is ~$30 and it'll cost you $0.02/kb since you don't have vision on your plan.

Damn, that could get expensive quick.

Yea, but its only $10 month (on top of your regular plan) for Unlimited Vision.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: TJN23
will I be able to do this with my Sanyo 4900 phone? My plan is the 29.99/month w/ 300 anytime mins (free nights/weekends).

I dont think I have any Vision services, but since it is a vision enabled phone, could I use it free of cost during my nights and weekends? i realize u need a dial up ISP correct?

i hear the data cable is expensive...

Data cable is ~$30 and it'll cost you $0.02/kb since you don't have vision on your plan.

Actually, Data Cable is only $14.99 + $5 shipping from Gomadic.com

I thought I read somewhere that some cables work better then others? Like some will let you use the net but not transfer contacts/pics? I don't recall but I do remember the one RS sells was the "good" one.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: TJN23
will I be able to do this with my Sanyo 4900 phone? My plan is the 29.99/month w/ 300 anytime mins (free nights/weekends).

I dont think I have any Vision services, but since it is a vision enabled phone, could I use it free of cost during my nights and weekends? i realize u need a dial up ISP correct?

i hear the data cable is expensive...

Data cable is ~$30 and it'll cost you $0.02/kb since you don't have vision on your plan.

Damn, that could get expensive quick.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing....
So, more knowledgeable people than me.... Are there plans available so I could download on a "free nights and weekends" without incurring huge charges? If so... I will for the first time in my life actually have a reason to get a cell phone :Q (yes, I don't have a cell phone!) and a reason to get a laptop :Q (actually, if I'm not home with a computer, I'm at work with a computer... can't use the computer in the car while I'm driving, at least not safely... and, if I'm at neither place, I don't need my computer. But now I will!!!)

 

[Ilmater]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Just don't abuse it Aphex. Apprently there have been some cases of people's accounts closed because of abuse of unlimited vision useage.

This is very true. Sprint corporate most definitely knows of people using their phones with laptops. I'm happy to have you as a customer (you help me pay my bills!), but Sprint's pretty ticked about the whole thing. PLEASE BE CAREFUL!

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: TJN23
will I be able to do this with my Sanyo 4900 phone? My plan is the 29.99/month w/ 300 anytime mins (free nights/weekends).

I dont think I have any Vision services, but since it is a vision enabled phone, could I use it free of cost during my nights and weekends? i realize u need a dial up ISP correct?

i hear the data cable is expensive...

Data cable is ~$30 and it'll cost you $0.02/kb since you don't have vision on your plan.

Actually, Data Cable is only $14.99 + $5 shipping from Gomadic.com

I thought I read somewhere that some cables work better then others? Like some will let you use the net but not transfer contacts/pics? I don't recall but I do remember the one RS sells was the "good" one.

Actually, the difference in the cables is actually if it charges your phone as well. Radioshack (which sells the FutureDial cable) actually sucks in many's opinion. Not only does it not charge your phone, but its locked to ONLY work with the FutureDial software.

The cable i purchased from Gomadic charges my phone while plugged in, AND is compatable with any software programs available..