yeah, from what i heard the modem usage DOES NOT come out of your regular minutes if you have unlimited vision plan. can you confirm this aphex? also, the rep told me it's $15/month for unlimited vision plan, not the $10 you mentioned.
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Congrats Aphex, now I assume we can see your postcount go through the roof as you post on AT while biking, swimming, rock climbing, etc. 
NutBucket
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Originally posted by: aphex
Originally posted by: NutBucket
Originally posted by: aphex
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..
Oh really.... That I did not know. I just bought the cable. Haven't gotten sync and/or media master yet. About the data plans. If you have a phone there are now 3 data plans I think. One is setup specifically for data useage. Also, if you just want data, the PCMCIA/CF connection cards will be noticeably faster then the phone hooked up via cable. Something to do with compression software as I recall. Something to think about if you really don't need a cell phone.
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There's no $10 vision anymore Aphex. There's a $15 picture mail one (for those of us w/ camera phones) and another $15 one that's for games/apps. You get $5 dl credit w/ the camera one and $10 dl credit w/ the other one. With the camera one you also get the picture mail thing (I think that's only for the 8100 tho). Rumor has it that Sprint is going to start charging for useage of their picture site (for those like you and I who have "old" vision plans).
thanks for the reply. i was going to upgrade my phone to the same phone you have, but decided against it since that also means i have to switch my gf's phone to a vision-enabled phone. but since she loves her current phone so much, i figured i didn't have a use for a Sanyo 5300. maybe i'll buy one now to use it as a modem for my Thinkpad.
two more questions. does the same data cable allow the phone's digital cam pix to be downloaded to the computer? does it use USB interface (on computer's end)? thanks.
Hmm.. it's $5/month for me. Last time I called them to add a new phone, I b!tched to them how I cannot add another phone to share my current plan. I finally reached a compromise with the retention department. The offered me another separate plan for my second phone and still put me within my budget. Then the lady asked if I wanted to try Vision for free? I said sure, and asked how much it would be after the trial period. She said $10/month. So, I said "oh ok, so it's $10/month per phone?" She said, "$10/month for BOTH phone."
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Originally posted by: kt
Hmm.. it's $5/month for me. Last time I called them to add a new phone, I b!tched to them how I cannot add another phone to share my current plan. I finally reached a compromise with the retention department. The offered me another separate plan for my second phone and still put me within my budget. Then the lady asked if I wanted to try Vision for free? I said sure, and asked how much it would be after the trial period. She said $10/month. So, I said "oh ok, so it's $10/month per phone?" She said, "$10/month for BOTH phone."
Well i guess its the same for me then, because I have 2 phones using the Unlimited Vision for the same price.
Just because they don't offer it anymore doesn't mean they don't have it. You just need to talk to the right CSR when you call them. Some are a PITA, but some are willing to work with you. Your best bet is talking to the retention department CSR tho. They are the nicest ones.
im also on my computer right now with a cell phone modem (motorola v60) have had it for a few months works great
Originally posted by: aphex
Originally posted by: kt
Hmm.. it's $5/month for me. Last time I called them to add a new phone, I b!tched to them how I cannot add another phone to share my current plan. I finally reached a compromise with the retention department. The offered me another separate plan for my second phone and still put me within my budget. Then the lady asked if I wanted to try Vision for free? I said sure, and asked how much it would be after the trial period. She said $10/month. So, I said "oh ok, so it's $10/month per phone?" She said, "$10/month for BOTH phone."
Well i guess its the same for me then, because I have 2 phones using the Unlimited Vision for the same price.
Not exactly. Didn't you say you are on the shared plan? My two phones don't share minutes, each of them has their own minutes. They are both billed to my account but they have separate billing, so it will show up as $5/month on each bill.
When I had SprintPCS with vision late last year I was always PISSED at Vision b/c it was a) slow as balls, b) never working, and c) glitchy.
Nice to see they worked those problems out. Still never going back to Sprint, though. Horrid, horrid customer support. :|
Nice to see they worked those problems out. Still never going back to Sprint, though. Horrid, horrid customer support. :|
So they offer unlimited service, then get pissed when you take advantage of it? I'm a bit confused.
I take it their vision plan isn't meant for use with anything other than phones or something?
(I'm just a regular cell phone guy -- nothing special for me)
Rob
depends on the area too. i have pcs vision on my sanyo 5300 and it's okay. at least for me in the s.f. bay area, it's alittle laggy. takes alittle while before it'll actually do anything. once it starts going though, it's fine.
wow thanks for the tips guys
so i have a Nokia 6310i cell phone
plus HP ze1230 laptop.
Good?
WIll it be fast too?
so i have a Nokia 6310i cell phone
plus HP ze1230 laptop.
Good?
WIll it be fast too?
Originally posted by: 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!
-Do you get unlimited dial up ?
I would like to use my cell to connect to the internet too
but can't find company that offer unlimited internet
Where do you get the USB cable? Can you use it to sync the pictures? I checked the Sprint site and I didn't find anything for my Sanyo 5100.
Yeah, I heard that Sprint intended the unlimited Vision to be used on wireless web services (on the phone). Not as a laptop internet connection. If they notice to much usage they will close your account.
Right. We have air cards for laptops. The unlimited Vision you get with your phone is supposed to be for your phone only. If you look on the site, you'll see that there are different rates for the data cards and they're MUCH higher. The network is drained much more by laptops than phones because most of our phones only display WAP-enabled sites, which are much smaller and quicker to d/l.Originally posted by: Entity
So they offer unlimited service, then get pissed when you take advantage of it? I'm a bit confused.
I take it their vision plan isn't meant for use with anything other than phones or something?
(I'm just a regular cell phone guy -- nothing special for me)
Rob
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