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  1. #1
    It used to be that "Wireless Internet" allowed 9600 baud CSD service as a
    tethered modem and was charged to minutes. It appears that has gone away
    and one now has to use GPRS etc and subscribe to a data plan. The
    Cingular tech support guy said their cheapest is $24.99/month but even the
    $19.99/month thing I've seen mentioned here is uneconomic. I originally
    bought my Nokia 6200 with "occasional use as a modem" as a consideration,
    but $240 for once or twice a year use at super low data rates is
    ridiculous. A taxi to a Starbucks would be cheaper. Am I missing something?



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  2. #2
    Will
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    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    With AT&T and with Cingular now...I can still connect my laptop and/or my
    iPAQ to either one of my Nokia phones (6200 included) and my Razr without
    problem. The key for most problem free connections is to us one of the
    phone company's "connection" managers. The blue tooth is even a more solid
    connection then the wired for the 6200.



    <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    It used to be that "Wireless Internet" allowed 9600 baud CSD service as a
    tethered modem and was charged to minutes. It appears that has gone away
    and one now has to use GPRS etc and subscribe to a data plan. The
    Cingular tech support guy said their cheapest is $24.99/month but even the
    $19.99/month thing I've seen mentioned here is uneconomic. I originally
    bought my Nokia 6200 with "occasional use as a modem" as a consideration,
    but $240 for once or twice a year use at super low data rates is
    ridiculous. A taxi to a Starbucks would be cheaper. Am I missing
    something?





  3. #3
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:59:02 -0500,
    [email protected] wrote:

    >It used to be that "Wireless Internet" allowed 9600 baud CSD service as a
    >tethered modem and was charged to minutes. It appears that has gone away
    >and one now has to use GPRS etc and subscribe to a data plan. The
    >Cingular tech support guy said their cheapest is $24.99/month but even the
    >$19.99/month thing I've seen mentioned here is uneconomic. I originally
    >bought my Nokia 6200 with "occasional use as a modem" as a consideration,
    >but $240 for once or twice a year use at super low data rates is
    >ridiculous. A taxi to a Starbucks would be cheaper. Am I missing something?


    MEdia Net 1 MB at $5/month
    <http://onlinestorez.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/features/pop-features.jsp?p_featureId=csku00517>

    --
    Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
    John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>



  4. #4
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Thu, 14 Jul 2005
    04:03:24 GMT, "Will" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >With AT&T and with Cingular now...I can still connect my laptop and/or my
    >iPAQ to either one of my Nokia phones (6200 included) and my Razr without
    >problem. The key for most problem free connections is to us one of the
    >phone company's "connection" managers. The blue tooth is even a more solid
    >connection then the wired for the 6200.


    I personally get excellent results over Bluetooth with no "connection manager"
    -- I just create a dial-up "connectoid" in Windows XP.

    --
    Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
    John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>



  5. #5

    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    > MEdia Net 1 MB at $5/month
    > <http://onlinestorez.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/features/pop-features.jsp?p_featureId=csku00517>

    That's odd. That page includes a package "Media Net Pay Per Use" which
    is what I want, and in fact according to My Account, what I have. Should
    I not be using GPRS and dialing *99# etc, but do something different?



  6. #6
    PDA Man
    Guest

    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    That is GPRS. When you use *99# to dial into Cingular that is the sequence
    to Dial Into Cingular and connect to the Internet using GPRS and that will
    have you using the Pay As You Go Media Works Plan, now billed at .01 per KB.


    <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > > MEdia Net 1 MB at $5/month
    > >

    <http://onlinestorez.cingular.com/cel...pop-features.j
    sp?p_featureId=csku00517>
    > That's odd. That page includes a package "Media Net Pay Per Use" which
    > is what I want, and in fact according to My Account, what I have. Should
    > I not be using GPRS and dialing *99# etc, but do something different?






  7. #7

    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    >That is GPRS. When you use *99# to dial into Cingular that is the sequence
    >to Dial Into Cingular and connect to the Internet using GPRS and that will
    >have you using the Pay As You Go Media Works Plan, now billed at .01 per KB.

    That's what I thought, that's what I am signed up for, that's what I
    tried, that's what doesn't work. I click "Dial" on the computer and a
    moment later the phone screen says something like "Sign up for GPRS
    first". Tech support guy 1 two weeks ago in San Diego went through all
    the settings and checked my account and said everything looks good, but
    they were having problems so try back later. A couple of days ago in
    Silicon Valley I tried again. Same thing. This time tech support guy 2
    says I need to sign up for a $25/mo media plan, what I have is only good
    for the phone's stand alone browser (which works) but no good for the
    computer using it as a modem to access the internet in general. FWIW
    I successfully got the computer on the internet last December with this
    same phone, and presumably same service plan, connected by data cable (the
    new laptop has IR).
    What service is supposedly provided by "Media Net Pay Per Use"?
    If that service includes tethered computer internet access, should
    the computer dial *99# to get it?
    Should it work with Windows modem drivers and IR, or does it need
    Nokia's software package and a data cable?



  8. #8
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:13:25 -0500,
    [email protected] wrote:

    >> MEdia Net 1 MB at $5/month
    >> <http://onlinestorez.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/features/pop-features.jsp?p_featureId=csku00517>

    > That's odd. That page includes a package "Media Net Pay Per Use" which
    >is what I want, and in fact according to My Account, what I have. Should
    >I not be using GPRS and dialing *99# etc, but do something different?


    You don't get CSD with pay-per-use -- you have to at least get a minimal data
    package.

    --
    Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
    John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>



  9. #9
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:29:55 -0500,
    [email protected] wrote:

    >... This time tech support guy 2
    >says I need to sign up for a $25/mo media plan, what I have is only good
    >for the phone's stand alone browser (which works) but no good for the
    >computer using it as a modem to access the internet in general. ...


    MEdia plans *will* work with a computer.

    --
    Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
    John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>



  10. #10

    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    > > That's odd. That page includes a package "Media Net Pay Per Use" which
    > >is what I want, and in fact according to My Account, what I have. Should
    > >I not be using GPRS and dialing *99# etc, but do something different?

    >
    > You don't get CSD with pay-per-use -- you have to at least get a minimal data
    > package.

    Now I'm more confused. I thought CSD was pay-with-minutes, not bytes,
    and 9600 baud, while GPRS, dialing *99# etc was faster and pay-by-bytes.
    "Media Net Pay Per Use" has a by-byte fee, not a minute fee, so I thought
    that meant I should have GPRS, and didn't address the question of CSD.
    Now you are telling me I don't have CSD. Right. But shouldn't I have
    GPRS pay-by-bytes? Why does my phone say "sign up for GPRS first"?



  11. #11

    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    I have a two line cingular family plan. one of the features I could add
    listed under "available features" is:

    "GSM Data Circuit (CSD) $3.99"

    This feature is available for my line which has a GPRS feature and for
    my line which has no GPRS feature. It is the pay-per-minute feature you
    seek.

    My guess is that it is available on any contract. It may be difficult
    to find a CSR who understands what you are requesting. The best bet may
    be to use the exact name for the feature.

    Dave




  12. #12
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: "Wireless Internet" defunct?

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Mon, 18 Jul 2005 01:42:03 -0500,
    [email protected] wrote:

    >> > That's odd. That page includes a package "Media Net Pay Per Use" which
    >> >is what I want, and in fact according to My Account, what I have. Should
    >> >I not be using GPRS and dialing *99# etc, but do something different?

    >>
    >> You don't get CSD with pay-per-use -- you have to at least get a minimal data
    >> package.


    > Now I'm more confused. I thought CSD was pay-with-minutes, not bytes,
    >and 9600 baud, while GPRS, dialing *99# etc was faster and pay-by-bytes.


    Correct.

    >"Media Net Pay Per Use" has a by-byte fee, not a minute fee, so I thought
    >that meant I should have GPRS, and didn't address the question of CSD.


    You should have pay-as-you-go GPRS (without CSD) unless it has been disabled.
    You only get CSD if you sign up for a GPRS "package," not just the
    pay-as-you-go GPRS that everyone gets.

    >Now you are telling me I don't have CSD. Right. But shouldn't I have
    >GPRS pay-by-bytes? Why does my phone say "sign up for GPRS first"?


    Everyone gets pay-as-you-go GPRS (without CSD) unless the feature has been
    disabled -- see <http://www.cingular.com/media/media_net>. If you want
    pay-as-you-go GPRS, and your handset supports GPRS, call Customer Care and
    have it enabled.

    Note that CSD is not available in all areas.

    --
    Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
    John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>



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