Dial-up networking on Cingular 8125 pda/phone

At 26 Mar 2007 11:22:08 -0700 Frank wrote:
> On a Cingular 8125 pda/phone, can I create a dial-up networking
> connection and use it with the browser and email client?

You need to have a feature called "CSD" (Circuit-Switched Data) enabled
on your account. It comes standand on T-Mobile accounts, but
historically with Cingular you've had to ask for it, sometimes paying a
small monthly fee. ($3.99?) When I last had Cingular (2002 or so) they
called it "Wireless Web."

> I don't want
> to pay for one of Cingular's "data" plans. Way too expensive for me.
> Cingular customer service says I can't have a dial-up connection, but
> I don't necessarily believe them. I'm sure they'd like nothing better
> than to sell me a data plan.

Where your 8125 can use EDGE data (up to 200kbps) on a data plan, CSD
tops out at 9.6kbps. Painful for web browsing, but ok for e-mail. Why
not just try creating a dial-up connection and seeing if you have CSD
now? In "Connections" create a new connection to your dial-up ISP (or
try freedialup.org) using "Cellular Line" (not Cellular Line GPRS.)

Keep in mind CSD connections use up voice minutes, whereas GPRS/EDGE data
plans don't.

Good luck!




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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> You need to have a feature called "CSD" (Circuit-Switched Data) enabled
> on your account. It comes standand on T-Mobile accounts, but
> historically with Cingular you've had to ask for it, sometimes paying a
> small monthly fee. ($3.99?) When I last had Cingular (2002 or so) they
> called it "Wireless Web."
>
>
From my bill: "WAP-my wireless window 3.99"
Also supposedly enabled in all of the gprs plans.
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Jud
Dallas TX USA

On Mar 28, 10:11 am, Jud Hardcastle
<[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>
> > You need to have a feature called "CSD" (Circuit-Switched Data) enabled
> > on your account. It comes standand on T-Mobile accounts, but
> > historically with Cingular you've had to ask for it, sometimes paying a
> > small monthly fee. ($3.99?) When I last had Cingular (2002 or so) they
> > called it "Wireless Web."
>
> From my bill: "WAP-my wireless window 3.99"
> Also supposedly enabled in all of the gprs plans.
> --
> Jud
> Dallas TX USA

Thanks to all who responded. I'll fiddle around with this and post
back later with the results.