V220; Does it acess the internet when turned on?

Hi All: I just recently got a new service with cingular, (family talk
plan) What a rippoff. My first bill indicated internet download
charges. Truth is I haven't used this phone yet other than to turn it
on to see if it works. Am I getting some kind of bogus charges just
because I turn the phone on?

Cell phone companies are getting worse as far as business ethics go.

Robert

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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:36:16 GMT, Finite Guy
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi All: I just recently got a new service with cingular, (family talk
>plan) What a rippoff. My first bill indicated internet download
>charges. Truth is I haven't used this phone yet other than to turn it
>on to see if it works. Am I getting some kind of bogus charges just
>because I turn the phone on?
>
>Cell phone companies are getting worse as far as business ethics go.
>
>Robert
>

How much? One thing I noticed (and read in a review) on my v551 is
that it is pretty easy to accidently hit the internet button. 4kb goes
by before I can stop it. I'm more careful now. Still, that's 4 cents
per "use". But if you mean $10 or so, that would be part of the plan.

I don't think there is an automatic charge for internet. At least not
on my cheapo plan.

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:36:16 GMT, Finite Guy
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi All: I just recently got a new service with cingular, (family talk
>plan) What a rippoff. My first bill indicated internet download
>charges. Truth is I haven't used this phone yet other than to turn it
>on to see if it works. Am I getting some kind of bogus charges just
>because I turn the phone on?
>
>Cell phone companies are getting worse as far as business ethics go.
>
>Robert
>

I've got a Motorola V220 and Cingular service. I have never been
charged for any internet connect/download time unless I actually
used it.

Verify your phone data logs: Main Menu -> Recent Calls ->
Data Times -> Recent or All Data Sessions -> Total Time.

How many other phones are on this family talk plan? Is it possible
someone is using internet to download?

Other phones have not been used. They are packed away as Chrismas
gifts. I was shocked when I got my Cingular bill. Extremely confusing
and way more than I thoght it would be.

I bought the V220 tools software but have not installed it yet. Will I
get billed for using that? I can see where this is going. My daughter
will undoubtedly use the internet and I will get a huge bill. I heard
that there is a way that I can block it.


On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:32:30 GMT, E Zapata
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:36:16 GMT, Finite Guy
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Hi All: I just recently got a new service with cingular, (family talk
>>plan) What a rippoff. My first bill indicated internet download
>>charges. Truth is I haven't used this phone yet other than to turn it
>>on to see if it works. Am I getting some kind of bogus charges just
>>because I turn the phone on?
>>
>>Cell phone companies are getting worse as far as business ethics go.
>>
>>Robert
>>
>
>I've got a Motorola V220 and Cingular service. I have never been
>charged for any internet connect/download time unless I actually
>used it.
>
>Verify your phone data logs: Main Menu -> Recent Calls ->
>Data Times -> Recent or All Data Sessions -> Total Time.
>
>How many other phones are on this family talk plan? Is it possible
>someone is using internet to download?
>

Put a password on it that only you will know and then lock that feature.

..

Finite Guy wrote:
> Other phones have not been used. They are packed away as Chrismas
> gifts. I was shocked when I got my Cingular bill. Extremely confusing
> and way more than I thoght it would be.
>
> I bought the V220 tools software but have not installed it yet. Will I
> get billed for using that? I can see where this is going. My daughter
> will undoubtedly use the internet and I will get a huge bill. I heard
> that there is a way that I can block it.
>
>
> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:32:30 GMT, E Zapata
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:36:16 GMT, Finite Guy
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All: I just recently got a new service with cingular, (family
>>> talk plan) What a rippoff. My first bill indicated internet
>>> download charges. Truth is I haven't used this phone yet other than
>>> to turn it on to see if it works. Am I getting some kind of bogus
>>> charges just because I turn the phone on?
>>>
>>> Cell phone companies are getting worse as far as business ethics
>>> go.
>>>
>>> Robert
>>>
>>
>> I've got a Motorola V220 and Cingular service. I have never been
>> charged for any internet connect/download time unless I actually
>> used it.
>>
>> Verify your phone data logs: Main Menu -> Recent Calls ->
>> Data Times -> Recent or All Data Sessions -> Total Time.
>>
>> How many other phones are on this family talk plan? Is it possible
>> someone is using internet to download?

Rod:
I'm not sure how do do that yet, but I will figure it out. Thank You,
that's an excellent suggestion.


On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 20:21:14 GMT, "Rod" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Put a password on it that only you will know and then lock that feature.
>
>.
>
>Finite Guy wrote:
>> Other phones have not been used. They are packed away as Chrismas
>> gifts. I was shocked when I got my Cingular bill. Extremely confusing
>> and way more than I thoght it would be.
>>
>> I bought the V220 tools software but have not installed it yet. Will I
>> get billed for using that? I can see where this is going. My daughter
>> will undoubtedly use the internet and I will get a huge bill. I heard
>> that there is a way that I can block it.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:32:30 GMT, E Zapata
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:36:16 GMT, Finite Guy
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All: I just recently got a new service with cingular, (family
>>>> talk plan) What a rippoff. My first bill indicated internet
>>>> download charges. Truth is I haven't used this phone yet other than
>>>> to turn it on to see if it works. Am I getting some kind of bogus
>>>> charges just because I turn the phone on?
>>>>
>>>> Cell phone companies are getting worse as far as business ethics
>>>> go.
>>>>
>>>> Robert
>>>>
>>>
>>> I've got a Motorola V220 and Cingular service. I have never been
>>> charged for any internet connect/download time unless I actually
>>> used it.
>>>
>>> Verify your phone data logs: Main Menu -> Recent Calls ->
>>> Data Times -> Recent or All Data Sessions -> Total Time.
>>>
>>> How many other phones are on this family talk plan? Is it possible
>>> someone is using internet to download?
>

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:45:40 GMT, Finite Guy
<[email protected]> said in alt.cellular.motorola:

>Other phones have not been used. They are packed away as Chrismas
>gifts. I was shocked when I got my Cingular bill. Extremely confusing
>and way more than I thoght it would be.

Didn't you get a printout when you got the phones? About 4 pages?
With a listing of what you're paying for and how much your first bill
should be? It's usually pretty accurate, except for transient charges
(things you get charged for by usage).

You should also have gotten a page explaining how to read the bill.

If not, go back to the dealer, ask them to get up on POS (pronounced
'pahz') and print it out for you. (If they can't find it - it's the
middle column of the 'Contract' [rightmost] data on the last page when
they activated the phones. They can get to it from the initial menu
by looking at completed activations.)

They should also have printed out your contract - the first column of
contract data.

If it was an independent dealer, and they have their master dealer do
their activations, they can use my description to have their master
dealer print the stuff out and fax it to them for you.

Thanks Al I don't think they gave me all of that info. I will print
out your post and bring it to the Cingular people at the Mall.
Happy Holidays

Robert



On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 03:42:45 GMT, Al Klein <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:45:40 GMT, Finite Guy
><[email protected]> said in alt.cellular.motorola:
>
>>Other phones have not been used. They are packed away as Chrismas
>>gifts. I was shocked when I got my Cingular bill. Extremely confusing
>>and way more than I thoght it would be.
>
>Didn't you get a printout when you got the phones? About 4 pages?
>With a listing of what you're paying for and how much your first bill
>should be? It's usually pretty accurate, except for transient charges
>(things you get charged for by usage).
>
>You should also have gotten a page explaining how to read the bill.
>
>If not, go back to the dealer, ask them to get up on POS (pronounced
>'pahz') and print it out for you. (If they can't find it - it's the
>middle column of the 'Contract' [rightmost] data on the last page when
>they activated the phones. They can get to it from the initial menu
>by looking at completed activations.)
>
>They should also have printed out your contract - the first column of
>contract data.
>
>If it was an independent dealer, and they have their master dealer do
>their activations, they can use my description to have their master
>dealer print the stuff out and fax it to them for you.

I know when I got my v220 they were giving a discount on the phone for
signing up for a media works package 7.99 a month that you could cancel at
any time even just a couple of days later that might be a possibility
too


"finiteguy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks Al I don't think they gave me all of that info. I will print
> out your post and bring it to the Cingular people at the Mall.
> Happy Holidays
>
> Robert
>
>
>
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 03:42:45 GMT, Al Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:45:40 GMT, Finite Guy
>><[email protected]> said in alt.cellular.motorola:
>>
>>>Other phones have not been used. They are packed away as Chrismas
>>>gifts. I was shocked when I got my Cingular bill. Extremely confusing
>>>and way more than I thoght it would be.
>>
>>Didn't you get a printout when you got the phones? About 4 pages?
>>With a listing of what you're paying for and how much your first bill
>>should be? It's usually pretty accurate, except for transient charges
>>(things you get charged for by usage).
>>
>>You should also have gotten a page explaining how to read the bill.
>>
>>If not, go back to the dealer, ask them to get up on POS (pronounced
>>'pahz') and print it out for you. (If they can't find it - it's the
>>middle column of the 'Contract' [rightmost] data on the last page when
>>they activated the phones. They can get to it from the initial menu
>>by looking at completed activations.)
>>
>>They should also have printed out your contract - the first column of
>>contract data.
>>
>>If it was an independent dealer, and they have their master dealer do
>>their activations, they can use my description to have their master
>>dealer print the stuff out and fax it to them for you.
>