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- 11-12-2003, 10:56 AM #16Bob SmithGuest
Re: Unlimited internet for $15 - can I drop my home ISP
"DSL GURU" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> You said I knew he didnt have Vision, and I provided the post where he
said he
> did have Vision.
Still doesn't answer my follow up question ... does it?
Bob
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- 11-12-2003, 01:25 PM #17gusGuest
Re: Unlimited internet for $15 - can I drop my home ISP
Yes, this was some kind of Vision plan for $15.mo with internet thrown
in. It is unlimited sending of pictures AND internet service. I
asked about the 39¢/min. and he said this was a thing of the
past...this is unlimited.
The vision phone can be connected to a PC. I have even found a 3rd
party data cable for this that plugs into the USB port. Sprint told me
all that is needed is a data cable.
He had mentioned the use of the phone as a modem like it was some big
deal.
Thanks for the warning on this. Sprint wants you to agree to all
these changes and a 2 yr. contract over the phone and not being able
to see in print what you are agreeing to.
On 12 Nov 2003 14:16:08 GMT, [email protected] (DSL GURU) wrote:
>Either:
>+ You misunderstood
>+ Asked the wrong question
>+ were misinformed
>
>$15/month is for unlimited Internet via Vision on your cell phone. It is not
>supposed to be for PC use,
>although folks have figured out ways to do that, but bad things may then happen
>with any significant use.
>
>+ They charge you per byte downloaded
>+ They count the minutes against your account
>+ The cancel your Vision internet
>
>To use the SprintPCS wireless network with a PC, they want you to buy a "PC
>data Card" and pay significantly higher amounts.
>Per Month download allowance
>20MB= $40
>40MB = $60
>70MB = $80
>300MB =$100
>
>I suspect using a cell phone as a modem generates too many support calls to be
>profitable at a price point anyone would be willing to pay. SprintPCS does not
>now support using your cell phone as a modem.
- 11-12-2003, 01:35 PM #18Lawrence GlasserGuest
Re: Unlimited internet for $15 - can I drop my home ISP
gus wrote:
>
> Yes, this was some kind of Vision plan for $15.mo with internet thrown
> in. It is unlimited sending of pictures AND internet service. I
> asked about the 39¢/min. and he said this was a thing of the
> past...this is unlimited.
>
> The vision phone can be connected to a PC. I have even found a 3rd
> party data cable for this that plugs into the USB port. Sprint told me
> all that is needed is a data cable.
> He had mentioned the use of the phone as a modem like it was some big
> deal.
>
> Thanks for the warning on this. Sprint wants you to agree to all
> these changes and a 2 yr. contract over the phone and not being able
> to see in print what you are agreeing to.
You're not paying attention, Gus.
The Vision plans are *only* for viewing and communicating using
your phone.
If you want to use your phone as a modem, or use a data card, you'll
have to pay an additional fee. (Some have used their phones as modems...
It seems to be based on the quantity of data downloaded/uploaded as to
whether these people have been "caught" and charged any fees.)
Sprint used to (and they may still) offer an unlimited data plan for
$100/month.
Larry
- 11-12-2003, 01:47 PM #19Bob SmithGuest
Re: Unlimited internet for $15 - can I drop my home ISP
"gus" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Yes, this was some kind of Vision plan for $15.mo with internet thrown
> in. It is unlimited sending of pictures AND internet service. I
> asked about the 39¢/min. and he said this was a thing of the
> past...this is unlimited.
>
> The vision phone can be connected to a PC. I have even found a 3rd
> party data cable for this that plugs into the USB port. Sprint told me
> all that is needed is a data cable.
> He had mentioned the use of the phone as a modem like it was some big
> deal.
>
> Thanks for the warning on this. Sprint wants you to agree to all
> these changes and a 2 yr. contract over the phone and not being able
> to see in print what you are agreeing to.
To follow up, some of us have plugged into our laptops to get email or do
very limited surfing while on the road, and without charges. At least, I
haven't been hit with changes yet, but again, I've been on line through my
phone on a limited basis.
Some people have mentioned being charged a small amount, and some ... like
yours truly, haven't.
Long story short, you can do it, but this $15 is for cruising on the phone,
not to replace your current ISP.
Bob
- 11-13-2003, 01:01 AM #20O/SirisGuest
Re: Unlimited internet for $15 - can I drop my home ISP
In article <[email protected]>,=20
DSL [email protected] says...
> A lot of cases back in January 2003. Some got 39 cents a minute, some got=
.002
> per K; many posted later that calling *2 got those charges removed.
>=20
> Thats why I listed minutes as a possibility. Maybe they wouldnt do that n=
ow.
>=20
The 39=A2/min charge was because they dialed into a modem=20
line just like dialing into another number for a voice=20
call. The system (and the phone) recognized the data=20
nature of the call, and assigned it accordingly. It became=20
a "Circuit-Switched Data" call. For all practical=20
purposes, that's Wireless Web. However, since it doesn't=20
use the servers that normally control *real* Wireless Web=20
(the branded 2G data service we call by that name), it gets=20
charged as casual usage.
--=20
-+-
R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.
- 11-13-2003, 01:03 AM #21O/SirisGuest
Re: Unlimited internet for $15 - can I drop my home ISP
In article <TEssb.22824$Oo4.6149
@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net>, Bob=20
[email protected] says...
> You fully know that those $0.39/min. charges were for 2G phones & no WW
> option on the account, so why do you bring that up? The issue was on Visi=
on
> usage.
>=20
Sorry to let this go on so long, Bob. If a Vision phone is=20
used like an *actual* modem, like dialing into a company=20
modem pool, or into AOL's dial-up lines, then it will get=20
charged 39=A2/min, just as if it were casual Wireless Web=20
usage.
--=20
-+-
R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.
- 11-13-2003, 03:58 AM #22theweehoursGuest
Re: Unlimited internet for $15 - can I drop my home ISP
O/Siris wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> DSL [email protected] says...
> > A lot of cases back in January 2003. Some got 39 cents a minute, some got .002
> > per K; many posted later that calling *2 got those charges removed.
> >
> > Thats why I listed minutes as a possibility. Maybe they wouldnt do that now.
> >
>
> The 39¢/min charge was because they dialed into a modem
> line just like dialing into another number for a voice
> call. The system (and the phone) recognized the data
> nature of the call, and assigned it accordingly. It became
> a "Circuit-Switched Data" call. For all practical
> purposes, that's Wireless Web. However, since it doesn't
> use the servers that normally control *real* Wireless Web
> (the branded 2G data service we call by that name), it gets
> charged as casual usage.
>
>
And calling *2 about the charges will not necessarily get the charges
removed. If the company determines that the phone was actually used as
a modem, the charges can be considered accurate. Typically not worth
the risk.
- 11-13-2003, 06:44 AM #23Bob SmithGuest
Re: Unlimited internet for $15 - can I drop my home ISP
"O/Siris" <robjvargas@sprîntpcs.côm> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
In article <TEssb.22824$Oo4.6149
@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net>, Bob
[email protected] says...
> You fully know that those $0.39/min. charges were for 2G phones & no WW
> option on the account, so why do you bring that up? The issue was on
Vision
> usage.
>
Sorry to let this go on so long, Bob. If a Vision phone is
used like an *actual* modem, like dialing into a company
modem pool, or into AOL's dial-up lines, then it will get
charged 39¢/min, just as if it were casual Wireless Web
usage.
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Thanks for the follow up Rob. I can see that now. I didn't remember (and
still don't) that the person who was charged $0.39/min. had dialed his
Vision phone to a local ISP. I was under the impression that there was only
one or two Vision phones that had that capability in their firmware.
Bob
- 11-13-2003, 11:50 AM #24O/SirisGuest
Re: Unlimited internet for $15 - can I drop my home ISP
In article <[email protected]>,=20
[email protected] says...
> And calling *2 about the charges will not necessarily get the charges
> removed. If the company determines that the phone was actually used as
> a modem, the charges can be considered accurate. Typically not worth
> the risk.
>=20
Hmm... risk? I can't say for sure, but I don't *think*=20
there's a risk in calling. If I were to see that kind of=20
usage, and the user admitted to modem-style usage of the=20
phone, I wouldn't refund the charges, but neither do I=20
think the caller would be worse off for asking. This kind=20
of usage doesn't show up in analysis of network activity. =20
As a result, it won't get your Vision service package=20
removed, like "#777" usage might.
--=20
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R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for SprintPCS
I *don't* speak for them.
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