connecting my cell to my palm

I know some people have mentioned that sprint is cracking down on this, are
there still ways to do it though if you have unlimited internet service with
your cell? I have a 7300 sanyo and would like to connect my palm to send off
a quick email or check on work stuff quick, what would I need to do this,
just a cable?

Capt.

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Capn wrote:
>
> I know some people have mentioned that sprint is cracking down on this, are
> there still ways to do it though if you have unlimited internet service with
> your cell? I have a 7300 sanyo and would like to connect my palm to send off
> a quick email or check on work stuff quick, what would I need to do this,
> just a cable?

Are you on a Vision Plan, or one of the older plans?

If it's Vision, Sprint has turned it's head the other way, as long as usage
isn't excessive. (Note: No one knows how "excessive" is defined. <g>)
Checking e-mail, a few times per day, certainly shouldn't be a problem.

If you're on an older plan, you can connect as long as you want, and as
many times as you want.

Notan

Notan wrote:
> Capn wrote:
>
>>I know some people have mentioned that sprint is cracking down on this, are
>>there still ways to do it though if you have unlimited internet service with
>>your cell? I have a 7300 sanyo and would like to connect my palm to send off
>>a quick email or check on work stuff quick, what would I need to do this,
>>just a cable?
>
> If you're on an older plan, you can connect as long as you want, and as
> many times as you want.

And you'll pay 39c per minute if not using Vision.


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Steve Sobol wrote:
>
> Notan wrote:
> > Capn wrote:
> >
> >>I know some people have mentioned that sprint is cracking down on this, are
> >>there still ways to do it though if you have unlimited internet service with
> >>your cell? I have a 7300 sanyo and would like to connect my palm to send off
> >>a quick email or check on work stuff quick, what would I need to do this,
> >>just a cable?
> >
> > If you're on an older plan, you can connect as long as you want, and as
> > many times as you want.
>
> And you'll pay 39c per minute if not using Vision.

In the past, if you signed up for Web access (I forgot Sprint's exact
terminology), data minutes just came out of your voice bucket.

Has this changed?

Notan

Notan wrote:
>
> Steve Sobol wrote:
> >
> > Notan wrote:
> > > Capn wrote:
> > >
> > >>I know some people have mentioned that sprint is cracking down on this, are
> > >>there still ways to do it though if you have unlimited internet service with
> > >>your cell? I have a 7300 sanyo and would like to connect my palm to send off
> > >>a quick email or check on work stuff quick, what would I need to do this,
> > >>just a cable?
> > >
> > > If you're on an older plan, you can connect as long as you want, and as
> > > many times as you want.
> >
> > And you'll pay 39c per minute if not using Vision.
>
> In the past, if you signed up for Web access (I forgot Sprint's exact
> terminology), data minutes just came out of your voice bucket.
>
> Has this changed?

"Wireless Web"

That was it!

Notan

Notan wrote:

>>>If you're on an older plan, you can connect as long as you want, and as
>>>many times as you want.
>>
>>And you'll pay 39c per minute if not using Vision.
>
>
> In the past, if you signed up for Web access (I forgot Sprint's exact
> terminology), data minutes just came out of your voice bucket.
>
> Has this changed?

What I said is based on us having a WW-only phone a few years ago, actually.
Wife and I both have Vision phones now.


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Steve Sobol wrote:
>
> Notan wrote:
>
> >>>If you're on an older plan, you can connect as long as you want, and as
> >>>many times as you want.
> >>
> >>And you'll pay 39c per minute if not using Vision.
> >
> >
> > In the past, if you signed up for Web access (I forgot Sprint's exact
> > terminology), data minutes just came out of your voice bucket.
> >
> > Has this changed?
>
> What I said is based on us having a WW-only phone a few years ago, actually.
> Wife and I both have Vision phones now.

I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to say.

When I was on a WW plan ($5/mo), years ago, my data minutes just came
out of my voice bucket. (There were no additional charges.)

Later, when I purchased a Vision phone, I was given the option of
retaining my WW plan, with data and voice minutes still coming from
my voice bucket. (Still, no additional charges.)

I chose (stupidly?) to switch to a Vision plan, mainly for the
higher speeds, thereby losing the ability to (legally) connect
to the Web, using my phone as a modem, for long periods of time.

Notan

Notan wrote:

> I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to say.

When we signed up with Sprint, before Vision existed, we could have gotten on
the Wireless Web but would have paid $0.39 per minute for the privilege. Data
calls through the phone from a laptop would have cost the same.


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Steve Sobol wrote:
>
> Notan wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to say.
>
> When we signed up with Sprint, before Vision existed, we could have gotten on
> the Wireless Web but would have paid $0.39 per minute for the privilege. Data
> calls through the phone from a laptop would have cost the same.

I don't remember it being like that...

The $5/mo allowed you to use your voice minutes as data minutes.

Without the $5/mo charge, you were assessed $0.39/min, in addition
to having the data minutes taken from your voice bucket.

Notan

Notan wrote:
>
> Steve Sobol wrote:
> >
> > Notan wrote:
> >
> > > I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to say.
> >
> > When we signed up with Sprint, before Vision existed, we could have gotten on
> > the Wireless Web but would have paid $0.39 per minute for the privilege. Data
> > calls through the phone from a laptop would have cost the same.
>
> I don't remember it being like that...
>
> The $5/mo allowed you to use your voice minutes as data minutes.
>
> Without the $5/mo charge, you were assessed $0.39/min, in addition
> to having the data minutes taken from your voice bucket.

I was just told, by a friend, that he paid $9.95/mo for WW.

It's possible that the $5/mo, I remember, was a promotion.

Notan

Notan wrote:
> Steve Sobol wrote:
>
>>Notan wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to say.
>>
>>When we signed up with Sprint, before Vision existed, we could have gotten on
>>the Wireless Web but would have paid $0.39 per minute for the privilege. Data
>>calls through the phone from a laptop would have cost the same.
>
>
> I don't remember it being like that...
>
> The $5/mo allowed you to use your voice minutes as data minutes.

I don't remember the $5/month charge, but I wasn't using data on Sprint back then.

> Without the $5/mo charge, you were assessed $0.39/min, in addition
> to having the data minutes taken from your voice bucket.

I'm sure this is what I remember.


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On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:21:25 -0800, Steve Sobol wrote:

> Notan wrote:
>> Steve Sobol wrote:
>>
>>
>> I don't remember it being like that...
>>
>> The $5/mo allowed you to use your voice minutes as data minutes.
>
> I don't remember the $5/month charge, but I wasn't using data on Sprint back then.
>
>> Without the $5/mo charge, you were assessed $0.39/min, in addition
>> to having the data minutes taken from your voice bucket.
>
> I'm sure this is what I remember.

The wireless web had a plan add-on you could get for unlimited data
calling at no extra cost but ate out of your normal bucket minutes. Just
like vision if you didn't have the plan add-on they would charge you a few
cents per what ever means they were charging by, such as minutes with WW
or data with vision.

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:47:39 -0700, Notan wrote:

> Notan wrote:
>
> I was just told, by a friend, that he paid $9.95/mo for WW.
>
> It's possible that the $5/mo, I remember, was a promotion.
>
> Notan

Your friend could have been in one of sprintpcs' many affiliate markets
where they charge slightly more for plan add-ons. Such as it is with F&CA
plan add-on.