Notebook Internet with Cingular Wireless

Hi all,
a quick question, what is the cheapest way to get my notebook to be able to
dial onto the internet via my Cingular V90 cellphone to connect to my normal
ISP (Sonic.net in California). I have seen Cingular has a PCMCIA wireless
card that can be used BUT it seems this is part of a signup plan with them.
Anyone got some tips on this, all I really need is a connection to collect
email when on the move.
Patrick

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In <[email protected]> on Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:13:35 GMT,
"Patrick" <[email protected]> wrote:

> a quick question, what is the cheapest way to get my notebook to be able to
>dial onto the internet via my Cingular V90 cellphone to connect to my normal
>ISP (Sonic.net in California). I have seen Cingular has a PCMCIA wireless
>card that can be used BUT it seems this is part of a signup plan with them.
>Anyone got some tips on this, all I really need is a connection to collect
>email when on the move.

Depends on what you mean by "cheapest."

1. CSD: Real dial-up is called CSD, which is dog slow (9600 bps), and charged
by the minute just like voice calls. It's only a good deal if your needs are
very limited, or if you use a huge bucket of Night & Weekend minutes and have
a lot of patience. All you need is a way of connecting your phone to your
computer for data. With CSD you can dial into Cingular as an ISP, and connect
to Sonic (and everything else) over the Internet, or you can dial-in to Sonic
directly. Check with Cingular Customer Care to make sure that CSD is enabled
on your account.

2. GPRS: Lots faster than CSD -- GPRS is roughly comparable to V.90 dial-up
-- but gets expensive fast without a data plan, since usage is charged by the
kilobyte. The best Cingular data deal going is MEdia Works, "unlimited" GPRS
data for $20/month. Your phone must be GPRS-capable, and you likewise need a
way of connecting your phone to your computer for data. With GPRS you can
dial into Cingular as an ISP, and connect to Sonic (and everything else) over
the Internet, but you cannot dial-in to Sonic directly.

3. EDGE: Lots faster than GPRS -- EDGE (actually EGPRS) is roughly comparable
to ISDN (low-end broadband). Pricing is the same as for GPRS. Your phone
must be EDGE-capable, but there are very few EDGE-capable phones available.
The new Motorola V551 looks to be the hot ticket, and should be available from
Cingular any day now. Otherwise consider getting a used Sony Ericsson GC82
EDGE PC Card. I got one on eBay for only $50, and just switch my SIM over
from my phone when I want to use the GC82. Works great!

4. UMTS: Lots faster than GPRS/EDGE/EGPRS -- roughly comparable to low-end
cable/DSL -- available from ATTWS (now part of Cingular). Pricing is quite a
bit higher than GPRS/EDGE/EGPRS, on the order of $80/month for "unlimited"
notebook computer data.

See my webpages below for tips on setting up data with Cingular.

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

>
> 2. GPRS: Lots faster than CSD -- GPRS is roughly comparable to V.90 dial-up
> -- but gets expensive fast without a data plan, since usage is charged by the
> kilobyte. The best Cingular data deal going is MEdia Works, "unlimited" GPRS
> data for $20/month. Your phone must be GPRS-capable, and you likewise need a
> way of connecting your phone to your computer for data. With GPRS you can
> dial into Cingular as an ISP, and connect to Sonic (and everything else) over
> the Internet, but you cannot dial-in to Sonic directly.
>
> 3. EDGE: Lots faster than GPRS -- EDGE (actually EGPRS) is roughly comparable
> to ISDN (low-end broadband). Pricing is the same as for GPRS. Your phone
> must be EDGE-capable, but there are very few EDGE-capable phones available.
> The new Motorola V551 looks to be the hot ticket, and should be available from
> Cingular any day now. Otherwise consider getting a used Sony Ericsson GC82
> EDGE PC Card. I got one on eBay for only $50, and just switch my SIM over
> from my phone when I want to use the GC82. Works great!
>

Oh wow! only 20$ per month for unlimited tethered data through your
cellphone from Cingular?! - ATTWS likes/liked to charge us 79.99 for
unlimited tethered data regardless whether through a cellphone or
pcmcia card! - that's awesome, cingular here I come lol!

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In <[email protected]> on Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:37:59 GMT,
John Navas <[email protected]> wrote:

>3. EDGE: Lots faster than GPRS -- EDGE (actually EGPRS) is roughly comparable
>to ISDN (low-end broadband). Pricing is the same as for GPRS. Your phone
>must be EDGE-capable, but there are very few EDGE-capable phones available.
>The new Motorola V551 looks to be the hot ticket, and should be available from
>Cingular any day now. Otherwise consider getting a used Sony Ericsson GC82
>EDGE PC Card. I got one on eBay for only $50, and just switch my SIM over
>from my phone when I want to use the GC82. Works great!

The new V551 (customized for Cingular) is now available directly from Motorola
(WITHOUT contract) for only $210:

http://commerce.motorola.com/cgi-bin...nbr=1&zipcode=
or http://makeashorterlink.com/?D272623C9

The V551 isn't as fast as the GC82 since it's only EDGE Class 4 versus EDGE
Class 10, but it's still quite a bit faster than GPRS.

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

With the Motorola V551, can I connect to the phone via bluetooth and then
connect to the internet OR would I still need a cable?
Patrick


"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
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>
> In <[email protected]> on Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:13:35
> GMT,
> "Patrick" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> a quick question, what is the cheapest way to get my notebook to be able
>> to
>>dial onto the internet via my Cingular V90 cellphone to connect to my
>>normal
>>ISP (Sonic.net in California). I have seen Cingular has a PCMCIA wireless
>>card that can be used BUT it seems this is part of a signup plan with
>>them.
>>Anyone got some tips on this, all I really need is a connection to collect
>>email when on the move.
>
> Depends on what you mean by "cheapest."
>
> 1. CSD: Real dial-up is called CSD, which is dog slow (9600 bps), and
> charged
> by the minute just like voice calls. It's only a good deal if your needs
> are
> very limited, or if you use a huge bucket of Night & Weekend minutes and
> have
> a lot of patience. All you need is a way of connecting your phone to your
> computer for data. With CSD you can dial into Cingular as an ISP, and
> connect
> to Sonic (and everything else) over the Internet, or you can dial-in to
> Sonic
> directly. Check with Cingular Customer Care to make sure that CSD is
> enabled
> on your account.
>
> 2. GPRS: Lots faster than CSD -- GPRS is roughly comparable to V.90
> dial-up
> -- but gets expensive fast without a data plan, since usage is charged by
> the
> kilobyte. The best Cingular data deal going is MEdia Works, "unlimited"
> GPRS
> data for $20/month. Your phone must be GPRS-capable, and you likewise
> need a
> way of connecting your phone to your computer for data. With GPRS you can
> dial into Cingular as an ISP, and connect to Sonic (and everything else)
> over
> the Internet, but you cannot dial-in to Sonic directly.
>
> 3. EDGE: Lots faster than GPRS -- EDGE (actually EGPRS) is roughly
> comparable
> to ISDN (low-end broadband). Pricing is the same as for GPRS. Your phone
> must be EDGE-capable, but there are very few EDGE-capable phones
> available.
> The new Motorola V551 looks to be the hot ticket, and should be available
> from
> Cingular any day now. Otherwise consider getting a used Sony Ericsson
> GC82
> EDGE PC Card. I got one on eBay for only $50, and just switch my SIM over
> from my phone when I want to use the GC82. Works great!
>
> 4. UMTS: Lots faster than GPRS/EDGE/EGPRS -- roughly comparable to
> low-end
> cable/DSL -- available from ATTWS (now part of Cingular). Pricing is
> quite a
> bit higher than GPRS/EDGE/EGPRS, on the order of $80/month for "unlimited"
> notebook computer data.
>
> See my webpages below for tips on setting up data with Cingular.
>
> --
> Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
> John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

Bluetooth works fine.

In <[email protected]> on Sat, 13 Nov 2004 04:14:42 GMT,
"Patrick" <[email protected]> wrote:

>With the Motorola V551, can I connect to the phone via bluetooth and then
>connect to the internet OR would I still need a cable?
>Patrick
>
>
>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>>
>> In <[email protected]> on Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:13:35
>> GMT,
>> "Patrick" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> a quick question, what is the cheapest way to get my notebook to be able
>>> to
>>>dial onto the internet via my Cingular V90 cellphone to connect to my
>>>normal
>>>ISP (Sonic.net in California). I have seen Cingular has a PCMCIA wireless
>>>card that can be used BUT it seems this is part of a signup plan with
>>>them.
>>>Anyone got some tips on this, all I really need is a connection to collect
>>>email when on the move.
>>
>> Depends on what you mean by "cheapest."
>>
>> 1. CSD: Real dial-up is called CSD, which is dog slow (9600 bps), and
>> charged
>> by the minute just like voice calls. It's only a good deal if your needs
>> are
>> very limited, or if you use a huge bucket of Night & Weekend minutes and
>> have
>> a lot of patience. All you need is a way of connecting your phone to your
>> computer for data. With CSD you can dial into Cingular as an ISP, and
>> connect
>> to Sonic (and everything else) over the Internet, or you can dial-in to
>> Sonic
>> directly. Check with Cingular Customer Care to make sure that CSD is
>> enabled
>> on your account.
>>
>> 2. GPRS: Lots faster than CSD -- GPRS is roughly comparable to V.90
>> dial-up
>> -- but gets expensive fast without a data plan, since usage is charged by
>> the
>> kilobyte. The best Cingular data deal going is MEdia Works, "unlimited"
>> GPRS
>> data for $20/month. Your phone must be GPRS-capable, and you likewise
>> need a
>> way of connecting your phone to your computer for data. With GPRS you can
>> dial into Cingular as an ISP, and connect to Sonic (and everything else)
>> over
>> the Internet, but you cannot dial-in to Sonic directly.
>>
>> 3. EDGE: Lots faster than GPRS -- EDGE (actually EGPRS) is roughly
>> comparable
>> to ISDN (low-end broadband). Pricing is the same as for GPRS. Your phone
>> must be EDGE-capable, but there are very few EDGE-capable phones
>> available.
>> The new Motorola V551 looks to be the hot ticket, and should be available
>> from
>> Cingular any day now. Otherwise consider getting a used Sony Ericsson
>> GC82
>> EDGE PC Card. I got one on eBay for only $50, and just switch my SIM over
>> from my phone when I want to use the GC82. Works great!
>>
>> 4. UMTS: Lots faster than GPRS/EDGE/EGPRS -- roughly comparable to
>> low-end
>> cable/DSL -- available from ATTWS (now part of Cingular). Pricing is
>> quite a
>> bit higher than GPRS/EDGE/EGPRS, on the order of $80/month for "unlimited"
>> notebook computer data.
>>
>> See my webpages below for tips on setting up data with Cingular.
>>
>> --
>> Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
>> John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>
>

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