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  1. #1
    DecTxCowboy
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    Even with a product code, some Cingular outlets have no idea what I'm
    talking about.

    Buddy has a $24 per month plan (added to his voice plan) that allows
    unlimited data while tethered to his laptop and it does not come out of
    his daytime minutes bucket.

    While on the road, I visited some Cingular franchises - one said she has
    done it before, but can't remember how she did it. Radio Shack says it
    can be done and gave me a product code of MNUN for $19 a month (added to
    a voice plan).

    Called a Cingular store where I office out of and manager insisted no
    such plan exists nor will it work. Told him I had a copy of my buddy's
    contract in my hand and was using his cellphone tethered to a laptop as
    we spoke. He still insisted the only plan he could offer was the $79
    plan, regardless if it was a handset tethered to laptop or with a data
    connection card on the laptop.

    I know the plan exists, its just finding a local store that will under
    right it.



    See More: Tethered Data Connection Plans




  2. #2
    troyboy30
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    unlimited media net for $19.99

    Quote Originally Posted by DecTxCowboy
    Even with a product code, some Cingular outlets have no idea what I'm
    talking about.

    Buddy has a $24 per month plan (added to his voice plan) that allows
    unlimited data while tethered to his laptop and it does not come out of
    his daytime minutes bucket.

    While on the road, I visited some Cingular franchises - one said she has
    done it before, but can't remember how she did it. Radio Shack says it
    can be done and gave me a product code of MNUN for $19 a month (added to
    a voice plan).

    Called a Cingular store where I office out of and manager insisted no
    such plan exists nor will it work. Told him I had a copy of my buddy's
    contract in my hand and was using his cellphone tethered to a laptop as
    we spoke. He still insisted the only plan he could offer was the $79
    plan, regardless if it was a handset tethered to laptop or with a data
    connection card on the laptop.

    I know the plan exists, its just finding a local store that will under
    right it.



  3. #3
    DecTxCowboy
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    troyboy30 wrote:
    > unlimited media net for $19.99


    Looked at that, but the Cingular website specifically prohibits laptop
    tethering for MediaNet.



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    troyboy30
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    Quote Originally Posted by DecTxCowboy
    troyboy30 wrote:
    > unlimited media net for $19.99


    Looked at that, but the Cingular website specifically prohibits laptop
    tethering for MediaNet.
    it does? Well thats a shame cause I use it daily to tether as does everyone else.



  5. #5
    SMS
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    troyboy30 wrote:
    > DecTxCowboy Wrote:
    >
    >>troyboy30 wrote:
    >>
    >>>unlimited media net for $19.99

    >>
    >>Looked at that, but the Cingular website specifically prohibits laptop
    >>tethering for MediaNet.

    >
    >
    > it does? Well thats a shame cause I use it daily to tether as does
    > everyone else.


    I don't thing Cingular is likely to crack down on this type of use, even
    though it violates their terms. The result of a crackdown would not be
    for users to switch to Cingular's Laptop Connect Unlimited, it would
    cause users to switch to Verizon's data service which is much faster,
    and has the same regular price as Cingular's "limited time offer" on
    Laptop Connect Unlimited (which exists only because of Verizon's pricing
    of BroadbandAcess.



  6. #6
    troyboy30
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    I'm on a grandfatherd unlimited media net plan, and my contract contains no such terms. Check out the price on the UMTS network Unlimited Mobile Internet Data Plan.....$79.99

    http://www.cingular.com/sbusiness/umts

    Quote Originally Posted by SMS
    troyboy30 wrote:
    > DecTxCowboy Wrote:
    >
    >>troyboy30 wrote:
    >>
    >>>unlimited media net for $19.99

    >>
    >>Looked at that, but the Cingular website specifically prohibits laptop
    >>tethering for MediaNet.

    >
    >
    > it does? Well thats a shame cause I use it daily to tether as does
    > everyone else.


    I don't thing Cingular is likely to crack down on this type of use, even
    though it violates their terms. The result of a crackdown would not be
    for users to switch to Cingular's Laptop Connect Unlimited, it would
    cause users to switch to Verizon's data service which is much faster,
    and has the same regular price as Cingular's "limited time offer" on
    Laptop Connect Unlimited (which exists only because of Verizon's pricing
    of BroadbandAcess.



  7. #7
    DecTxCowboy
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    troyboy30 wrote:
    > DecTxCowboy Wrote:
    >>Looked at that, but the Cingular website specifically prohibits laptop
    >>tethering for MediaNet.


    > it does? Well thats a shame cause I use it daily to tether as does
    > everyone else.


    Lot of us on Sprint tether quite often also. Although there have been
    anecdotal reports of users getting hit with hundreds of dollars in
    charges, no one in the sprint news group has actually come forth and
    verified this. We suspect that if you keep the data load below a certain
    point, Sprint doesn't discover you.

    Theses aren't the links where I read the "specifically prohibits laptop
    tethering for MediaNet", but they do outline the data TOS.
    http://www.cingular.com/business/pop..._connect_terms
    http://onlinestorez.cingular.com/cel...ONH3B4R0ELSFEY

    Found on:
    http://www.cingular.com/media/media_legal
    in the 8th paragraph down.
    Cingular reserves the right to remove customers from MEdia Net packages
    for the use of a wireless device as an interface to other devices or
    networks, as determined by Cingular, including but not limited to device
    tethering.






  8. #8
    DecTxCowboy
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    troyboy30 wrote:
    > I'm on a grandfatherd unlimited media net plan, and my contract contains
    > no such terms.


    Same here with my Sprint Vision. The sprint TOS was changed summer of
    last year to specially prohibit laptop tethering. As John Navas
    commented, its important to print out the current TOS to cover your
    posterior.

    And that "By paying your current bill, you agree to all current TOS"
    sort of stuff doesn't wash. U.S. Supreme court already made that clear
    on TOS changes mid-stream.



  9. #9
    John Navas
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Tue, 22 Nov 2005 09:35:50
    -0600, troyboy30 <[email protected]> wrote:

    >I'm on a grandfatherd unlimited media net plan, and my contract contains
    >no such terms. Check out the price on the UMTS network Unlimited Mobile
    >Internet Data Plan.....$79.99


    Current promotion (available through the end of the year) is $60/month.

    --
    Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>



  10. #10
    John Navas
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Tue, 22 Nov 2005
    15:57:14 GMT, DecTxCowboy <[email protected]> wrote:

    >troyboy30 wrote:
    >> I'm on a grandfatherd unlimited media net plan, and my contract contains
    >> no such terms.

    >
    >Same here with my Sprint Vision. The sprint TOS was changed summer of
    >last year to specially prohibit laptop tethering. As John Navas
    >commented, its important to print out the current TOS to cover your
    >posterior.
    >
    >And that "By paying your current bill, you agree to all current TOS"
    >sort of stuff doesn't wash. U.S. Supreme court already made that clear
    >on TOS changes mid-stream.


    Not that I know of -- got an actual citation?

    --
    Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>



  11. #11
    DecTxCowboy
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    John Navas wrote:
    > Current promotion (available through the end of the year) is $60/month.


    Not relevant. We're talking about the $24/month plan.



  12. #12
    DecTxCowboy
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    John Navas wrote:

    >>DecTxCwboy wrote:
    >>And that "By paying your current bill, you agree to all current TOS"
    >>sort of stuff doesn't wash. U.S. Supreme court already made that clear
    >>on TOS changes mid-stream.

    >
    >
    > Not that I know of -- got an actual citation?


    As I recall, a long-distance carrier changed the rates for a business
    mid-stream. Court said the original pricing plan should stay in place.
    It was in a trade magazine a few years ago.




  13. #13
    John Navas
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Tue, 22 Nov 2005
    17:26:41 GMT, DecTxCowboy <[email protected]> wrote:

    >John Navas wrote:
    >
    >>>DecTxCwboy wrote:
    >>>And that "By paying your current bill, you agree to all current TOS"
    >>>sort of stuff doesn't wash. U.S. Supreme court already made that clear
    >>>on TOS changes mid-stream.

    >>
    >>
    >> Not that I know of -- got an actual citation?

    >
    >As I recall, a long-distance carrier changed the rates for a business
    >mid-stream. Court said the original pricing plan should stay in place.
    >It was in a trade magazine a few years ago.


    In other words, no. Let us know if and when you actually have something
    verifiable.

    --
    Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>



  14. #14
    John Navas
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

    In <[email protected]> on Tue, 22 Nov 2005
    17:21:36 GMT, DecTxCowboy <[email protected]> wrote:

    >John Navas wrote:


    >> Current promotion (available through the end of the year) is $60/month.

    >
    >Not relevant. We're talking about the $24/month plan.


    Not true, and there is no $24/month Cingular package. (If you disagree,
    provide a link.)

    --
    Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>



  15. #15
    DecTxCowboy
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    Re: Tethered Data Connection Plans

    John Navas wrote:
    > Not true, and there is no $24/month Cingular package. (If you disagree,
    > provide a link.)


    Call your local Cingular store. Ask about product code MNUM. That's what
    I did.



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