Att #7772 (quick2net) verizon equivalent? best pda wm5/6 phone ?

At 15 Aug 2007 10:27:13 -0700 markm75 wrote:
> I was considering switching to Att.. (mainly because my workplace will
> pay for the phone service voiceplan at least) I currently have a
> Samsung i730 PDA phone with wm5/wifi.
>
> I have two questions..
>
> One.. what is considered the equivalent or better pda phone to the
> i730 for Att? (looking for something with wm5 or better yet wm6 and/
> or a camera ability too for a bonus)... I would also definitely want
> the phone to wifi ability.

Although a bit large, the 8525 is a touchscreen Windows Mobile PPC phone
with a slideout QWERTY keyboard. It's a WM5 phone with a WM6 upgrade
being tested by AT&T for later release.

It will likely be replaced by the HTC Kaiser (don't know what AT&T will
call it- I'm guessing the "8925") in a few months which adds a bult-in
GPS module.

> Secondly.. I'm wondering if Att offers the same ability verizon does
> with dialing #7772 for internet, albeit a slow 14.4 connection but
> free and very usuable for checking email and such?

Not anymore, AFAIK. They used tocall it "wireless web" and offer that
avbility for $3.99/month (plus minutes use
) but I don't think they offer it anymore except to customers who already
have it on their accounts.

> If they dont.. is
> it possible via one of their pda phones.. to dial out to the internet
> via standard phone numbers and be connected at 14.4?

No. I won't bore you with the technical details, but no digit l phone
really has a "modem" in it- they just have the ability to move data
packets to/from the cell carrier (called "Circuit Switch Data" or CSD.)
The carrier uses modems at their "HQ" to connect your phone to the
outside world.

T-Mobile still allows this, but AFAIK, AT&T no longer does. (The same
$3.99 "wireless web" service allowed you to connect to your own ISP, if
desired, instead of Cingular.)

FWIW, GSM CSD was 9.6k rather than the 14.4 of CDMA and TDMA.


> Also.. If i'm looking at the right place on their site.. it appears
> standard unlimitted data is around $40 per month?

Yes, for on-PDA use only- you can't use the phone as a modem to tether
your laptop or PC.

> Thanks for any advice..

Good luck! Call them and ask if "CSD" or "wireless web" is still
available. It comes in handy occasionally, and is an ok "poor man's"
substitute for a data plan if e-mail is the main desire. (Web browsing
anything other than simple WAP/mobile sites is painful at 9.6k however!)


--

"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003

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On Aug 15, 10:06 pm, Todd Allcock <[email protected]>
wrote:
> At 15 Aug 2007 10:27:13 -0700 markm75 wrote:
>
> > I was considering switching to Att.. (mainly because my workplace will
> > pay for the phone service voiceplan at least) I currently have a
> > Samsung i730 PDA phone with wm5/wifi.
>
> > I have two questions..
>
> > One.. what is considered the equivalent or better pda phone to the
> > i730 for Att? (looking for something with wm5 or better yet wm6 and/
> > or a camera ability too for a bonus)... I would also definitely want
> > the phone to wifi ability.
>
> Although a bit large, the 8525 is a touchscreen Windows Mobile PPC phone
> with a slideout QWERTY keyboard. It's a WM5 phone with a WM6 upgrade
> being tested by AT&T for later release.
>
> It will likely be replaced by the HTC Kaiser (don't know what AT&T will
> call it- I'm guessing the "8925") in a few months which adds a bult-in
> GPS module.
>
> > Secondly.. I'm wondering if Att offers the same ability verizon does
> > with dialing #7772 for internet, albeit a slow 14.4 connection but
> > free and very usuable for checking email and such?
>
> Not anymore, AFAIK. They used tocall it "wireless web" and offer that
> avbility for $3.99/month (plus minutes use
> ) but I don't think they offer it anymore except to customers who already
> have it on their accounts.
>
> > If they dont.. is
> > it possible via one of their pda phones.. to dial out to the internet
> > via standard phone numbers and be connected at 14.4?
>
> No. I won't bore you with the technical details, but no digit l phone
> really has a "modem" in it- they just have the ability to move data
> packets to/from the cell carrier (called "Circuit Switch Data" or CSD.)
> The carrier uses modems at their "HQ" to connect your phone to the
> outside world.
>
> T-Mobile still allows this, but AFAIK, AT&T no longer does. (The same
> $3.99 "wireless web" service allowed you to connect to your own ISP, if
> desired, instead of Cingular.)
>
> FWIW, GSM CSD was 9.6k rather than the 14.4 of CDMA and TDMA.
>
> > Also.. If i'm looking at the right place on their site.. it appears
> > standard unlimitted data is around $40 per month?
>
> Yes, for on-PDA use only- you can't use the phone as a modem to tether
> your laptop or PC.
>
> > Thanks for any advice..
>
> Good luck! Call them and ask if "CSD" or "wireless web" is still
> available. It comes in handy occasionally, and is an ok "poor man's"
> substitute for a data plan if e-mail is the main desire. (Web browsing
> anything other than simple WAP/mobile sites is painful at 9.6k however!)
>
> --
>
> "I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
> or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
> all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
> ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003

Thanks for the great reply..

So i guess Att charges you a fee if you want to use your phone as a
modem and "tether" to a laptop.. or maybe unless you unlock or get an
unlocked phone.. which I've done before

I contacted ATT about the $3.99 plan.. they didnt "see" any info on
that plan.. oh well...

I guess for now I'll stick with Verizon and their #7772 Unless my
work offers the data plan for free in their deal.

Thanks again