Sprint Vision on Vacation Plan

I have my Sprint phone on the vacation plan. I know it will cost me $1 a
minute if I use it to make a phone call. Yikes. However, what if I use
Vision but not a voice call. How much would that cost? O/Sirus could you
also tell me if I can have a month-to-month plan for Vision only? Thanks!
DonnaB

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In article <[email protected]>,
Donna Becker <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have my Sprint phone on the vacation plan. I know it will cost me $1 a
>minute if I use it to make a phone call. Yikes. However, what if I use
>Vision but not a voice call. How much would that cost? O/Sirus could you
>also tell me if I can have a month-to-month plan for Vision only? Thanks!

I have a related question in that case. So if one gets Vision,
anything transferred does not use minutes? For instance,
if I got to weather.com or some vision enable site (is that
the right way to say it?), and spend 10 minutes getting the
weather for the next week (just guessing this is possible with it),
then are 10 minutes of airtime incurred?
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> So if one gets Vision,
> anything transferred does not use minutes?


Vision does not count against any of your minutes. However while using Vision,
you can not receive or make phone calls on that device.

"Greg Comeau" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Donna Becker <[email protected]> wrote:
> >I have my Sprint phone on the vacation plan. I know it will cost me $1 a
> >minute if I use it to make a phone call. Yikes. However, what if I use
> >Vision but not a voice call. How much would that cost? O/Sirus could
you
> >also tell me if I can have a month-to-month plan for Vision only?
Thanks!
>
> I have a related question in that case. So if one gets Vision,
> anything transferred does not use minutes? For instance,
> if I got to weather.com or some vision enable site (is that
> the right way to say it?), and spend 10 minutes getting the
> weather for the next week (just guessing this is possible with it),
> then are 10 minutes of airtime incurred?

No, and it's been said to you a number of times here that minutes aren't
used, when using Vision.

Bob

In article <[email protected]>,
Bob Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>"Greg Comeau" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> Donna Becker <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >I have my Sprint phone on the vacation plan. I know it will cost me $1 a
>> >minute if I use it to make a phone call. Yikes. However, what if I use
>> >Vision but not a voice call. How much would that cost? O/Sirus could
>you
>> >also tell me if I can have a month-to-month plan for Vision only?
>Thanks!
>>
>> I have a related question in that case. So if one gets Vision,
>> anything transferred does not use minutes? For instance,
>> if I got to weather.com or some vision enable site (is that
>> the right way to say it?), and spend 10 minutes getting the
>> weather for the next week (just guessing this is possible with it),
>> then are 10 minutes of airtime incurred?
>
>No,

Ok, thanks.

>and it's been said to you a number of times here that minutes aren't
>used, when using Vision.

I just reread all the messages in the two threads I've posted
to here and did not see said. Maybe my ISP is having a problem.
Can you point me to at least one of those messages,
as it probably says some other things I'd like to see too.
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Greg Comeau <[email protected]> wrote:

Hey, Greg!? Would you please enlighten me as to what "Comeau C++ 4.3.3"
is? (I know what C++ is ... I am just curious about its affiliation
with your name).

Thanks!

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"Donna Becker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have my Sprint phone on the vacation plan. I know it will cost me $1 a
> minute if I use it to make a phone call. Yikes. However, what if I use
> Vision but not a voice call. How much would that cost? O/Sirus could you
> also tell me if I can have a month-to-month plan for Vision only? Thanks!
> DonnaB
>
>

Donna,

Why don't you give it a try and see if Vision even works at all?

Let us know what happens.

Run it for a minute or so and check your billing to see if you were charged.

Then let us know about that too.

Thanks

Evad

In article <[email protected]>, dbecker5
@cinci.rr.com says...
>=20
> I have my Sprint phone on the vacation plan. I know it will cost me $1 a
> minute if I use it to make a phone call. Yikes. However, what if I use
> Vision but not a voice call. How much would that cost? O/Sirus could yo=
u
> also tell me if I can have a month-to-month plan for Vision only? Thanks=
!
> DonnaB
>=20
>=20

*very* interesting question, Donna. Frankly, I've never seen it come=20
up. I'd have to guess you pay a penny per KB, because no Vision=20
Package would remain in effect. There is no mention of Vision usage=20
in the Vacation Plan description. Hence, I would say it defaults to=20
casual usage.

I'll see if I can get confirmation or refutation on that.

--=20
R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for Sprint PCS
I *don't* speak for them

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> I have a related question in that case. So if one gets Vision,
> anything transferred does not use minutes? For instance,
> if I got to weather.com or some vision enable site (is that
> the right way to say it?), and spend 10 minutes getting the
> weather for the next week (just guessing this is possible with it),
> then are 10 minutes of airtime incurred?
>=20

Never never, no never ever. Minutes are not applicable to Vision. =20
Vision bills and tracks by the KB. And only by the KB. Flat rate=20
via a Vision pack, or a penny per KB for casual usage (anything not=20
covered by a pack).

--=20
R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for Sprint PCS
I *don't* speak for them

In article <[email protected]>,
O/Siris <0siris@sprîntpcs.com> wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>> I have a related question in that case. So if one gets Vision,
>> anything transferred does not use minutes? For instance,
>> if I got to weather.com or some vision enable site (is that
>> the right way to say it?), and spend 10 minutes getting the
>> weather for the next week (just guessing this is possible with it),
>> then are 10 minutes of airtime incurred?
>>=20
>
>Never never, no never ever. Minutes are not applicable to Vision. =20

Ok, I've since found the applicable URL (and bought a Samsung VI660).

>Vision bills and tracks by the KB. And only by the KB. Flat rate=20
>via a Vision pack, or a penny per KB for casual usage (anything not=20
>covered by a pack).

I understood $15/month = unlimited handheld Ks.
Are you saying that if you don't do the $15/month it's $0.01KB?
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Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it?

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Greg Comeau) wrote:

> >Vision bills and tracks by the KB. And only by the KB. Flat rate=20
> >via a Vision pack, or a penny per KB for casual usage (anything not=20
> >covered by a pack).
>
> I understood $15/month = unlimited handheld Ks.
> Are you saying that if you don't do the $15/month it's $0.01KB?

Except for the T608 and Windows CE Devices, yes.

I have my Sprint phone on the vacation plan. I know it will cost me $1 a
> minute if I use it to make a phone call. Yikes. However, what if I use
> Vision but not a voice call. How much would that cost? O/Sirus could you
> also tell me if I can have a month-to-month plan for Vision only? Thanks!
> DonnaB
>>*very* interesting question, Donna. Frankly, I've never seen it come
>>up. I'd have to guess you pay a penny per KB, because no Vision
>>Package would remain in effect. There is no mention of Vision usage
>>in the Vacation Plan description. Hence, I would say it defaults to
>>casual usage. >>I'll see if I can get confirmation or refutation on that.

O/Sirus - you are right. I just got an email from Sprint confirming that it
is a penny per KB when on the vacation plan. Thanks. Thus if I want to use
Vision for email or very little surfing when on the road I won't have to
reactivate my $30 plan and pay the $10 extra for no contract and then the
$15 for Vision. This is great as it will only cost me $5 a month plus $ .01
per kb to use Vision! I have another cell phone provider for voice calls.
DonnaB

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>=20
> I understood $15/month =3D unlimited handheld Ks.
> Are you saying that if you don't do the $15/month it's $0.01KB?
>=20

Exactly.

--=20
R=D8=DF
O/Siris
I work for Sprint PCS
I *don't* speak for them

Thomas T. Veldhouse <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Greg Comeau <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hey, Greg!? Would you please enlighten me as to what "Comeau C++ 4.3.3"
> is? (I know what C++ is ... I am just curious about its affiliation
> with your name).

I've never used Greg's development tools and compilers, but I know they
have been around just this side of forever - Comeau is a specific brand like
Microsoft Visual <whatever> or MetroWerks CodeWarrior, etc.

I assume that Greg owns the company...

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"Donna Becker" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have my Sprint phone on the vacation plan. I know it will cost me $1 a
> > minute if I use it to make a phone call. Yikes. However, what if I use
> > Vision but not a voice call. How much would that cost? O/Sirus could
you
> > also tell me if I can have a month-to-month plan for Vision only?
Thanks!
> > DonnaB
> >>*very* interesting question, Donna. Frankly, I've never seen it come
> >>up. I'd have to guess you pay a penny per KB, because no Vision
> >>Package would remain in effect. There is no mention of Vision usage
> >>in the Vacation Plan description. Hence, I would say it defaults to
> >>casual usage. >>I'll see if I can get confirmation or refutation on
that.
>
> O/Sirus - you are right. I just got an email from Sprint confirming that
it
> is a penny per KB when on the vacation plan. Thanks. Thus if I want to
use
> Vision for email or very little surfing when on the road I won't have to
> reactivate my $30 plan and pay the $10 extra for no contract and then the
> $15 for Vision. This is great as it will only cost me $5 a month plus $
..01
> per kb to use Vision! I have another cell phone provider for voice calls.
> DonnaB
>
>
>