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  1. #1
    Alan Bell
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    Is anyone successfully using a phone to bid on eBay auctions?





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  2. #2

    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?

    In article <[email protected]>, "Alan Bell" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >Is anyone successfully using a phone to bid on eBay auctions?


    yes, I have used my 6035 (Palm phone) to successfully bid on ebay in an
    auction where last second bidding was occuring. now that I have switched
    to an I500, I expect to be able to do the same.



  3. #3
    Alan Bell
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    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?

    <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news[email protected]...
    > In article <[email protected]>, "Alan Bell"

    <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >Is anyone successfully using a phone to bid on eBay auctions?

    >
    > yes, I have used my 6035 (Palm phone) to successfully bid on ebay in an
    > auction where last second bidding was occuring. now that I have switched
    > to an I500, I expect to be able to do the same.


    I see that the I500 runs the Palm OS. Is that the key to being able to
    connect to eBay? I have a Sanyo 6400. Can I use that? My plan includes "PCS
    Vision Premium Pack" which has something called "Unlimited Web Access" but I
    have never used it and don't really know what that means. BTW, I tried to
    find this out on the eBay site, but didn't get clear information.





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    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?

    In article <eOdjb.566304$cF.242321@rwcrnsc53>, "Alan Bell" <[email protected]> wrote:
    ><[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news[email protected]...
    >> In article <[email protected]>, "Alan Bell"

    ><[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >Is anyone successfully using a phone to bid on eBay auctions?

    >>
    >> yes, I have used my 6035 (Palm phone) to successfully bid on ebay in an
    >> auction where last second bidding was occuring. now that I have switched
    >> to an I500, I expect to be able to do the same.

    >
    >I see that the I500 runs the Palm OS. Is that the key to being able to
    >connect to eBay? I have a Sanyo 6400. Can I use that? My plan includes "PCS
    >Vision Premium Pack" which has something called "Unlimited Web Access" but I
    >have never used it and don't really know what that means. BTW, I tried to
    >find this out on the eBay site, but didn't get clear information.


    I have that it is or was possible to get onto ebay to bid using a non-Palm
    (and non-PocketPC) phone that is equipped with a WAP browser (like my old
    Kyocera 2035) but I have never tried. The WAP portal into ebay may now be
    closed. Some Vision phones may have enough of a browser to get in. Why don't
    you just try since you have unlimited web access anyways ?

    It sounds liked you haven't figured out how to work your phone's browser.
    Start there.



  5. #5
    Larry Thomas
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    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?

    I have never been able to get ebay to work on my A500.

    --
    -Larry
    Sprint user since 1997



    "Alan Bell" <[email protected]> wrote in article
    <[email protected]>:
    > Is anyone successfully using a phone to bid on eBay auctions?
    >
    >


    [posted via phonescoop.com]



  6. #6
    mcdgi
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    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?


    "Alan Bell" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Is anyone successfully using a phone to bid on eBay auctions?
    >



    I have not tried it on Sprint. Have tried it on ATT pocketnet (now defunct).

    basically, you have find out what the WAP address is for EBAY - I used to
    have it, don't anymore

    Enter that site in your vision phone, under the option for enter url, and
    then once the site comes up bookmark it for
    ready recall.

    What I found is that it would constantly ask me to enter name and password,
    and alot of times, the site was not available

    Mostly what I did was keep tabs on items I was bidding





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    O/Siris
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    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?

    In article <[email protected]>,=20
    [email protected] says...
    > I have not tried it on Sprint. Have tried it on ATT pocketnet (now defunc=

    t).
    >=20
    > basically, you have find out what the WAP address is for EBAY - I used to
    > have it, don't anymore
    >=20
    >=20


    I'll see if I can find it, too. Right off the top of my head, I think=20
    think it's http://mmm.ebay.com

    --=20
    -+-
    R=D8=DF
    O/Siris
    I work for SprintPCS
    I *don't* speak for them.



  8. #8
    MickCole
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    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?


    It is possible. I've done it with a Sanyo 4500 and a Samsung I330.
    Mick

    --
    Posted at SprintUsers.com - Your place for everything Sprint PCS
    Free wireless access @ www.SprintUsers.com/wap




  9. #9
    Alan Bell
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    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?


    <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news[email protected]...
    > In article <[email protected]>, "Alan Bell"

    <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >Is anyone successfully using a phone to bid on eBay auctions?

    >
    > yes, I have used my 6035 (Palm phone) to successfully bid on ebay in an
    > auction where last second bidding was occuring. now that I have switched
    > to an I500, I expect to be able to do the same.


    I see that eBay has comething called "rebidding" at www.rebid.com that
    requires a $2.99 monthly fee. Is this how you did it?





  10. #10
    Barry Watzman
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    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?

    Please note that this is ***NOT*** an E-Bay feature. Rather, this is a
    3rd party totally unrelated to E-Bay that simply makes bids on your
    behalf as instructed (normally within the final 10 seconds of an
    auction), when you can't be present at the close of an auction.



    Alan Bell wrote:
    > <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news[email protected]...
    >
    >>In article <[email protected]>, "Alan Bell"

    >
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>>Is anyone successfully using a phone to bid on eBay auctions?

    >>
    >>yes, I have used my 6035 (Palm phone) to successfully bid on ebay in an
    >>auction where last second bidding was occuring. now that I have switched
    >>to an I500, I expect to be able to do the same.

    >
    >
    > I see that eBay has comething called "rebidding" at www.rebid.com that
    > requires a $2.99 monthly fee. Is this how you did it?
    >
    >





  11. #11
    Alan Bell
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    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?

    Thanks but I need some clarity. I understand this is a third-party feature.
    But is this third-party feature the sum total of all eBay wireless access?
    Or is there a different eBay-run wireless access (different and separate
    from this third-party access)? If the latter, is it mmm.ebay.com? And if it
    is, I get a menu, but then an error message. Is this a problem with my phone
    (Sanyo 6400) or has eBay ceased to provide (i.e., support) this service?

    BTW, I have gotten no response from eBay support to these questions.


    "Barry Watzman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Please note that this is ***NOT*** an E-Bay feature. Rather, this is a
    > 3rd party totally unrelated to E-Bay that simply makes bids on your
    > behalf as instructed (normally within the final 10 seconds of an
    > auction), when you can't be present at the close of an auction.
    >
    >
    >
    > Alan Bell wrote:
    > > <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news[email protected]...
    > >
    > >>In article <[email protected]>, "Alan

    Bell"
    > >
    > > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >>>Is anyone successfully using a phone to bid on eBay auctions?
    > >>
    > >>yes, I have used my 6035 (Palm phone) to successfully bid on ebay in an
    > >>auction where last second bidding was occuring. now that I have switched
    > >>to an I500, I expect to be able to do the same.

    > >
    > >
    > > I see that eBay has comething called "rebidding" at www.rebid.com that
    > > requires a $2.99 monthly fee. Is this how you did it?
    > >
    > >

    >






  12. #12
    Dan Tso
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    Re: Use Phone to Make eBay Bid?

    Alan Bell <[email protected]> wrote:
    > Thanks but I need some clarity. I understand this is a third-party feature.
    > But is this third-party feature the sum total of all eBay wireless access?
    > Or is there a different eBay-run wireless access (different and separate
    > from this third-party access)? If the latter, is it mmm.ebay.com? And if it
    > is, I get a menu, but then an error message. Is this a problem with my phone
    > (Sanyo 6400) or has eBay ceased to provide (i.e., support) this service?


    >> >>yes, I have used my 6035 (Palm phone) to successfully bid on ebay in an
    >> >>auction where last second bidding was occuring. now that I have switched
    >> >>to an I500, I expect to be able to do the same.


    No, I did not use a 3rd party site or agent. On the 6035 I directly
    used the Eudora web browser to make a bid (which I won).
    No, it was not this mmm.ebay.com site which I just tried and seems
    broken.

    Just as a proof of concept for you, I went ahead just now with my
    I500 and tried to get onto ebay. The provided Blazer browser, when I entered
    www.ebay.com jumped to mmm.ebay.com, which, as mentioned, is broken and did
    not work. I don't know if that forwarding to mmm.ebay.com occurs at the
    Blazer proxy side or at ebay's.
    Next I tried the WebPro browser that apparently is proxyless and
    seems all around to be better, I went directly to www.ebay.com and was
    able to nav the site much like on a standard PC, pictures and all. I was
    able to successfully make a bid using this browser on my I500. I did not
    try AvantGo, Xino, Eudora, etc. But at least I have one browser that will
    work.
    As I mentioned previous, I don't know if any of the older WAP
    portals to ebay still work. Somewhere I vaguely remember hearing that
    they have been dismantled. But clearly if you use a real web browser from
    your phone (provided that your phone has one), that ebay is quite
    accessible.



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