Is MediaWorks unlimited...or not?

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M.L. - 26 Sep 2005 15:37 GMT

Hello. After some research, I'm still confused regarding the features
of the online services offered by Cingular. Although I've read here
that MediaWorks (or MediaNet??) is available for cell phone
subscribers on an unlimited basis, when I went to the Cingular website
all I found were Internet access plans that charged by the kB. Could
someone please provide clarifying information to resolve this issue?
Thanks in advance.

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John Navas - 26 Sep 2005 16:21 GMT

>Hello. After some research, I'm still confused regarding the features
>of the online services offered by Cingular. Although I've read here
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>someone please provide clarifying information to resolve this issue?
>Thanks in advance.

The old MEdia Works Unlimited with unlimited data no longer exists.
Unlimited data is now called MEdia Net Unlimited.
<https://www.cingular.com/media/media_net_purchase>

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dold@XReXXIsXMe.usenet.us.com - 26 Sep 2005 17:25 GMT

> Hello. After some research, I'm still confused regarding the features
> of the online services offered by Cingular. Although I've read here
> that MediaWorks (or MediaNet??) is available for cell phone
> subscribers on an unlimited basis, when I went to the Cingular website
> all I found were Internet access plans that charged by the kB. Could
> someone please provide clarifying information to resolve this issue?

https://www.cingular.com/media/media_net_purchase
The "Bundles", MediaBasic and MediaWorks, include some messages and some
data. Below that are the MediaNet plans that have data only, including
unlimited.
You cannot combine a bundle and a plan.

If you have MediaNet Unlimited, you can do messages pay-as-you-go, or you
can add a message plan.

There is also DataConnect, which is the set of plans targeted at business
and laptop users. This is currently $59.99 per month, unlimited
http://www.cingular.com/sbusiness/data_connect

http://navasgrp.home.att.net/tech/cingular/media.htm includes some
conversation about the subject. John currently uses a Motorola V551 phone
and a Sony GC82 PCCard.

A google search of this group
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.cellular.cingular
gprs data tether
gives 13 threads that might be helpful.

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M.L. - 28 Sep 2005 23:46 GMT

>> Hello. After some research, I'm still confused regarding the features
>> of the online services offered by Cingular. Although I've read here
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>If you have MediaNet Unlimited, you can do messages pay-as-you-go, or you
>can add a message plan.

I'm not sure what "messages" are. I'm only interested in Internet
service.

>There is also DataConnect, which is the set of plans targeted at business
>and laptop users. This is currently $59.99 per month, unlimited
>http://www.cingular.com/sbusiness/data_connect

I think that would be what I'm interested in, but I thought some
people were paying $19.99 per month for unlimited Internet service by
tethering their cell phone to their laptop.

>http://navasgrp.home.att.net/tech/cingular/media.htm includes some
>conversation about the subject. John currently uses a Motorola V551 phone
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> gprs data tether
>gives 13 threads that might be helpful.

Thanks for your prompt reply. I'll go back to the Cingular website and
the Google sites to see if I can reconcile your post with what I'll
read there. Thanks again.

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John Navas - 29 Sep 2005 00:33 GMT

>>If you have MediaNet Unlimited, you can do messages pay-as-you-go, or you
>>can add a message plan.
>
>I'm not sure what "messages" are. ...

<http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/Short_Message_Service.html>

>>There is also DataConnect, which is the set of plans targeted at business
>>and laptop users. This is currently $59.99 per month, unlimited
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>people were paying $19.99 per month for unlimited Internet service by
>tethering their cell phone to their laptop.

Correct.

>>http://navasgrp.home.att.net/tech/cingular/media.htm ...

is what you need.

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