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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / November 20063G unlimited plan
I heard a rumor that cingular is planning to offer unlimited 3G for its phones for 19.99 Can somebody validate if this is true, and if true more details . r >I heard a rumor that cingular is planning to offer unlimited 3G for its >phones for 19.99 > >Can somebody validate if this is true, and if true more details . Already does, depending on your device. Check out packages for 3G phones.  SignatureBest regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS: John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> >Already does, depending on your device. Check out packages for 3G >phones. I am confused. I have a 3G service from Cingular for which I pay $59.99 for unlimited data. Aree we talking apples and oranges? Best, Bob Robert A. Fink, M. D., FACS, PC Neurological Surgery 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 *********************************** NOTE: The material contained in this message is not "medical advice". Medical advice can only be given after a face-to-face, "hands on" session between doctor and patient. *********************************** "Ex Tristitia Virtus" >>Already does, depending on your device. Check out packages for 3G >>phones. > >I am confused. I have a 3G service from Cingular for which I pay >$59.99 for unlimited data. Aree we talking apples and oranges? What you pay depends on your device. SignatureBest regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS: John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> Cingular has some very odd pricing. It you "tether" a computer the monthly fee is $79.99. Connection via a directly connected or integral modem is $59.99. This is for the same continuous "broadband" 3G coverage. There are also some oddities about the data rates. HSDPA coverage starts about 10 miles south of us and we are stuck with EDGE at this time. We compared a new Dell laptop with an integral modem with a laptop that was tethered to a Blackberry. Based on technical specifications, the integral modem should have the faster data transfer. In practical testing, however, the tethered connection provided the faster data transfer. >Cingular has some very odd pricing. It you "tether" a computer the >monthly fee is $79.99. Actually $59.99 for about the past year. >Connection via a directly connected or integral >modem is $59.99. This is for the same continuous "broadband" 3G coverage. Actually no difference from tethering. >There are also some oddities about the data rates. Unlimited: * MEdia Max 200 $19.99 * Smartphone $19.99 * Blackberry Personal $34.99 * PDA $44.99 * PDA Blackberry $49.99 * Laptop card or tethered $59.99 Seems pretty straightforward to me. >HSDPA coverage starts about 10 miles south of us and we are stuck with >EDGE at this time. We compared a new Dell laptop with an integral modem >with a laptop that was tethered to a Blackberry. Based on technical >specifications, the integral modem should have the faster data transfer. What actually matters is the EGPRS(EDGE) Class of the mobile device. >In practical testing, however, the tethered connection provided the >faster data transfer. Actual data? SignatureBest regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS: John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> Hi John, Perhaps the local Cingular office doesn't know what they are doing, but the prices I quoted are current and correct at least based on what the salesman stated and what shows on a monthly bill. I argued with them about "tether" service and was told "that is the way it is". One other troubling problem with Cingular has been that the broadband repeatedly disconnected and re-connected in a fixed setting in which there is an excellent RF signal level. We are interacting with a SQL Server database and this lack of connection reliability is a concern. >Perhaps the local Cingular office doesn't know what they are doing, but >the prices I quoted are current and correct at least based on what the >salesman stated and what shows on a monthly bill. What I posted is correct based on the Cingular website (and my own bill). >I argued with them about "tether" service and was told "that is the way >it is". Training of store salesdroids isn't as good as it could be. ;) >One other troubling problem with Cingular has been that the broadband >repeatedly disconnected and re-connected in a fixed setting in which >there is an excellent RF signal level. We are interacting with a SQL >Server database and this lack of connection reliability is a concern. I suspect this is a device or configuration problem, not a broadband problem -- I'm often nailed up to EGRPS(EDGE) for hours at a time. That said, cellular data isn't a permanent connection, so your application needs to be able to tolerate disconnections and reconnections. Expecting otherwise is unrealistic. SignatureBest regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS: John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> |
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