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Bucky - 28 Nov 2006 23:25 GMT

My Sony Ericsson Z525a came with a bunch of pre-installed services in
the address book. Can anyone tell me which are free, and which cost
money? I just have the barebone rollover plan, no text messages, no
data.

*225# check bill balance
411 directory assistance (I know this one costs money)
#43 musicID (what is this?)
*729 pay my bill
*646# view my minutes
*08 voice connect (what is this?)

I already tried the View My Minutes, and it sends me a text message.
Will I be charged for receiving the text message, or is this an
exception?

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John Navas - 29 Nov 2006 00:14 GMT

>My Sony Ericsson Z525a came with a bunch of pre-installed services in
>the address book. Can anyone tell me which are free, and which cost
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>Will I be charged for receiving the text message, or is this an
>exception?

For info on *Services, see the FAQ below and
<http://www.cingular.com/learn/basics/choosing-features-services/starservices.jsp>

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Andy S - 29 Nov 2006 01:38 GMT

>>My Sony Ericsson Z525a came with a bunch of pre-installed services in
>>the address book. Can anyone tell me which are free, and which cost
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> For info on *Services, see the FAQ below and
> <http://www.cingular.com/learn/basics/choosing-features-services/starservices.jsp>

Instead of pointing people to the FAQ, John, why not just answer the
question.?
I'll answer what I believe to be pay per use and free
Any of the star (*) numbers are free
Star(*)08 is akin to voice dialing.
#43 allows you to dial the number and you'll be given the song and artist
411 is a pay per use. $!@! is the information number

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John Navas - 29 Nov 2006 02:12 GMT

>>>My Sony Ericsson Z525a came with a bunch of pre-installed services in
>>>the address book. Can anyone tell me which are free, and which cost
[quoted text clipped - 14 lines]
>> For info on *Services, see the FAQ below and
>> <http://www.cingular.com/learn/basics/choosing-features-services/starservices.jsp>

>Instead of pointing people to the FAQ, John, why not just answer the
>question.?

Instead of knee-jerk flaming, Andy, why not just read what I posted
(which includes a direct link to the authoritative Cingular webpage).

"When someone is hungry, it serves them better to teach them how to grow
their own food, rather than just giving them a one-shot handout."

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Scott - 29 Nov 2006 02:24 GMT

> Instead of knee-jerk flaming, Andy, why not just read what I posted
> (which includes a direct link to the authoritative Cingular webpage).

Instead of acting like a pompous a.s, Johnny Novice, why not simply answer
the yes/no question that was originally asked?

> "When someone is hungry, it serves them better to teach them how to
> grow their own food, rather than just giving them a one-shot handout."

You have to comprehend in order to teach, which automatically disqualifies
you as a teacher. People can not learn from parrots or google pasters.

Polly wanna cracker?

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Bucky - 29 Nov 2006 02:39 GMT

> I'll answer what I believe to be pay per use and free
> Any of the star (*) numbers are free
> Star(*)08 is akin to voice dialing.

Looks like Voice Dial (*08) costs $4.99 (!) per month.
http://www.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/services/serviceDetails.jsp?LOSGId=&s
kuId=sku1040072&catId=cat1360001

> #43 allows you to dial the number and you'll be given the song and artist

Costs $0.99 per succcessful song identification.

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Bucky - 29 Nov 2006 02:50 GMT

one more than I left out:

*669 Now

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