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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / T-Mobile / December 2003Best cell phone for T-Zones?
I'd appreciate recommendations, please. I plan to sign up on TMO on the 24th.  SignatureTo reply by email send to gweischadle (@) sattel.com > I'd appreciate recommendations, please. I plan to sign up on TMO on the > 24th. I'm liking my new Nokia 3650. I'ts stinking huge by today's standards, but it has a large display, and because it runs the Symbian operating system, full HTML browsers can be downloaded into it, giving you more of a "real" internet experience. Also it has bluetooth, so I can connect my laptop or PocketPC to it wirelessly, making it more flexible (IMHO) than the PocketPC Phone. The 3650 stays clipped to my belt, and I can surf the web or e-mail with my PPC instead of banging on the phone's number keys! On 11/19/03 8:53 PM, in article de37a2e0.0311192053.68c06f0a@posting.google.com, "Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@aol.com> wrote: > I'm liking my new Nokia 3650. ....Also it has bluetooth, so I > can connect my laptop or PocketPC to it wirelessly, making it more > flexible (IMHO) than the PocketPC Phone. The 3650 stays clipped to my > belt, and I can surf the web or e-mail with my PPC instead of banging > on the phone's number keys! And what is the most economical way of doing it (a little surfing and emailing? I have a 39-dollar plan with 600 anytime minutes, a lot of which stays unused every month. Can I use these minutes to connect to the web from my laptop to check e-mail for example? Or do I still need to sign-up for 19.99 Internet Plan? Don't reply to the above address - its sole purpose is to trap SPAM! SignatureVadim Zima Certified Russian Translator/Conference Interpreter Work & Fun: http://zima.net Forum: http://www.zima.net/phpBB2/index.php Personal pages: http://homepage.mac.com/zimanet > And what is the most economical way of doing it (a little surfing and > emailing? > I have a 39-dollar plan with 600 anytime minutes, a lot of which stays > unused every month. Can I use these minutes to connect to the web from my > laptop to check e-mail for example? Or do I still need to sign-up for 19.99 > Internet Plan? The most economical way is to call up T-Mobile, tell them you want the free data plan, and they'll give you unlimited GPRS for web and E-Mail as part of your plan for free. The $19.99 plan is only needed if you want to access FTP, SSH, or other services. In terms of minutes, GPRS is entirely separate from minutes. You can use your phone to dial up an ordinary ISP, using your minuntes, but it'll be slower. On 11/30/03 10:45 PM, in article c060ee07.0311302245.e2ca6b1@posting.google.com, "gopi" >> And what is the most economical way of doing it (a little surfing and >> emailing? [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > use your phone to dial up an ordinary ISP, using your minuntes, but > it'll be slower. I spent nearly 25 minutes waiting and then talking to two reps: (1) gladly added "free internet" to my plan but knew nothing when I asked her about settings for my phone, and transferred me to #2; (2) said that in order to use my phone as modem for the laptop, I need to buy $19.99 plan. When I told her about my free internet, which was added 15 minutes ago, she said it "gives you free access to download ringtones, for which you'll still be charged 99 cents/each." When I asked her to confirm that the meaning of what she said was: "I was given a free opportunity to spend money" she said "Exactly!" Sounds a bit idiotic to me... Don't reply to the above address - its sole purpose is to trap SPAM! SignatureVadim Zima Certified Russian Translator/Conference Interpreter Work & Fun: http://zima.net Forum: http://www.zima.net/phpBB2/index.php Personal pages: http://homepage.mac.com/zimanet > I spent nearly 25 minutes waiting and then talking to two reps: (1) gladly > added "free internet" to my plan but knew nothing when I asked her about [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Sounds a bit idiotic to me... How so? It seems to me that the free wap wasn't meant to provide you with unlimited internet for free. Unlimited internet access is an add-on service that has value to many people, so why shouldn't they charge $20 for it? Compare to their competitors who charge closer to $80 for unlimited data. The fact that people have been able to use it for internet access just means its probably a loophole they haven't gotten around closing yet. And of course they're not going to officially say "use the free wap", they want you to pay for a service you're getting. As for your "I was given a free opportunity to spend money" quote, yes, that's exactly right. Just like how every store in the world allows you free admittance into their store so that you can buy their stuff. Free wap was simply to allow you to buy their ringers. On 30.11.2003 22:45, in article c060ee07.0311302245.e2ca6b1@posting.google.com, "gopi" >> And what is the most economical way of doing it (a little surfing and >> emailing? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > free data plan, and they'll give you unlimited GPRS for web and E-Mail > as part of your plan for free. This is what I did, and I used the data connection for internet, sending pictures from my phone via my non-voicestream e-mail account, connecting my laptop, all in all transferring many megabytes of data - ALL FOR FREE!!! So far it works fine, thank you. Don't reply to the above address - its sole purpose is to trap SPAM! SignatureVadim Zima Certified Russian Translator/Conference Interpreter Work & Fun: http://zima.net Forum: http://www.zima.net/phpBB2/index.php Personal pages: http://homepage.mac.com/zimanet I enjoy my Nokia 6610. The display is a little small, but the phone works great. > I'd appreciate recommendations, please. I plan to sign up on TMO on the > 24th. I am doing the same thing and after many weeks of research I've ended up with the following list of phones in order of prefference: 1. Motorola V300 2. Samsung E715 3. Nokia 3650 I'm trully hoping that Moto V300 will really be available by Nov. 24th. Hope that helps > I'd appreciate recommendations, please. I plan to sign up on TMO on the > 24th. |
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