G'day all;
I was wondering...is it possible to get your own cell tower?  Let me
explain.  We're going to be moving pretty far off the "beaten track".  Each
of us has a cell phone, and would like to be able to use them amongst

Are there any diferences + or - between the V551 & V557 other than the
"push" headlines & such?
Thanks... Fred

I purchased cingular's 5.99/month international calling service and now
I'm in Germany and can't seem to place even local calls.
The network is Vodafone.de, but any network doesnt work
If I try to dial an international number (+44 555 555 555) it doesn't

How do I clear the auto complete, the saved passwords and websites I
went to on Medianet, on my phone? I have a LG C1300 phone.

I'm about to buy a zonenet dongle for my V551. I had the Zonet
ZUB6101C which I broke the usb connector off of by accident.
Anyway newegg lists four of the zonenet dongles..two of which
list 3Mbps baud throughput..two older models specify maximum

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5834497392
Palm Treo 650 PDA/Cell Phone PACKAGE DEAL!!!
Comes with;
Treo 650 phone - Cingular

Even if you cannot help with the main question, can someone tell me if it is
okay to have the Treo in a mode where the screen stays bright constantly and
will not dim out?  Should I pull the battery or is it okay to leave it that
way?

I plan to go to Latin America this winter, where they have TDMA.  My
Motorola V400 is unlocked.  Are there any risks to getting a SIM down there,
and then not having my phone work upon return to the US?
I don't want to be stuck in the airport on the way back without a phone, cuz

<http://www.antennas.com/products.php?id=116>
A friend has been complaining of almost no cell service in her house -- she
had to go outside to make and receive calls on her Motorola V551 -- so I
recommended she try the ARC Freedom external antenna.  She did (purchased from

Has anyone built a FAQ for properly setting up a phone to use Cingular
data (GPRS) for email and SMS?
In my case, I have an unlocked h6315 with a hacked 6365 rom
(1.11.10eng).  The rom works just fine with the hardware, GSM voice and

Cingular is the first operator to offer SCREEN3 through the company’s
Media Net Live Ticker service¹ available now on Motorola V557 for the
holidays.
http://www.3gnext.com/New_Motorola_V557_available_at_Cingular_Wireless_--n290.html

I'm a long time AT&T Wireless Services customer.  I was curious about
upgrading my cell phone to something with Bluetooth and then dropping my
land line with Qwest.  So I go into my local Cingular store and ask the
helpful sales rep there about the phones available, explaining ...

Does anyone know if the Sony Ericsson W800i phones work in the Cingular
network? As far as I know, the network only supports 850 MHz, and the
phone supports 1900, 1800 and 900 only.
Thanks

A buddy of mine let me use his old Nokia 6010 for a few days.  The
reception on this plain-jane phone is 10 times better than my Motorola
v551.  Not near as many dropped calls either.  Hard to understand why
this older phone would outperform this newer ( more expensive ) one.