causing confusion on data
on the cingular website, after placing the mpx220 in ur basket, u can select the $24.99 ultd meida works data plan. however, if u go to a cingular retail store, they say ultd data is $39.99 for the mpx220.
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phone rep says "the web has different/cheaper pricing" hmmmmmmm wonder if they would honor the 24.99 ultd data if i ordereed it via web.
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The $39.99 plan is the 'PDA unlimited' for Express email, same as the Treo 650. If you want just browsing, get the $24.99 feature.
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ahh i see. what does the express email offer me that regular browsing doesnt?
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My understanding is that the PDA Unlimited is for PDA like devices... They have different browser settings... I could be wrong, though.
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you are correct, but starting today the new $25 dollar unlimited internet covers the PDA's now
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Please let me clear this up:
MPX220 originally could not be the the 19.99 media works. they would go on the $40/45 PDA connect.
this has changed with the new promotions
they did away with unlimited internet on the works and completely did away with the PDA plan (technically its the RIM data plan now)
the new 24.99 unlimited data plan does not include any other features, but it will work on all phones, including the Treos. the only device not allowed are the Blackberrys (RIM) and modem cards.
also keep in mind that the 24.99 internet unlimited cannot be used for laptop tethering.
MPX220 originally could not be the the 19.99 media works. they would go on the $40/45 PDA connect.
this has changed with the new promotions
they did away with unlimited internet on the works and completely did away with the PDA plan (technically its the RIM data plan now)
the new 24.99 unlimited data plan does not include any other features, but it will work on all phones, including the Treos. the only device not allowed are the Blackberrys (RIM) and modem cards.
also keep in mind that the 24.99 internet unlimited cannot be used for laptop tethering.
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thank you for clearing this up. i aprreciate it. they made things confusing for a while. also, how would cingular know if i was tethering with the mpx220?
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because tethering doesn't allow the laptop to browse using the WIX. It allows a dialup modem use...
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coldsteel said:
because tethering doesn't allow the laptop to browse using the WIX. It allows a dialup modem use...
Tethering should allow DUN (dial up networking), but I've tried it with two different customers laptops and it's a no go. Hopefully somebody smarter than me can figure it out though.
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I had done it with my home pc a couple of times, but now, it will not work..I truly think someone (Cingular?) has made that feature not work..keep in mind I did it via bluetooth, not the usb cable..so who knows..its not something I needed anyway, was just testing it out..
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That's what I was suspecting as well. I also got it to work once using bluetooth on my home computer, but tethering has been a mystery to me. I don't think it's a Cingular issue, I believe it's a software issue. Motorola's Mobile Phone tools will let a phone dial out to make a phone call, and dialing up to a modem is no real difference... grr, feel the frustration.
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