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Are web browsers crippled by Cingular so phones can only go to wap sites and Cingy portals?

lil_wayne_1029

Oct 19, 2005, 4:50 PM
If I buy a phone that has HTML browsing will i actually be able to use the html browser or will it be crippled to only acces wap sites and Cingy friendly portals. The phone in question is the nokia smart phone thats out.
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supermanskryptonite

Oct 19, 2005, 4:59 PM
I think it varies from job to job. I know that for the call center I worked in it required me to have at least 1 year of continuous customer service in 1 job, plus excellent computer skills as well as a high school diploma (that's for the lowest pay). If you have like a college degree in ANYTHING, whether is be an associates or a bachelors, you'd get paid a little more than others who just have a high school diploma. Other than that I really have no clue.
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supermanskryptonite

Oct 19, 2005, 5:00 PM
oops haha wrong message....my bad....
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texaswireless

Oct 19, 2005, 6:18 PM
The TREO 650 for instance has HTML browsing and can access virtually any site. Nothing is filtered from Cingular.

To which Nokia are you referring?
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st1x80

Oct 19, 2005, 6:30 PM
It depends on which internet package you buy.

If you buy the $20 a month unlimited WAP package, you will get WAP webpages.

If you have a phone like the Treo 650 and you purchase the PDA Connect $40 a month unlimited plan, you will get full webpages just like a regular HTML browser on your home computer.
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lil_wayne_1029

Oct 19, 2005, 8:50 PM
Im thinking about getting the w600 and supposedly it has some html browser on the phone and i was wondering if i can acces the html pages with my unlimited medianet package?
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texaswireless

Oct 19, 2005, 11:10 PM
I do not believe the w600 has that type of browser. Where did you see that?
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lil_wayne_1029

Oct 19, 2005, 11:21 PM
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=761 »
maybe im wrong but this is the link
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texaswireless

Oct 19, 2005, 11:28 PM
Yeah, look at the bottom. That is what browser is used. Looks like WAP.
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lil_wayne_1029

Oct 19, 2005, 11:53 PM
Tex maybe u can help me with something, my mom has a old nokia 3390 cell phone this phone is so old it only has the 1900 cellular band. It always seems to me she has great coverage even though she only has one out of the two U.S. bands. This makes me want to go out and buya walkman phone becas i think i will have dcent coverage is this true? When is this network integration be completed and how will that affect signal quality with cingy branded and unlocked gsm phones?

sorry for the long post but i had a few questions.
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texaswireless

Oct 20, 2005, 11:34 AM
Where do you live?
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lil_wayne_1029

Oct 20, 2005, 12:27 PM
92336, Sothern california.
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texaswireless

Oct 20, 2005, 2:36 PM
Well, in the near future it will not work as well. Cingular has always been 1900 MHz only in CA and NV. But they sold that network to T-Mobile (it was sort of a joint venture) when they bought out ATTWS (which mostly uses 850 MHz in CA and NV). Once the conversion is complete your coverage will diminish.
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lil_wayne_1029

Oct 20, 2005, 8:37 PM
When the integration gets completed will cingular become all 850 mhz? what exactly is going to happen when the integration gets completes all towers will be orange from blue? What will the benefit be for the customers?
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texaswireless

Oct 20, 2005, 10:46 PM
Not all will be 850, depends on the market. For instance in Ventura county Cingular will be 1900 Mhz.
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mupi

Oct 21, 2005, 8:06 AM
My phone (Moto v500) has a WAP browser, but happens to be "unlocked" in that I can escape from the menus (using "GoTo Web page") and type in any address I want. I happen like google, becuase google has a wap version, and if you are accessing via wap mode, it asks if you only want to search WAP pages. If you search non-wap pages, it will translate the page for you. VERY nice. But only useful if you break out of the predefined web sites you are allowed to go to.

My T-mobile phone did not allow me to, my current Cingular phone does, but some other people I know with Cingular can't. This leads me to believe it is more of a phone restriction than a carrier restriction (although I do understand that the carriers can specify whether ...
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sangyup81

Oct 20, 2005, 9:27 AM
I have the $20 WAP package and I check internet sites fine. I check my Xanga every day and I use the Web Version of Yahoo Mail since I don't like the WAP version. I have an Audiovox SMT 5600 btw.
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st1x80

Oct 20, 2005, 10:07 AM
Do you get the full blown page with all images and nothing missing? I have a Treo 650 and wap side only I get limited webpages. I can go anywhere and it will try and load a page but not the same as on my PDA connect package.
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texaswireless

Oct 20, 2005, 11:36 AM
It's like the rollover loophole they just closed. (Most likely) if he has the $20 MEdia Net package before they adjusted the servers it would work fine. If you do it now it works as intended.
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Icyhot

Oct 20, 2005, 11:22 AM
I view real web pages on my 6682, not just wap and I have the $20 package.
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sangyup81

Oct 19, 2005, 6:29 PM
Even Verizon's phones let you go on websites so yes, Cingular's will let you get on. It'll just be a pain to navigate with no mouse.
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