My phone was connected to GPRS for 30 mins... Is that the medianet connection? I only have the 5mb Medianet program. Could I go online whenever I want without extra charge?
I'm not with Cingular, but i'm assuming that Medianet is what the GPRS connection is called.
And depending what type of usage you will be doing with your 8125 and what programs you have installed that automatically connect, 5mb might not be enough and you'll end up with additional charges on your bill.
If you plan on surfing the web via Medianet?gprs, get your emails sent to your device etc...i recommend getting more than 5 mb.
There are some registry hacks that would allow you to disble GPRS connecting at all...but to be able to do that, you will need to do some research and get to know your phone a lil better before you go and try to play around with Registry settings
Cingular MediaNet
GPRS and Edge are Cingular's MediaNet
I'm just planning to surf the internet with my 5mb. So it wouldn't be enough? What about the MMS. I have unlimted but in order to open them I have to get on medianet when I'm on wifi I can't download them.
I feel your pain... I have Cingular too and well 5MB is enough for a smartphone web-browser, but for a PDA-phone like the Wizard (8125) even with VERY light browsing and e-mail you're going to pass that by in about 2 weeks. I recommend going with one of Cingular's PDA connect plans the 20MB should be enough. I have the unlimited plan because 1: they gave me a phone discount for having it and 2: because I've gon over 100MB already and I've only had the phone for a week and a half ^_^ By the way about that MMS issue. I don't think that you get charged for the raw data transfer on MMS they just charge per message and since you have the unlimited MMS plan you shouldn't be charged at all for them. I used to have a Motorola Mpx220 witht the exact same plan that you have and I don't think that's changed at all. Hope that helps ^_^
medianet
unless you need vpn, just upgrade your medianet to unlimited and don't breathe a word about pda connect or they may switch you without your asking (and medianet unlimited is 20 cheaper than pda unlimited)
ask for a Media Net Unlimited plan which is 19.99 and add a text message plan of your likeing. I have 1000 for 9.99. Media Net is for smartphones, but if you get the *right* representative that wont know any better
I have the Cingular 2125 (smartphone) now with the unlimited data plan for it ($19.99). I just purchased a 8125 PPC, will I still be able to have unlimited internet acces on the 8125 for my current $19.99?
Hello,
I currently have an unlimited phone data plan from Cingular for $19.95 for my 8125/Wizard, which uses Edge.
(This probably isn't completely kosher, but I'm not going to pay more for the PDA Unlimited Connect plan unless I have to).
Question is - will this plan only work with Edge data access? Or will 3G HSDPA work fine w/ this plan?
In a nutshell - just wondering if Cingular has seperate data plans for 3G. I'm planning to buy the HTC Kaiser as soon as it is available, and I'm hoping I can continue using my existing $19.95 data plan for unlimited 3G data access
3G works fine. Cingular tells you that you must have the PDA plan in order for it to work but that that is a lie. I have an HTC P3600 with the the unlimited $19.95 plan and I get perfect 3G signal. They say that the $19.95 media works plan is only for "smart phones".
Is there a way to share my 3g connexion with my lapto without AT&T charging me extras for the service?
I use the internet Sharing app and make it connect through MediaNet and i've been doing this for the past couple months and haven't seen extra charges on my bill.
Now i am subscribed to the 39.99 umlimitted data plan, but once i went in to ask questions about another line i have on my family plan and the rep asked why my data usage was so high.. He told me that i should be on the pda connect plan and if my data usage continues to be that high they will start charging me per kb...
So when u do tether your hermes to your laptop, make sure u don't surf too long or u might get "caught" also have an unlimitted data plan!
my dorm is out of internet for a week and all my work is online. with sprint i know there is a separate plan/fee to use you phone as a modem, how about with tmobile? can i connect my phone and get on the internet without a huge fee?
The unlimited data plan with TMO is $19.99 now if I'm not mistaken.. it used to be $29.99 but apparently it just went down.
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my dorm is out of internet for a week and all my work is online. with sprint i know there is a separate plan/fee to use you phone as a modem, how about with tmobile? can i connect my phone and get on the internet without a huge fee?
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As long as you have data plan Tmobile does not charge additional fees for tethered internet sharing (USB or Bluetooth)
alright i'll try it then. i have unlimited data so i guess im good. with sprint even if you had unlimited data you had to pay extra to use you phone as a modem
I've been trying to read about the new web2go service, and I'm completely confused. This thread called "New Tzones Hack" just added to the confusion.
I've been using the t-zones $5.99 for years, with minimal problems. (The exception is after I've been plugged into a PC on the internal network at Microsoft. That always blows away the t-zones setup, and I have to run tmobyjoe599.cab to recover.)
I should add that I'm using a HTC Polaris, have Google set as my homepage, and I've never used a Tmo homepage, so maybe I don't understand that relationship.
So what is the role of epc.tmobile.com? It's referred to as an APN. Is this another name for proxy or not? Some instructions telly you to replace wap.voicestream.com with epc.tmobile.com, but then tell you not to use the proxy!
Does web2go require the proxy, or not? If it does, why would things like Skyfire work, since they won't use proxies. If it does use a proxy, will I have to manuall repair all my settings after a connection at MS, or is there a web2go equivalent to tmobyjoe599.cab?
Do you have to get Tmo to change your records to allow faster speeds with web2go? Do you have to pay the higher rate?
Given that there are on 7 posts that come up here searching on web2go, is there a better information source?
Bump. Still looking for an answer.
i'm under the impression that web2go and the old tzones are the same thing, save for pricing and data allowance, of which tzones wins on both accounts.
i don't know that cab file, but personally, the epc settings are easier since it doesn't require proxy settings and offers more ports. on my tilt or touch pro, epc is a fantastic "upgrade" from the wap apn.
speeds are the same, as there is no speed ontrol on tmobile' end. you get what your phone and service area provide you, being edge speeds probably
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i'm under the impression that web2go and the old tzones are the same thing, save for pricing and data allowance, of which tzones wins on both accounts.
i don't know that cab file, but personally, the epc settings are easier since it doesn't require proxy settings and offers more ports. on my tilt or touch pro, epc is a fantastic "upgrade" from the wap apn.
speeds are the same, as there is no speed ontrol on tmobile' end. you get what your phone and service area provide you, being edge speeds probably
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Thanks for the answer, but you keep saying "i'm under the impression:, "probably", and "i don't know." I'm looking for some definitive information. Isn't there someone out there who knows these answers, or knows where they can be found?
fine...want definitive?
web2go and tzones are the same thing, except tzones is unlimited and cheaper. if you got tzones, good for you. web2go offers nothing more, just less data at a higher price with included messages.
epc and wap.xxx are apns, not proxies. the proxy is that 216.155.165.50 stuff that you enter. if you use wap.voicestream.com, you need the numbers. if you use epc, you don't use the numbers. its pretty clear, as others on the forum have said.
you get edge speeds, no way around it. you will not get 3g, regardless of what you do or how much you pay so long as a polaris is in your hands. htc's only phone for tmobile 3g is the G1, also definitive and simple.
and i don't know what that little cab file does
supposedly a member and 2 t-mo reps would also account the htc universal for 3g (in their 2100mhz areas only)
i have tzones and get 3g with my samsung gravity2
i am grandfathered in to the $4.99 tzones plan and can pull up websites that i previously couldn't with tzones, so i guess i am getting full benefit of web2go for the lower price. tech support says that web2go has unlimited access to the web and that tzones is limited, but i wonder if they are instructed to say that in hopes of selling the more expensive plan. unlimited web browsing also depends on your phone. older phones are not equipped to handle web pages with more content. when they say you have full access to the internet, you do, as long as your phone can support the content. even with web2go, certain web pages won't display if your phone is not capable of supporting the content. i just got the gravity2 which works well for web browsing, and supports 3g, so i get that as well. the thing with 3g is that it is only available in certain metropolitan areas. the 3g network will expand as time goes on but for now it is limited. when i am in a 3g area i get 3g and it is displayed on my phone and when i am not in a 3g area, i get edge.
im sorry but this only edge speeds is bull. When I got a mytouch 3g i had web2go and had 3G service and speeds. The only problem was after 2 days they blocked my data plan completely and instead demanded I upgraded to the mytouch 3g data plan. I couldnt even get edge. but im 100% sure if you have a non android phone that has 3g you could get 3g using web2go.
Im getting 3g speeds with my TP2 using my old tzones account (epc).
lol the post saying 3g only was posted back in 08 when t-mobile's only 3g phone was the g1
bravo is right! if you use wap.voicestream.com, you will be needing the numbers but if you use epc, you wont be needing those.