Hi guys! Amazed by this forum, so much advanced users here...
I have been a user of blue angel for about 4-5 years, travelled with it in Europe, Asia, Americas, sank it, dropped it, loved it... got it from expansys long time ago...
Got my Touch HD yesterday, unlocked, nice and shiny. Impressed so far, no flaws at all, Edge is fast here! (I'm in Houston, TX now)
Question. I am with ATT, and have a basic plan that does not include internet. However I am able to use internet thru data connection on my Touch HD. Are they charging me for usage? Do I have to be subscribed to a more expensive plan to be able to use it? Well, I'm using it now...so does ATT know at all that I am using it and how does it work with them if they don't know what phone I have?
Free internet just sounds too good to be true...
Thank you!
Newbe, data is data it doesn't really matter the phone. I can throw my AT&T SIM in any phone and use the AT&T network. You probably had some form of default data set up on your SIM and I would be very surprised you're getting something for nothing. More probably you're going to be charged on a usage based per kb basis. I would suggest you contact them and get the all you can eat plan cause you'll need it. It runs about $30 a month. If you stick with the metered plan hang onto your wallet.
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Newbe, data is data it doesn't really matter the phone. I can throw my AT&T SIM in any phone and use the AT&T network. You probably had some form of default data set up on your SIM and I would be very surprised you're getting something for nothing. More probably you're going to be charged on a usage based per kb basis. I would suggest you contact them and get the all you can eat plan cause you'll need it. It runs about $30 a month. If you stick with the metered plan hang onto your wallet.
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this is correct: any data capable phone can access the internet using pay-per-use and your charged for each KB of data, unless internet usage is explicitly turned off by calling at&t cust service! get on the $30 unlimited pda-connect data plan very soon, or you'll be paying through the wazoo
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i don't have it, and i'm not bothered about having it - the phone supports it, but i haven't signed up, and don't have a need for it -
can it be switched off? A few posts have suggested that it will improve some aspects of performance.
Thanks already
hmm
start-settings-phone
then click on the 'band' tab
make 'select your network type' GSM
should solve your question..
also it should make your phoncalls more stable and you wont miss phonecalls anymore.
Greetz
Dennis
You clever man!
Thank you
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i don't have it, and i'm not bothered about having it - the phone supports it, but i haven't signed up, and don't have a need for it -
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WHat do you mean, "signed up"?
And yes, it'll improve battery life to have it off. Although you'll find that GPRS interferes with phones, and UMTS doesn.t
A big plus for me in work.
dull corportate account - we signed up before 3g was available, and i can't be bothered to pay them extra for a new Sim.
am i making a b*m decision?
dull corportate account - we signed up before 3g was available, and i can't be bothered to pay them extra for a new Sim.
am i making a b*m decision?
mach1 said:
dull corportate account - we signed up before 3g was available, and i can't be bothered to pay them extra for a new Sim.
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Any company worth it's salt will upgrade your SIM for nothing.
Ask to be put through to retentions. Tell them you'll buy out your contract if you don't get your way. They'll not only give you a SIM, but they'll let you sleep with their sister too.
do you have a picture of this sister?
do you have a picture of this sister?
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do you have a picture of this sister?
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Depends on the network.
If it's T-Mobile, she's cheap but easy and everyone'll have had her. But you do anything to her for £7.50.
If it's O2, she's expensive and nobody can afford her. And she says she's good, but isn't.
If it's Vodafone, she's hugely popular, but no-one knows why. But she'll give you 60 minutes and only charge you for 3 minutes.
If it's Orange, she's an animal in bed, but she speaks with a Calcutta accent.
It it's Virgin, well you get the picture....
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Noticed this thread is about turning off 3G, but what about turning off GPRS? Was wondering if there's a way to do so as I currently do not have any GPRS account yet..
Hope you guys don't mind the slightly off topic question
I currently have an unlocked Touch Diamond on AT&T that I tether to my laptop and use very often for an internet connection since I live in an area where I cannot get anything other than dial-up over a line. I've seen that the international Hero has software from HTC for tethering in Windows, but I'm thinking that this is probably not the case with the branded phones here in the US, which is unfortunate since I'm no longer under contract and Verizon has better coverage in my hometown and surrounding area. Do people know of any tethering possibilities with the Eris?
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I currently have an unlocked Touch Diamond on AT&T that I tether to my laptop and use very often for an internet connection since I live in an area where I cannot get anything other than dial-up over a line. I've seen that the international Hero has software from HTC for tethering in Windows, but I'm thinking that this is probably not the case with the branded phones here in the US, which is unfortunate since I'm no longer under contract and Verizon has better coverage in my hometown and surrounding area. Do people know of any tethering possibilities with the Eris?
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Download PDANet from the Market, install the desktop client and you're golden! Here's my last speedtest from DSL Reports using my Eris on VZW in Yuba City, CA.
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Wow, it's not that I don't believe you, but this does almost seem to good and simple to be true. Are there a couple others with experience with this program that might be able to advise of potential pitfalls, or is this really as perfect for what I need as it looks?
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Wow, it's not that I don't believe you, but this does almost seem to good and simple to be true. Are there a couple others with experience with this program that might be able to advise of potential pitfalls, or is this really as perfect for what I need as it looks?
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Yes, I found PDAnet after hours of searching for a tethering solution and tried it. Works like a champ. I have had no issues to date using it. It also let me put my iPhone loving friend in his place.
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well well, aint that a surprise, tmobile do act fast, my internet was cut of, so im stranged to use tethering,
Well, how much data have you consumed?
presumably 5 gb?
That's bs if you pay for unlimited.In any case I think they can do a service reset it doesn't effect anything accept your connectivity and maybe I'm not sure but possibly your data speeds its not a factory reset sorry if you dont find this helpful our if you already knew about it
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Well quite a lot, I been hugging it for some days now, I might have consumed minimum 5gigs, win7 home, music and software updates to windows. So it might be more. Also they toggle your connections after 10G of data, it may say unlimited but its on their own terms
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I am sure you could call t-mobile && get that slow down lifted.. After all, they do like to kiss our.. well you know
Thats pretty crappy.they haven't done that to me though and im on my phone all day download and uploading?i wonder why
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Willnews I went overboard haha since my computer crashed I had to install everything, after that I downloadtef a crapful of music, haha I dont want to call tmobile I have no valid legal reason to tell them lol good thing in a week the "cycle" will start again
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It it's unlimited, the msg only said they will reduce the speed. They never said unlimited at full data speed. Still better than att. They no longer have unlimited.
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Try to change network mode to GSM only. They throttle WCDMA (3G) data speed to 50kbps or 60kbps around like. But they don't throttle GSM/EDGE connection. It's depends on signal strength but usually you can expect 100kbps to 120kbps on EDGE network. It's not excellent, but still better
Also next month tmo will start charging fir tethering.
Over half of att smaetphone users still have unlimited data.
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Just curious. I've been using it for over a year since I had an Eris and switched over a white Fascinate I picked up for $150. It's $95/month for 450 anytime minutes/unlimited text plus free nights/weekends and UNLIMITED data at full 3G speeds. Plus, unlike ATT/etc the network is exactly the same, IE you aren't limited to a specific prepaid network. I mention it occasionally and people give me a flabbergasted look but according to the Verizon website they still have such a thing. Since apparently few people know about it, consider this your heads up if your contract is expiring soon and you want/need unlimited data for some reason. May not be around forever though. Who knows.
Scroll down to "3G Monthly Plans (Smartphone and Blackberry Devices)
http://www.verizonwireless.com/plans2-1/prepaid.shtml
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$95/month?! Your getting ripped off. If you own your phone w/o a Verizon contract, Check out PagePlus, a Verizon reseller (same service, lower prices).
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I travel all over the country, so I have to make sure I have cell service in as many offsite locations as possible. Verizon is the only company that offers that level of coverage, and the small carriers that piggyback towers here and there don't cut it.
Plus, I burn through about 10gb of data every month. Lol
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I guess it just doesn't sound like it's that much cheaper (if any) than regular post-paid. I'm on a family plan and have essentially the same plan you do and it's definitely cheaper than $95, but it's a family plan so hard to compare.
Ill hook you up man, i got a fascinate on the verizon 50 dollar unlimited plan with fast 3g (anywhere from 800kps to 1.5mbs depending where you live) and really its quite simple, takes 30 minutes at most if you have problems understanding it. i use about 5 gb of data per month LOL. plus i call and text all the time cuz i do bussiness id say the coverage is about the same on verizon post paid, maybe a bit less but for 50 per month its a great deal! i just finished my guide here on xda, its on the fascinate general. if you cant find it click on my user name and then go to statistics or the last tab and then it says "view threads" or something like that and it should pop out! good luck if u decide to do it !
Okay. So I used to have a blackberry paired with an unlimited bis before I switched to android.
I didn't subscribe to a data plan because we finally now have wifi in the house. But now, I'm kind of missing emailing/chatting on the go. Even posting sns statuses whenever I feel like it.
So I've looked at some data plans my carrier are currently offering and found the following:
8.00 USD for 300mb
16.00 USD for 1gb
And that's monthly. The unlimited data costs about 26 USD a month.
Now my dilemma.
Here's my data consumption on wifi
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As you can see, I consumed 20gb in 2 weeks. Granted, minus 10gb for youtube and the podcasts, still, that's 10gb in 2 weeks.
And specially now that I don't have a job, I just can't afford that unlimited data plan. So the only option that I'm currently looking at is that 300mb a month one.
Can I survive with only just 300mb a month?
I know that this has been probably asked a thousand times before, but I don't have access to a computer right now so I'm using Tapatalk. And the search feature on this is next to useless.
I hope someone can help me with this and give advice and steps to take in order to minimize my data consumption if I ever do decide to sign up for a data plan.
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Also. Can somebody tell what could android be possibly doing to consume this much data in background?
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The background data is for Gmail syncing and stuff I think. You'd be best turning it off and on and maybe limiting yourself to Edge/2G until you need the 3/4G so you don't use that much.
Well for the iphone, one big way of saving data is through Onavo.
It basically compresses the data on their server and then sends it over. maybe theres an android alternative
kinganu123 said:
Well for the iphone, one big way of saving data is through Onavo.
It basically compresses the data on their server and then sends it over. maybe theres an android alternative
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Both Onavo apps are on the play store and they seem to work great
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