Comments on: Hump day +1 http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/ the better it gets, the better it gets Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:18:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jason http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2079 Jason Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:45:14 +0000 http://www.blipnet.net/archives/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2079 Wow, I'm digging these 6700 holsters: http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=238 Wow, I’m digging these 6700 holsters:
http://www.seidioonline.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=238

]]> By: Jason http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2078 Jason Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:24:48 +0000 http://www.blipnet.net/archives/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2078 Actually, it's the Apple store that Jason2 or I need a part-time job at. ;) I pulled the trigger (x2) on the Sprint SERO deal. Had to pay full-price for the PPC-6700 ($450 ... doah!), but the monthly service is $30.00 (per line) and includes: 500 anytime minutes free nights/weekends free Sprint M2M calls unlimited EVDO data Technically you're not supposed to tether with the 6700 (i.e. use it as a modem for your laptop .. Sprint calls that PAM [phone as modem]) on the SERO plans, but from what I've read on the forums, the 6700 doesn't support a feature called NAI, which is what Sprint uses to detect tethering, so it appears that you can tether away "under the radar". If anyone else not currently on Sprint or Nextel is interested, I can shoot your contact info over to the Sprint employee that helped me and he can call you to answer any questions/set it up. Actually, it’s the Apple store that Jason2 or I need a part-time job at. ;)

I pulled the trigger (x2) on the Sprint SERO deal.

Had to pay full-price for the PPC-6700 ($450 … doah!), but the monthly service is $30.00 (per line) and includes:
500 anytime minutes
free nights/weekends
free Sprint M2M calls
unlimited EVDO data

Technically you’re not supposed to tether with the 6700 (i.e. use it as a modem for your laptop .. Sprint calls that PAM [phone as modem]) on the SERO plans, but from what I’ve read on the forums, the 6700 doesn’t support a feature called NAI, which is what Sprint uses to detect tethering, so it appears that you can tether away “under the radar”.

If anyone else not currently on Sprint or Nextel is interested, I can shoot your contact info over to the Sprint employee that helped me and he can call you to answer any questions/set it up.

]]> By: Michael http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2070 Michael Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:26:44 +0000 http://www.blipnet.net/archives/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2070 I've been able to add small services in the past, and they do let us upgrade our phones at a small discount once a year. I thought it was funny last time when the guy asked if I was sure I wanted to commit to another 12 months of my $14.99/month plan. :) I’ve been able to add small services in the past, and they do let us upgrade our phones at a small discount once a year. I thought it was funny last time when the guy asked if I was sure I wanted to commit to another 12 months of my $14.99/month plan. :)

]]> By: Tolovana http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2069 Tolovana Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:21:50 +0000 http://www.blipnet.net/archives/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2069 Jason, I hereby declare that YOU, yes YOU, need to apply for a job at Sprint! We ALL want the discount. ;-) Carol Jason,

I hereby declare that YOU, yes YOU, need to apply for a job at Sprint!

We ALL want the discount.

;-)

Carol

]]> By: Jason http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2068 Jason Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:01:26 +0000 http://www.blipnet.net/archives/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2068 I don't think T-Mobile will let you add new services to grandfathered plans, but you can try. I'm shooting for this: https://sprint.p.delivery.net/m/p/sprint/EPC/epclanding.asp Sprint has a version of the MDA that looks like Verizons. If I can find someone to sign me up for that plan, I can get 500 minutes + unlimited data for $30/month + taxes. (crosses fingers) I don’t think T-Mobile will let you add new services to grandfathered plans, but you can try.

I’m shooting for this:
https://sprint.p.delivery.net/m/p/sprint/EPC/epclanding.asp

Sprint has a version of the MDA that looks like Verizons. If I can find someone to sign me up for that plan, I can get 500 minutes + unlimited data for $30/month + taxes.

(crosses fingers)

]]> By: Tolovana http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2066 Tolovana Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:27:38 +0000 http://www.blipnet.net/archives/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2066 Ahhh, yes. Telgo. They were cool. But what I really want is a smart phone/pda. And the MDA looks like it might be the perfect one (that exists today - nothing at all was good enough, before), if VoiceStream will just let us add-on the Full internet to our existing account. Ahhh, yes. Telgo. They were cool.

But what I really want is a smart phone/pda. And the MDA looks like it might be the perfect one (that exists today - nothing at all was good enough, before), if VoiceStream will just let us add-on the Full internet to our existing account.

]]> By: Michael http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2061 Michael Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:49:27 +0000 http://www.blipnet.net/archives/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2061 I think she was thinking of something else... We started with Tele-Go phones, which were a really cool idea, you had a base station at home, and when you came home it re-routed your cell phone calls to your home phone number, and your cell phone switched to being a cordless telephone. Battery life wasn't great, but other than that it was really cool. GTE bought them and killed it off. Then Verizon bought GTE. The Verizon service was so horrible that we switched to VoiceStream. I still have one of the inaugural full sized VoiceStream smartcards with a picture of Mt. Hood on it somewhere. (When your SIM was actually the size of a credit card and you had to slide the whole thing into your phone.) I think she was thinking of something else… We started with Tele-Go phones, which were a really cool idea, you had a base station at home, and when you came home it re-routed your cell phone calls to your home phone number, and your cell phone switched to being a cordless telephone. Battery life wasn’t great, but other than that it was really cool. GTE bought them and killed it off. Then Verizon bought GTE. The Verizon service was so horrible that we switched to VoiceStream. I still have one of the inaugural full sized VoiceStream smartcards with a picture of Mt. Hood on it somewhere. (When your SIM was actually the size of a credit card and you had to slide the whole thing into your phone.)

]]> By: Jason http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2046 Jason Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:46:07 +0000 http://www.blipnet.net/archives/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2046 PRE-Voicestream? Wow. On HowardForums (in the T-Mobile area), some folks talk about the Voicestream era, but nobody's ever mentioned of life before that. heh :) It sucks that you're getting such a great deal because to move from that to today's rates WITH a data plan tacked on is a huge increase in your monthly bill. I guess if you're just using your WiFi networks + text messaging (and could live w/o a GPRS/EDGE data plan), you could use the MDA on the same plan you're on now, but I don't know if T-Mobile corp. stores will sell the devices without the plan. TGFE (ebay). :) Haven't loaded the Vindigo client on it. I'll try that tonight and see how it works. :) I'm a recovering Windows Mobile device user. Last year I had the i-mate JAM (which is basically the MDA, minus the pull-out keyboard). It cost $600 and had to be imported from the UK because no US carriers had plans to touch it. I didn't even bat an eye at that price. WTF was I thinking? I'm glad I'm over that phase now. I'm also glad that US carriers are *finally* getting the latest WM phones. Now if RIM would just release Blackberry Connect, I could actually carry a WM phone around as my main device! PRE-Voicestream? Wow. On HowardForums (in the T-Mobile area), some folks talk about the Voicestream era, but nobody’s ever mentioned of life before that. heh :) It sucks that you’re getting such a great deal because to move from that to today’s rates WITH a data plan tacked on is a huge increase in your monthly bill. I guess if you’re just using your WiFi networks + text messaging (and could live w/o a GPRS/EDGE data plan), you could use the MDA on the same plan you’re on now, but I don’t know if T-Mobile corp. stores will sell the devices without the plan. TGFE (ebay). :)

Haven’t loaded the Vindigo client on it. I’ll try that tonight and see how it works. :)

I’m a recovering Windows Mobile device user. Last year I had the i-mate JAM (which is basically the MDA, minus the pull-out keyboard). It cost $600 and had to be imported from the UK because no US carriers had plans to touch it. I didn’t even bat an eye at that price. WTF was I thinking?

I’m glad I’m over that phase now. I’m also glad that US carriers are *finally* getting the latest WM phones. Now if RIM would just release Blackberry Connect, I could actually carry a WM phone around as my main device!

]]> By: Tolovana http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2044 Tolovana Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:45:35 +0000 http://www.blipnet.net/archives/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2044 Yeah, it is cheap - it's an old old pre-t-mobile, pre-voicestream plan that we got through a sales person that pitched to OHSU employees. It's not a family plan, other than the first incoming minute is free (and for us almost all incoming calls are less than a minute.) T-mobile to T-mobile's are just 10 cents a minute. And we only have 75 'base' minutes, but it doesn't matter. We'd never in a million years use 3000 minutes in a month. But I covet that MDA. Cell phone. PDA, with keyboard. (My kids don't call, they send text messages instead.) Web surfing. Have you loaded Vindigo on it? That's one of my favorite PocketPC apps. Yeah, it is cheap - it’s an old old pre-t-mobile, pre-voicestream plan that we got through a sales person that pitched to OHSU employees. It’s not a family plan, other than the first incoming minute is free (and for us almost all incoming calls are less than a minute.) T-mobile to T-mobile’s are just 10 cents a minute. And we only have 75 ‘base’ minutes, but it doesn’t matter. We’d never in a million years use 3000 minutes in a month.

But I covet that MDA. Cell phone. PDA, with keyboard. (My kids don’t call, they send text messages instead.) Web surfing. Have you loaded Vindigo on it? That’s one of my favorite PocketPC apps.

]]> By: Jason http://www.blipnet.net/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2040 Jason Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:51:27 +0000 http://www.blipnet.net/archives/2006/03/16/hump-day-1/#comment-2040 Wow, $20 with T-Mobile's cheap. Are guys on their least expensive family plan, or does UMA get a corp discount? The Tree's paying for my service, although I'm thinking about moving Jason2 over to Verizon and sporting the difference between his T-Mobile bill and the new Verizon bill for him. Being able to tether his PowerBook with a 6700 to get EVDO speeds while at work would be worth it. :) Wow, $20 with T-Mobile’s cheap. Are guys on their least expensive family plan, or does UMA get a corp discount?

The Tree’s paying for my service, although I’m thinking about moving Jason2 over to Verizon and sporting the difference between his T-Mobile bill and the new Verizon bill for him. Being able to tether his PowerBook with a 6700 to get EVDO speeds while at work would be worth it. :)

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