Comments on: This is why cell phone companies irritate me http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/ The odd parity bit Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:26:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: skierpage http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/comment-page-1/#comment-35123 skierpage Thu, 01 May 2008 03:26:15 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/#comment-35123 Try just using the phone as a modem and see if Sprint notices (depends on "NAI"). Google for the modem driver (it might be part of the serial driver, or separate); if you're on Windows it might be in the enormous "Sprint Connection Manager" download. The smarter people on sprintusers.com forums should be able to help you out. Try just using the phone as a modem and see if Sprint notices (depends on “NAI”). Google for the modem driver (it might be part of the serial driver, or separate); if you’re on Windows it might be in the enormous “Sprint Connection Manager” download. The smarter people on sprintusers.com forums should be able to help you out.

]]> By: Dave Miller http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/comment-page-1/#comment-34896 Dave Miller Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:52:18 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/#comment-34896 I've got a Palm Treo on AT&T, and I can tether it to the laptop on the standard data plan, didn't have to get anything special to allow the laptop connection. The lack of being able to do that with an iPhone is why I haven't gotten one yet. EVDO modems are too expensive for my taste (more expensive than the unlimited data plan on the Treo). I’ve got a Palm Treo on AT&T, and I can tether it to the laptop on the standard data plan, didn’t have to get anything special to allow the laptop connection. The lack of being able to do that with an iPhone is why I haven’t gotten one yet. EVDO modems are too expensive for my taste (more expensive than the unlimited data plan on the Treo).

]]> By: Atul Varma http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/comment-page-1/#comment-34863 Atul Varma Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:14:56 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/#comment-34863 I ran into similar frustrations when looking into tethering options for my phone, and ultimately decided to just split the two--so now I've got an EVDO Rev. A USB modem from Sprint, which costs $60/month for unlimited bandwidth, and a separate cell phone plan from Verizon. One of the advantages of the USB modem over tethering, I've found, is that since the USB modem is fully powered by your computer, it doesn't need a separate power source, which often isn't the case with tethering. Another advantage of it is that my data plan is now "decoupled" from my voice plan, so if some awesome new data technology comes out in the next few months, I can buy a new data modem without having to get a new cell phone... Anyways, it's a trade-off, but one that I'm willing to deal with for now. I ran into similar frustrations when looking into tethering options for my phone, and ultimately decided to just split the two–so now I’ve got an EVDO Rev. A USB modem from Sprint, which costs $60/month for unlimited bandwidth, and a separate cell phone plan from Verizon.

One of the advantages of the USB modem over tethering, I’ve found, is that since the USB modem is fully powered by your computer, it doesn’t need a separate power source, which often isn’t the case with tethering. Another advantage of it is that my data plan is now “decoupled” from my voice plan, so if some awesome new data technology comes out in the next few months, I can buy a new data modem without having to get a new cell phone… Anyways, it’s a trade-off, but one that I’m willing to deal with for now.

]]> By: Baka_toroi http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/comment-page-1/#comment-34844 Baka_toroi Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:54:35 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/#comment-34844 Well, that's the kind of advice you get if you rickroll someone ¬_¬ Well, that’s the kind of advice you get if you rickroll someone ¬_¬

]]> By: Justin Dolske http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/comment-page-1/#comment-34806 Justin Dolske Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:13:54 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/#comment-34806 Windows Mobile? Ha ha ha. No. Windows Mobile? Ha ha ha. No.

]]> By: Baka_toroi http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/comment-page-1/#comment-34805 Baka_toroi Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:12:31 +0000 http://blog.mozilla.com/dolske/2008/04/27/this-is-why-cell-phone-companies-irritate-me/#comment-34805 That's a cool ring tone. May I suggest you to get a phone with Windows Mobile? That's a nice and stable platform, I'm telling you. That’s a cool ring tone. May I suggest you to get a phone with Windows Mobile? That’s a nice and stable platform, I’m telling you.

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