On Demand... has anyone used it??

[dpearman2007]

hey all-
i just noticed an icon 'On Demand' on my treo 700p. i clicked it and started browsing trough on demand. i was just wondering if anyone else uses it and how much is this costing me to use it?? i have the sero plan so i'm hoping this is included in my unlimited powervision. a treo 700p is powervision capable right?? :fingers:

[rodloos]

I use On Demand a fair amount. The 'Late Breaking News' category and maybe the 'Weather' are free, but some of the channels are 'Premium' -- when I first got the treo 700p, I could access all channels as a trial, but after the (30 days I think?) trial period, I had to pay an extra $5/mo if I wanted access to the Maps and other Premium content.

Even though I also have the free google maps program for palm (a must-have!) I still pay the $5 for the premium content - I don't use the financial part, but I find it useful to have more than one mapping program available, and sports schedules, etc. I like browsing the Late Breaking News articles when I am waiting in line somewhere.

There are some free programs for the palm that give you quite a bit of the content on On Demand, that are worth checking out, including

Directory Assistant (http://home.triad.rr.com/rlwhitt/palm) which can be configured to use the free Google Maps program (http://www.google.com/gmm) for displaying maps from entries found.

[noshooz]

I use it almost daily to read some of the news stories. I've used it to look up stores and restaurants when traveling and the map feature also comes in handy! I have the Power Vision Ultimate plan, so I guess I get all the features without paying extra. I've never been prompted to pay more when using it.

[redninja]

i like the weather and news

[BrettW]

i used pocket express on my dell axim, then got my first sprint phones with on demand on it and have always used it from my 920, to my 900, to my treo 600(well it used pocket express), to my m1, to my current 700p i love the news, strange news, weather, and dear abby provides some chuckles on what people will ask for help with

[Looselips]

It's a quick way to check on my stocks. Use it every day.

[mbloof]

I use it every day to check the weather and to fill in slow spots checking the news.

Seems to be sort of like a 'push' service where content is pushed/pulled to the phone for you to read offline.

[Jspired]

Same here; I use On Demand to read weather and news.

[dimm0k]

It's a quick way to check on my stocks. Use it every day.

Do you have issues where it doesn't always update?

[YPG]

I use it for movies
I used to use the dictionary but then I downloaded an app
The thing I don't understand is I have been through a few PV phones that have this and first they charged, then I unsubscribed and on My new phone I thought they changed it and didn't charge but then I saw I was still being charged on a recent bill and the lady couldn't find way to remove it

[Goodgyrl]

I have the Sero plan and I don't pay anything for it. I can even view it while roaming which is a good thing. I look at the News, Weather, and Sports.