Watch out...sprint is sending out letters for using phone as a modem..got mine today.

frontsideinc · 07-14-2005, 07:43 PM

I guess 3 gig of data in a year is too much, time to back off.....Just giving u guys the heads up...

SteelersFan · 07-14-2005, 08:23 PM

Thanks for the heads up.

**Dale** · 07-14-2005, 08:41 PM

How much megabytes have you been using??? 1,000 megs a month??? 1K?

frontsideinc · 07-15-2005, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale

How much megabytes have you been using??? 1,000 megs a month??? 1K?

I checked my phone vi660, before i switched to a 8200 the other day,,i used around 3 gigs, since aug of 04.

I called sprint last night, after 6 peps on the phone, they gave me a plan, 20 bucks a month for 20 mb,,but unlimited for the first 3 month,,,,to use my cell phone as a modem..

So they do have data plans to use your cell as a modem

20 bucks for 20mb
40 bucks for 40mb
80 bucks for 300mb

thats what they told, me.

but if u sign up for either one, u get the no overage plan, for 3 months, meaning u can have unlimited data for the first 3 months..

**sheureka** · 07-15-2005, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frontsideinc

I checked my phone vi660, before i switched to a 8200 the other day,,i used around 3 gigs, since aug of 04.

I called sprint last night, after 6 peps on the phone, they gave me a plan, 20 bucks a month for 20 mb,,but unlimited for the first 3 month,,,,to use my cell phone as a modem..

Whoa - they have no way at all to monitor that - and as the letter makes clear the only way they can tell the difference is by usage pattern - and even then they're guessing. I have a PPC6600 and can stream movies from my computer with ORB, can play XM Radio all day, and can go to any website for however long I want. I'd never sign up for a plan like that. Even if I occasionally used my laptop with my phone the usage would be so minimal compared to the usage on the phone itself that it would be ridiculous for me to get a data plan like that. - sheureka

that_kid · 07-15-2005, 01:17 PM

I'm with Sheureka, I do so much with my 6600 that if I hooked it up to my laptop it would look like normal usage to sprint.

slim06 · 07-21-2005, 08:51 AM

can the vm4050 be used as a modem? what cable would i need and how to set up? thanks.

**techprincesse** · 07-21-2005, 12:53 PM

Is there a way to measure how much data you have used in a month? My bill never tells this information.

**Dale** · 07-21-2005, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slim06

can the vm4050 be used as a modem? what cable would i need and how to set up? thanks.

Get a cable, hook it up, dial #777 and you're all set!!! Works great!

slim06 · 07-21-2005, 02:02 PM

need any special software?

**Dale** · 07-21-2005, 02:28 PM

no. zero. Windows XP found my phone just fine.

3G Cables · 07-21-2005, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slim06

can the vm4050 be used as a modem? what cable would i need and how to set up? thanks.

We have the cable for your VM4050 to use it as a modem and give all instructions with the cable all for $8.95. It is all you need to connect to the net.

jahillia · 07-22-2005, 11:20 AM

Bought mine from 3G and it works like a charm....

**Dale** · 07-22-2005, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3G Cables

We have the cable for your VM4050 to use it as a modem and give all instructions with the cable all for $8.95. It is all you need to connect to the net.

What a deal! That cable was once like $24.95!!!

3G Cables · 07-22-2005, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale

What a deal! That cable was once like $24.95!!!

Yea, we were forced to lower they price dramatically due to e-bay whores.

Let me make a correction however, that cable is $13.95 not $8.95.

*Got confused since most of our cables are $8.95.

07-14-2005, 07:43 PM	#1
frontsideinc Telegraph User Join Date: Jun 1, '05 Location: texas Posts: 51 Phone: sanyo 8200 Trades: -1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 0	Watch out...sprint is sending out letters for using phone as a modem..got mine today. I guess 3 gig of data in a year is too much, time to back off.....Just giving u guys the heads up...

07-14-2005, 08:41 PM	#3
Dale Forum Member Join Date: Dec 7, '02 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 4,291 Phone: Toshiba 4050 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 10,930	How much megabytes have you been using??? 1,000 megs a month??? 1K? __________________ Line 1 ($15.40/mo): 870 at, nw 6pm, m2m, fimf, vision & pics, unl sms. Line 2 ($8.23/mo): 320 at, nw 6pm, m2m, fimf, vision & pics, unl sms. Lines 3-8 ($86.96/mo): 2000 at, nw 6pm, m2m, fimf, vision & pics, unl sms. EVDO Data Card & BlackBerry 8703e ($0.00/mo): 600 at, unl data & sms. (Roaming Included) Why did Sprint lose over a million customers recently? May 2008 Bill - Over $135 in bogus charges!

07-15-2005, 01:17 PM	#6
that_kid Telephone User Join Date: Jul 29, '03 Location: In the Data Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 56	I'm with Sheureka, I do so much with my 6600 that if I hooked it up to my laptop it would look like normal usage to sprint. __________________ ________ Eric Hicks Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices

07-21-2005, 12:53 PM	#8
techprincesse Telephone User Join Date: Oct 1, '03 Location: Miami, FL -> MD Posts: 219 Phone: Trēo 700P Trades: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 370	Is there a way to measure how much data you have used in a month? My bill never tells this information. __________________ excessive signature removed. www.sprintusers.com/guidelines

07-21-2005, 02:28 PM	#11
Dale Forum Member Join Date: Dec 7, '02 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 4,291 Phone: Toshiba 4050 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 10,930	no. zero. Windows XP found my phone just fine. __________________ Line 1 ($15.40/mo): 870 at, nw 6pm, m2m, fimf, vision & pics, unl sms. Line 2 ($8.23/mo): 320 at, nw 6pm, m2m, fimf, vision & pics, unl sms. Lines 3-8 ($86.96/mo): 2000 at, nw 6pm, m2m, fimf, vision & pics, unl sms. EVDO Data Card & BlackBerry 8703e ($0.00/mo): 600 at, unl data & sms. (Roaming Included) Why did Sprint lose over a million customers recently? May 2008 Bill - Over $135 in bogus charges!

07-14-2005, 08:23 PM	#2
SteelersFan Walkie Talkie User Join Date: Nov 5, '02 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 363 Phone: 1997-08/ByeBye Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 1,631	Thanks for the heads up.

07-21-2005, 08:51 AM	#7
slim06 Telegraph User Join Date: Jul 13, '05 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 63 Phone: A900 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 52	can the vm4050 be used as a modem? what cable would i need and how to set up? thanks.

07-21-2005, 02:02 PM	#10
slim06 Telegraph User Join Date: Jul 13, '05 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 63 Phone: A900 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 52	need any special software?

07-22-2005, 11:20 AM	#13
jahillia PhoneAholic Mood: Join Date: Jan 3, '05 Location: TN Posts: 147 Phone: Palm Centro Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts SU$: 311	Bought mine from 3G and it works like a charm....

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