"William H. Bowen" <wh_bowen@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "Roger 2008" <rwpcs@att.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Roger 2008" <rwpcs@att.net> wrote in message
> >news:Pbudnd6EQvHpsrHVnZ2dnUVZ_uOdnZ2d@giganews.co m...
> >>
> >> "Roger 2008" <rwpcs@att.net> wrote in message
> >> news:FeWdnVxf8uKycY3VnZ2dnUVZ_jOdnZ2d@giganews.com ...
> >> > Out of curiosity, I took a look at the "Touch" that Verizon sales.
> >>
> >> Besides Verizon striping their "Touch" of "Bluetooth PAN" and putting a
5G
> >> cap on their data network I found something else today.
> >>
> >> Verizon lowered the price of the "Data Plan" to *try* and match Sprint
and
> >> they added some rules to follow at the same time.
> >> http://www.xv6900.com/Verizon-Drops-Data-Plan-Pricing
> >>
> >> "Verizon Lowers Data Plan Pricing"
> >>
> >> With the release of the XV6900 just a few short days away, Verizon
> >Wireless
> >> has announced that it has lowered pricing for the unlimited data plan
from
> >> $45.00/month to $29.99/month. This puts pricing for high speed data
> >network
> >> access on par with Sprint and AT&T.
> >>
> >> The $29.99/month plan does not support Exchange, which should primarily
> >> impact enterprise users. The new data plan will provide unlimited
access
> >to
> >> the web and up to 10 personal e-mail accounts, including free Internet
> >email
> >> providers such as Windows Live, AOL and Yahoo.
> >>
> >> The $29.99 data plan is only available with qualifying voice plans.
This
> >new
> >> data plan is currently available on the Verizon Wireless SMT5800; the
> >> Verizon Wireless XV6800 and the MOTO Q9m.
> >>
> >> ========== My comments below ==========
> >>
> >> Verizon should have dropped the price to $24.99 to match Sprint. More
on
> >> that later.
> >>
> >> Verizon should let their users have "Bluetooth PAN" to match Sprint.
> >>
> >> Verizon should remove their 5G cap on their data network to match
Sprint.
> >>
> >> Now why the $24.99 instead of the $29.99 mentioned above? When I added
> >> "Unlimited data" to my Mogul it was for $39.xx a month but I was
allowed
> >to
> >> drop the Vision service shortly after that meaning I'm only paying $25
a
> >> month more for unlimited data.
> >
> >After some double checking I found out the $29.99 is for unlimited data
to
> >the phone itself. If you want to use your phone for broadband access to
a
> >laptop with a 5G cap then you add another $59.99.
> >
> >That means I'd be paying $50 more a month if I were on Verizon and I
> >wouldn't even have Bluetooth PAN with a Verizon phone.
> >
> >Not only would I *not* have Bluetooth PAN but I'd have to use a program
that
> >you download from http://vzam.net if I wanted intenet on my laptop.
> >
> >No thanks.
>
> Roger,
>
> I agree. One of the reasons I stay with Sprint is because of their
> data plans. On my Palm 755P, same as your Mogul, unlimited data to the
> phone & PAM is $39.95 AND no cap. For what Verizon is charging on
> Sprint you could have Vision on your phone AND a pay for data service
> on an AirCard.
>
> BTW, Palms have the same issue with PAM on any carrier. They do not
> appear to the PC as a network card like an AirCard or a Novatel does.
> You have to install Sprint Connection Manager to get any better than
> dial-up transfer speeds (the basic Palm software installs a 755 as a
> modem, so you CAN use DUN, but as I said, DUN has speed limitations)
> which makes it a pain to use the Palm on a foreign machine. On the
> other hand, you have to install drivers for an AirCard, so I guess
> that is not that big of an issue.
>
> One other sidebar - if you do use Sprint Connection Manager, DO NOT
> try and do an upgrade on a new version!! I've tried it twice and ended
> up with an unworkable mess. Better to uninstall the old version and
> then install the new one. I wish that Sprint would get another vendor
> to do their CM software - their present one is kinda lame.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Bowen
> Sacramento, CA

Thanks for the info and now that you mention it, I remember I had to use
connection software with a phone I had years ago and an air card I had last
year.

BTW I just heard some bad news today. Sprint is going to be like AT&T and
Verizon with a 5G cap.

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/0...d-data-at-5gb/