"Jeff" <Jeff@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the thorough explanantion Todd, but what can palm treo 700P
> owners paying only $15/ month use a program like PDA Net to connect their
> Treos as PAM to their laptops for unlimited data.
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> jeff

I assume you mean how instead of what, but I did explain it:

>> ... as I've lurked over time in this news group, I've seen some very
>> different experiences (paraphrasing, of course):
....
>> People recently purchasing thier phone and not buying a PAM data plan,
>> but able to use PAM without seeing charges on thier bill.

Also, all kinds of other stuff can happen: the salesman, not wanting to
loose a high dollar sale, sets up the account so the PAM plan is not needed
to use the PAM. A subscriber can call and threaten to cancel thier account,
and retention reconfigures thier account so PAM is free.

So, you may decide to not add a data plan to your phone and get the dialer
software and get your PAM connection set up and never get charged for a
single kb of data. But keep in mind that if you dont have one of the two PAM
plans I gave a link to below, you fall under casual usage and could be
billed at any time per kb of data.

You can get the dialer for your phone here:

http://www4.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/s...alId=downloads

On windows these programs (or the one I use, anyway) will add a new dialup
connection that you can run when your phone is connected (via bluetooth or
mini usb) to get on the Sprint data network.

Todd W.

> "Todd W" <trwww@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>> "Jeff" <Jeff@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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>>>I just bought the Sanyo EVDO SCP8400
>>> I'm also trying their Intenet free for a month.
>>>
>>> i remember with the Treo 650 using PDA Net i was able to use my laptop
>>> to browse instead of the phone itself for the same cheap internet fee
>>> without having to purchase a phone as a modem plan.
>>>
>>> Can the same deal be done with this Phone?
>>> in other words for the $15/month use my laptop to connect as the phone
>>> is being used as a modem?
>>
>> This is a regular cause for confusion. Short answer: No.
>>
>> Long Answer:
>>
>> The original Sprint PCS Vision plan (as opposed to Power Vision) did
>> allow PAM. This Vision plan (again, as opposed to the currently available
>> Power Vision plan) has been grandfathered. In other words, this plan is
>> no longer available, but people who created contracts with Sprint when
>> this plan was available still have this plan. Also, if you DID have the
>> Vision plan and your contract expires, the grandfathered Vision plan is
>> no longer available to you.
>>
>> Under the Power Vision plans, you must purchase a Phone as Modem Data
>> Plan to use PAM. There are only two to choose from. See
>> http://www.sprint.com/business/produ...Plan_tabA.html.
>>
>> This is Sprint's supported method of providing a wireless high speed IP
>> network to you.
>>
>> However, as I've lurked over time in this news group, I've seen some very
>> different experiences (paraphrasing, of course):
>>
>> People have been able to socially engineer thier accounts back on the old
>> Vision plan when they renew thier contract, therefore still being able to
>> use PAM at $15.00/month.
>>
>> People expecting that the PAM was included in the Power Vision plans
>> getting very large bills because they did not have a PAM data plan.
>>
>> People recently purchasing thier phone and not buying a PAM data plan,
>> but able to use PAM without seeing charges on thier bill.
>>
>> A combination of the two people above: Using PAM without seeing charges
>> on thier bill, then eventually getting very large unexpected bills.
>>
>> Often I see long time customers who dont understand that thier Vision
>> plan was grandfathered telling new customers that they can use PAM for
>> $15.00 because the long time customer can.
>>
>> Todd W.
>>
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