[mikec]

Is Cingular unlimited data on the 750v $40? Not tethering, but just web/email/"regular IP" from the device.

I thought it used to be $20.

Guess Cingular can't decide if it's a smartphone or pda, but can decide to stiff customers.

That's twice as much as Sprint....not sure about Verizon data for Treo.

That's too bad, as rollover is a nice feature.

[seaflipper]

Is Cingular unlimited data on the 750v $40? Not tethering, but just web/email/"regular IP" from the device.

I thought it used to be $20.

Guess Cingular can't decide if it's a smartphone or pda, but can decide to stiff customers.

That's twice as much as Sprint....not sure about Verizon data for Treo.

That's too bad, as rollover is a nice feature.

Actually it's $39.99 a month, not $40.00

The plan that is $19.99 is the "Smartphone Unlimited" whereas the 750 only qualifies for the PDA Unlimited at $39.99

Technically that is the plan you have to use.

[mikec]

It's a ream job....:-)

That's what I figure...just like when Sprint forced people with Vision as part of their plan ("free") to $10 a month to $15 to $20.

Still $40 is steep along with a min. $40 voice plan....add in taxes and that's close to $100 a month....for EDGE, no less! (despite being advertised otherwise, unless you hack it, which is hit and miss and coverage is still spotty).

Too bad, as I like the 750v form factor and future of HSDPA (or whatever it's called)...I wonder if there are some corp. discounts or something else out there to get a more reasonable rate.

[URPREY]

It's UMTS out of the box which is good for 300-400kbps. EDGE is ~150.

[mikec]

thanks for the correction...UMTS.

[cjdaniel]

For PDA's it has always been 39.99. In the old days you could fake them out into giving you the $20 plan. I am am still under that plan. Every 6 months to a year they take it off, I call complain and they put it back. Just happened again 2 days ago.

[z3bum]

I think the pda and smartphones that run Cingular's roms can be tracked and identified by them. (I have a friend who was working for a company that sells this techology to carriers and Cingular was one of his customers) I would use the most generic rom image available and ask Cingular to let you use the $20/month plan. Not sure why they have metered plans and two different tiers, other than just being a rip off.

[gadgetluva]

I think the pda and smartphones that run Cingular's roms can be tracked and identified by them. (I have a friend who was working for a company that sells this techology to carriers and Cingular was one of his customers) I would use the most generic rom image available and ask Cingular to let you use the $20/month plan. Not sure why they have metered plans and two different tiers, other than just being a rip off.

I would assume they go off of IMEIs, not ROMs.

[panaph0bic]

I have the $29.99 media max bundle for unlimited internet and 1000 txt. They still think I have some samsung slider that I joined up with...but Ive had 2 phones since that ive bought unlocked. I dont see a reason to tell them about new unlocked phones I got, cuz theres no advantages. So they shouldnt be able to tell that I have a Treo750 since their computers show a samsung.

[mikec]

so cingular cannot tell what phone you are running? what about the fact you'd be using 3g?

[Pearl_Diva]

I think they do use IMEIs. I don't know if that identifies phone model though.

[Slingbox]

40 a month is alot of money for data service.
Im paying 15 a month for ev-do Sprint
On Sprints Wimax 4G release there unlimted data plan is going to be around 20 to 25 a month says there customer care.

[mikec]

wimax-4g is worth 25 a month.

but 40 fo cing is too much.