Comments on: Internet Access on Your Cell Phone http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/05/internet-access-on-your-cell-phone/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:35:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Andy Phillips http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/05/internet-access-on-your-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-129201 Andy Phillips Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:22:49 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/05/internet-access-on-your-cell-phone/#comment-129201 Just because you have Sprint Vision internet access does NOT mean you can use your phone as a modem. I fooled around with that and got a big bill for very little use and no value. Also, after I stepped on my phone and bought a cheap used replacement I got a big bill for internet access even though I was paying for Vision because the new old phone wasn't "Vision-enabled" and its internet access function was out-of-plan. Just because you have Sprint Vision internet access does NOT mean you can use your phone as a modem. I fooled around with that and got a big bill for very little use and no value. Also, after I stepped on my phone and bought a cheap used replacement I got a big bill for internet access even though I was paying for Vision because the new old phone wasn’t “Vision-enabled” and its internet access function was out-of-plan.

]]> By: Hazzard http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/05/internet-access-on-your-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Hazzard Wed, 10 Aug 2005 03:44:43 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/05/internet-access-on-your-cell-phone/#comment-310 Watch out. Put a note on your calendar to cancel it when the trial is over. It has always IRKED me that Sprint makes you use their "extra" services and then require that you cancel the service once the trial is up. They are counting on a percentage of people forgetting and then just paying the bill every month. Once it's off, make sure it stays off. I had the charge magically start appearing a few months after I canceled it. If you decide you like it and want to keep the service, please pretend you didn't read this.... :) Hazzard http://elym.blogspot.com Watch out. Put a note on your calendar to cancel it when the trial is over. It has always IRKED me that Sprint makes you use their “extra” services and then require that you cancel the service once the trial is up. They are counting on a percentage of people forgetting and then just paying the bill every month.

Once it’s off, make sure it stays off. I had the charge magically start appearing a few months after I canceled it.

If you decide you like it and want to keep the service, please pretend you didn’t read this…. :)

Hazzard
http://elym.blogspot.com

]]> By: nickel http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/05/internet-access-on-your-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-307 nickel Mon, 08 Aug 2005 22:04:30 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/05/internet-access-on-your-cell-phone/#comment-307 Yeah, it really only works for sites designed with WAP in mind. But there are a number of sites that it works well for, including a variety of news sites that have a WAP version. Regarding speed, Vision is surprisingly fast. That being said, the sites that are optimized for WAP are very text-heavy, with virtually no graphics. Yeah, it really only works for sites designed with WAP in mind. But there are a number of sites that it works well for, including a variety of news sites that have a WAP version. Regarding speed, Vision is surprisingly fast. That being said, the sites that are optimized for WAP are very text-heavy, with virtually no graphics.

]]> By: jim http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/05/internet-access-on-your-cell-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-306 jim Mon, 08 Aug 2005 21:18:10 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/08/05/internet-access-on-your-cell-phone/#comment-306 I find cell phone internet is slow and clunky, especially if you look at a site that doesn't really care about how it looks on a cell (i.e. 99.99% of sites). I looked at my blog once from a Sidekick and it looked awful and a Sidekick has a bigger screen than any old cellie. I find cell phone internet is slow and clunky, especially if you look at a site that doesn’t really care about how it looks on a cell (i.e. 99.99% of sites). I looked at my blog once from a Sidekick and it looked awful and a Sidekick has a bigger screen than any old cellie.

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