tulrich
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Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Boston, MA
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quote: Originally posted by Gameboy70
Well, consider yourself lucky if you're on Verizon. You can't get under the radar of Sprint PCS. When I tried to connect to Earthlink, the connection was immediately identified as "Data Call" and disconnected in five seconds.
Without knowing too much about it, my guess is that you need a cell phone with an on-board modem to make the connection work without Wireless Web, regardless of whether it's on Verizon or Sprint PCS (yes, contradicting my first statement). Maybe it's time for me to get a new phone. I was holding out for the AirPrime SB1000 CDMA VisorPhone, but who knows when that'll be released.
From what everyone tells me, the modems on CDMA networks are on the network towers, not in the phones. Verizon's network recognizes the data call, but just charges you regular airtime minutes for it.
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