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Crustytrusty
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Visorphone & Data Package????

Ok I have been hearing that you need a data service subcription from your carrier to dial into an ISP with the VP, but alot of people say you dont...I just got my Visor phone today.... the ISP i can dial into with the Xircom56k modem doesnt work when I try to dial into it with the VP...is connectiong with an ISP without data services on your plan even possible?

Oh ya, I am in TORONTO CANADA using FIDO.

thanks for any help

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01-13-2002 01:23 AM

Crustytrusty
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anyone anyone?? bueller?? bueller? I want to use the VP so bad but I already have a cell phone I wanna see what this thing can do..come on somebody please help little old me hehe

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01-13-2002 01:47 AM

whiteytech
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Location: Conway SC USA
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All I needed here in SC USA was a NEW account with cingular and added there wireless data service to the bill.
What I get is 700m for $50 and free nights and weekends and LD.Add $6.99 for the data service. It uses my air time during PEEK day time hours. And free after hours.
Using the VP has been cool.Surfing the web and useing e-mail on the go has been great.
Hope you get your going.
Who is you NEW GSM phone company?

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01-13-2002 02:21 AM

Crustytrusty
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kewl thanks for making me even more jealous ...Ok so I know it will work with a data service subscription....but is there any way can i surf, get mail and all that other good stuff without a data service package on my phone....say just dial into my ISP normally as I would with a regular springport modem?

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01-13-2002 05:43 AM

eigenwave
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Registered: Nov 2001
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quote:
Originally posted by Crustytrusty
kewl thanks for making me even more jealous ...Ok so I know it will work with a data service subscription....but is there any way can i surf, get mail and all that other good stuff without a data service package on my phone....say just dial into my ISP normally as I would with a regular springport modem?

Congrats on the VP. Once you experience going cordless, you'll never go back to landline modems

I, too, have the VP and Cingular service. I'm in CA so I need to have my data services turned. You get two numbers, one for data and another for fax. This is in addition to the phone number. Anyway, I tried dialing into my ISP (Earthlink) without the data services turned. It just plain will not work. There's no harm in trying, but you'll get a 'no dial tone' message or something similar from the VP.

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01-13-2002 03:57 PM

everything's a blur
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Registered: Aug 2000
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
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Re: Visorphone & Data Package????

quote:
Originally posted by Crustytrusty
Ok I have been hearing that you need a data service subcription from your carrier to dial into an ISP with the VP, but alot of people say you dont...I just got my Visor phone today.... the ISP i can dial into with the Xircom56k modem doesnt work when I try to dial into it with the VP...is connectiong with an ISP without data services on your plan even possible?

Oh ya, I am in TORONTO CANADA using FIDO.

thanks for any help

Hey Crustytrusty,

I recently got my VP as well and am also on the Fido network here in Toronto. Just for the heck of it I tried making a data call into Sympatico's dial-up pool and got nothing but a "No carrier" error. I spoke with yardie (he's around here somewhere) who has the same setup, but he does subscribe to Fido's FidoData service. Costs $5 a month. I think I'll give it a try.

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01-13-2002 05:40 PM

yardie
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FIDO Data

All you need is FIDO DATA.... Just call them up and say I want FIDO Data. They will add it and bill you $5/month and then you can connect to your ISP. I am using it and its very very nice. Connection to ISP (Bell Sympatico) is very fast too. I am usually online in about 30 seconds.

01-13-2002 11:05 PM

Crustytrusty
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Sweet thnx a ton everyone... got "pay as you" go on the fido now ...i just went through a huge battle with them over a defective nokia 3390 wt a cracked screen that they refuse to replace....i still owe them 500$ and inturn refuse to pay hehe, no worries one of the local news stations has picked up the story so those fido pricks will be owing me

For now im just going to get my pay as you go service and number switched to a monthly plan under my company name hehehe cause there is no way in hell (after calling the office of the president at microcell and *****ing them out daily) they will sign me up again under my name LOL! ....so I get data tomorrow then i have wireless pr0n and spam!!...tee hee...in all seriousness thanks for the tips guys

***YARDIE - Do you have that sympatico dial # perhaps??..cant seem to find it...thnx

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