12-04-2003, 03:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Free Internet Plan From T-Mobile?
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=237460
According to a forum at HowardForums, T-Mobile has a new internet data plan that is free and allows unlimited usage, but it isn't totally open like the for-pay plans.
� Every single one of their voice plans has unlimited WAP browsing, but it also allows regular HTTP browsing.
� It only allows access to ports 80 (web surfing), 25 (smtp mail sending) and 110 (pop mail port) to be accessed though. So no SSL, FTP, instant messaging, etc.
If you need to connect to SSL sites, want to use instant messenger, use VPN to connect to your office, use Terminal Server or Citrix over the internet, FTP or other internet apps, you'll need to pay for the $30/mo. unlimited plan they introduced this past summer. It is only $20 if you have a voice plan. For basic internet access though, you can't beat free! :mrgreen:
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12-04-2003, 03:43 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 298
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Wow. It's stuff like this that make me more and more confident that T-Mobile will be my next cell provider once my Sprint contract is up.
:way to go:
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12-04-2003, 03:44 PM
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12-04-2003, 04:07 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 176
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Can I add a filter that will get rid of articles like this that make me want to cry (with envy).
It sucks living in the UK sometimes...
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12-04-2003, 04:18 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 14
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My experience with T-Mobile is that the people at the T-Mobile stores don't know what T-Mobile has to offer. From the store, I asked for unlimited internet on my voice account and they wanted to charge me $19.95/month. I called customer service (611) and they told me it was $9.95. But that was also made my one year contract start over.
Although, I think I'm finding that AIM and ICQ don't work anymore. So maybe this is why.
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12-04-2003, 04:41 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 193
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comfirmed?
Has anyone confirmed or tested this because i don't need ssl or anything just e-mail and regular net and I am paying 20 a month for internet right now from T-mobile..... So anyone got a clue?
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12-04-2003, 05:09 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 141
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I tried it out yesterday and setup my wifes T610 to work via bluetooth with her PocketPC. It worked and it looks like I too will now be cancelling my $19.99/month plan, which I started a few weeks ago.
You can download pop mail and webpages just fine except for secure sites (https) or ones that require a MS Passport. Some people have got around using IMs by configuring their IM client to use port 80 and it worked for them.
To set it up on your PPC it is a bit different than setting up the standard GPRS connection where no extra dial string commands are needed to define the APN.
I just went to connection settings and setup the BT modem with a baud rate of 115.2k. Phone number is just the standard *99# and make sure the wait for dial tone before dialing is unchecked. You will also need to setup the dialing locations, dialing patterns to G for local,long distance, and international calls.
Then just go to IE and it should automatically connect to your phone via BT if you paired your phone correctly. It also works with popmail as well.
My wife was so pleased that she can now read her email on the go as well as check a few websites she manges while on the go.l
I am really impressed that Tmobile has offered this service for all customers, that have a $19.99 plan or more!
It may now be worth it to spring $8.95 a month for GoToMyPC since its Java client works over port 80 and I should get the same functionality of my desktop on my PPC if I need it.
:mrgreen:
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12-04-2003, 05:17 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 78
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I tried in my T-mobile Pocket PC, and it doesn't seems to work, or am I doing something wrong?
I just changed the Internet settings, from internet2.voicestream.com to wap.voicestream.com, anybody has a clue?
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12-04-2003, 05:24 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 65
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You can still maybe use the mobile java version of ICQ (http://go.icq.com), which uses your web browser to connect to the ICQ server. Can anyone confirm this?
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12-04-2003, 05:55 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 141
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Originally Posted by hotweiss
You can still maybe use the mobile java version of ICQ ( http://go.icq.com), which uses your web browser to connect to the ICQ server. Can anyone confirm this? |
I get a page not found...
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