N80 and appropriate cingular data plan

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salsagirl40

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Im getting an N80 and was wondering from all of you cingular users..

what data plan do you need for an N80?

i used blackberry in the past, but when i talk to cingular's customer service they are clueless about the phone.

i did a search already, and didnt come up with anything.

Thanks in advance
 
For my N73 I've got that $20 plan that includes unlimited data and 200 text messages. I forgot what it's called(media max??).
 
I'm on Cingular here as well, and this is the same plan I have, nice to surf internet anywhere and everywhere when needed for $20 a month.
 
I would recomend calling them and asking. I was on the $2 50 text plan (I don't text that much), but since I've been over by a few each month, I was calling to switch to the $5 200 text plan, but the rep was able to give me (I've been with AT&T since 2000) a plan for $3.50 that has 250 texts (added it to two of my lines).

You may be able to get a sweet deal like that...
 
You know upgrading your contract doesn't really mean your getting a good deal.

Sometimes preserving your contract and not upgrading Just leave it as it is, is good.

Like my friend who's been with T-Mobile ever since they were Omnipoint.. He still uses his Omnipont SIM, which function kind of slow. Imagine how many years has it been since the time Omnipoint existed.

At least Tmobile can't do anything with his account. He still have the features ever since he started with Omnipoint which is now TMO.

Check out his plan from way back which he still uses up to now.

$29.99 Plan 300 mins Weekday Unlimited Night and Weekends.

Never heard of that plan in a while..

Unlimited txt msgs national and international since that time txt messaging wasn't popular. So its unlimited..

Cheap Intl and Roaming rates.. He calls India for 10cents a min on his plan. WOW!! 13cents to Philippines.

The BAD: Can't have data plan.. Since that time they didn't have data plan.

So this is a lesson! Upgrading your contract doesn't mean getting a good deal.

TMO can't force you to change your plan or upgrade.. That's your rights and choice..

I don't exactly know about other Service Providers Policy..
 
The following is a major, MAJOR caveat for Cingular subscribers to the $20 unlimited data plan.

When you receive a unbranded Nokia phone, you may obtain the Internet connection settings from Nokia's website or from the settings wizard on the phone itself. In both cases, Nokia sends several settings to you OTA. One of them is called Cingular Internet, and it uses the server isp.cingular. Do not use this connection, or you will be billed according to Cingular's pay-per-kilobyte plan at 1 cent per KB.

Delete this access point and use the one called Internet-GPRS. It connects to the server wap.cingular. If you have the $20 plan, you can download to your heart's content and not incur additional charges.

Case in point: I'm a heavy-duty Internet user. When I received my new N80 a couple of months ago, I immediately downloaded Nokia's Cingular settings and started browsing the web. A month later, I received a bill for about $800 worth of data usage.

After recovering from the shock, I investigated my connection settings, and found that I was using the isp.cingular server. To my great relief, the techs at Cingular gave me a break and reduced the data charges to $20.

Just be sure your Internet access point is wap.cingular, not isp.cingular.

Cheers,
 
I usually use the cingular media net (which i think is pre-configured on the new 64k sim cards), or cingular express. I browse and stream crazy, just pay the regular $20 (+ i get a discount since i am a student).
 
WoW!! Thank You so much for reminding us that.. Luckily I just got mine couple of day ago and I haven't used it that much!! Hopefully I won't get charge.

Damn Cingular! They don't even warn us about that..
 
I think you are correct: your account must be configured by Cingular so that you can access ISP.CINGULAR. The technical support rep told me that it was Cingular's fault that access to this server was enabled on my account, and he immediately disabled it.

I don't know, however, why my account was originally configured that way.
 
I think you are correct: your account must be configured by Cingular so that you can access ISP.CINGULAR. The technical support rep told me it was Cingular's fault that access to this server was enabled on my account, and he immediately disabled it.

I don't know, however, why my account was originally configured that way.
 
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