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PDA Data plan - No voice at all?
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| I thought I read here that a PDA data plan could also be used for
voice at per-minute rates and that you would not get any of the extra
voice features like voice mail, etc. And indeed, when I go thru the
online purchase of a xv6700 and select only a data plan there is a
note that says:
" * Data usage is within NationalAccess or BroadbandAccess Service
Area. Voice usage in the America's Choicesm Home Airtime Rate and
Coverage Area is $0.25 per minute. "
But two reps said there would be no voice call ability at all when
only selecting a PDA data plan. One rep said the note was in error.
So, is that all really true?
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| dr.news 2006-04-25, 5:48 pm |
| Think of yourself as an air-card. Some air-cards (originally all) had a
headset plug so you could use it for voice-calling. This would typically be
a data plan with pay-as-you go voice. So, if you sign-up your phone as an
air-card (not sure if they will let you), then you'll have the voice with
data option plan. Does that help? dr
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dr.news //stores.ebay.com/better-price-wireless (not better than you
deserve, just more than you are used to)
"Mark" <please_reply@news.group> wrote in message
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>I thought I read here that a PDA data plan could also be used for voice at
>per-minute rates and that you would not get any of the extra voice features
>like voice mail, etc. And indeed, when I go thru the online purchase of a
>xv6700 and select only a data plan there is a note that says:
>
> " * Data usage is within NationalAccess or BroadbandAccess Service Area.
> Voice usage in the America's Choicesm Home Airtime Rate and Coverage Area
> is $0.25 per minute. "
>
> But two reps said there would be no voice call ability at all when only
> selecting a PDA data plan. One rep said the note was in error.
>
> So, is that all really true?
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| dr.news 2006-04-25, 5:48 pm |
| Ooops: if you think of your phone as data-card, then you can sign up for a
data plan, and voice will be pay-as-you-go as you requested. Sorry for
saying it backwards, and hate to imply that you'd have figured it out.
Clear is better. dr
Note: The esn may be a give-away that you are not a data-card, but it should
work.
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dr.news //stores.ebay.com/better-price-wireless (not better than you
deserve, just more than you are used to)
"dr.news" <dr.news@better-price.biz.delete-obvious> wrote in message
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> Think of yourself as an air-card. Some air-cards (originally all) had a
> headset plug so you could use it for voice-calling. This would typically
> be a data plan with pay-as-you go voice. So, if you sign-up your phone as
> an air-card (not sure if they will let you), then you'll have the voice
> with data option plan. Does that help? dr
> --
> dr.news //stores.ebay.com/better-price-wireless (not better than you
> deserve, just more than you are used to)
>
> "Mark" <please_reply@news.group> wrote in message
> news:8rSdnV1OsKWWydD
ZnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@gi
ganews.com...
>
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| dr.news wrote:
> Note: The esn may be a give-away that you are not a
> data-card, but it should work.
You mean like how they automatically show a picture
of your phone on the website?...
-Quick
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| Reggie Dunbar 2006-04-25, 11:48 pm |
| Hey now, it clearly says "Simulated Picture" so we're to realize they're
making it look much better than it really is.
"Quick" <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> dr.news wrote:
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> You mean like how they automatically show a picture
> of your phone on the website?...
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> -Quick
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| Larry 2006-04-25, 11:48 pm |
| "dr.news" <dr.news@better-price.biz.delete-obvious> wrote in
news:3_r3g.120309$oL.23865@attbi_s71:
> Think of yourself as an air-card. Some air-cards (originally all) had
> a headset plug so you could use it for voice-calling. This would
> typically be a data plan with pay-as-you go voice. So, if you sign-up
> your phone as an air-card (not sure if they will let you), then you'll
> have the voice with data option plan. Does that help? dr
> -
Does Skype work on VZW's data link or do they try to block all those calls?
Anyone running Skype via VZW data?
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