Sprint PCS - Sanyo 8400 and #777?

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Sanyo 8400 and #777?

~~NoMad~~

2006-10-16, 3:33 pm

Will a Sanyo 8400 phone tether a laptop to the Internet using the #777
number?
Assuming the account has the $15/mo Vision service.

Will a standard Sanyo USB driver work?

Thanks,

NM

Deamon Master

2006-10-17, 10:33 pm

~~NoMad~~ wrote:
> Will a Sanyo 8400 phone tether a laptop to the Internet using the #777
> number?
> Assuming the account has the $15/mo Vision service.
>
> Will a standard Sanyo USB driver work?
>
> Thanks,
>
> NM
>
>
>
NoMad,

I had the same question about my Sanyo 6600 and spoke with Sprint
about it today. Apparently the $15/mo Vision service does not include
the phone as a modem option. That is only available on PCS Power Vision
plans. That being said, it also depends on your phone. Until I got the
6600 last week I had been using a PM-8200 and using the phone as a
modem with no problems on a $10/mo Vision plan. I also asked Sprint
about this and they said that the older phones did not distinguish
between surfing the web via the phone or from a PC via a cable, so the
PC could surf fine. The newer phones DO know the difference and will
block the ability if you don't have a Power Vision plan or the $39/mo
data plan.

I would think the 8400 is old enough that it won't know if you are
surfing the web via the phone or a connected PC. As to the USB drivers,
yes the standard Sanyo USB drivers should work fine. As long as your
phone shows up as a USB modem.

Chris Lemon

2006-10-18, 4:33 am

Deamon Master wrote:
> I would think the 8400 is old enough

Huh? The 8400 isn't even a month old.

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Deamon Master

2006-10-22, 10:33 pm

Chris Lemon wrote:
> Deamon Master wrote:
>
> Huh? The 8400 isn't even a month old.
>
Woops! My bad, I assumed by the model number it was older. I stand
corrected.

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