Re: Recommend me a new Verizon phone to use with iBook (Nat'l Access)

--- In maccellphone%40yahoogroups.com">maccellphoneyahoogroups.com, "A. Thio" <bearthio...> wrote:

> Min, you are not getting BROADBAND data connection unless you are
> paying for one of Verizon's data plans. You are using the "backdoor"
> internet access with 80-120 kb connection speeds.
>
> I haven't been following the threads on this lately, but read message#
> 8318 for some info about Verizon closing down "backdoor" internet
> access. The short version is that Verizon has been reported to shut
>; down "backdoor" access for people who try to use it via a EVDO phone.
&gt; It was the reason I chose the V325i (non-EVDO phone) several months
&gt; ago. There aren't many non-EVDO phones left in Verizon's list of free
>; phones.
>
> Good luck.
&gt; -Andrew
>

oh, serious? i haven't used it in a while, but the last time i tried,
it worked as it did in the past and was pretty fast. so did they
already close the backdoor or what? they still advertise the phones
as DUN EVDO capable, but you're saying this only is for people who pay
extra for data plans? wow, that sucks. maybe i should just forget
the whole "using the phone to do internet with my notebook&quot; idea then
because i am not paying for their expensive data plans.

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But isn't the E815 an EVDO phone? So is it possible that that
phone, since you've had it for awhile, has been grandfathered in re
still supporting National Access? (I have an E815, and use it as an
EVDO modem.)

If it's still working, maybe the best thing is to keep using the
older phone!?!?!

Greg

On Jul 23, 2007, at 12:16 PM, Min wrote:

> --- In maccellphone%40yahoogroups.com">maccellphoneyahoogroups.com, "A. Thio" <bearthio...> wrote:
&gt;
> > Min, you are not getting BROADBAND data connection unless you are
> > paying for one of Verizon's data plans. You are using the "backdoor"
> > internet access with 80-120 kb connection speeds.
> >
>; > I haven't been following the threads on this lately, but read
> message#
> > 8318 for some info about Verizon closing down "backdoor" internet
> > access. The short version is that Verizon has been reported to shut
>; > down "backdoor" access for people who try to use it via a EVDO
> phone.
&gt; > It was the reason I chose the V325i (non-EVDO phone) several months
&gt; > ago. There aren't many non-EVDO phones left in Verizon's list of
> free
>; > phones.
> >
>; > Good luck.
&gt; > -Andrew
> >
>;
> oh, serious? i haven't used it in a while, but the last time i tried,
&gt; it worked as it did in the past and was pretty fast. so did they
>; already close the backdoor or what? they still advertise the phones
&gt; as DUN EVDO capable, but you're saying this only is for people who pay
> extra for data plans? wow, that sucks. maybe i should just forget
&gt; the whole "using the phone to do internet with my notebook&quot; idea then
>; because i am not paying for their expensive data plans.
&gt;
>
>

--- "Min&quot; <supermin99...> wrote:
&gt; oh, serious? i haven't used it in a while, but the last time i tried,
&gt; it worked as it did in the past and was pretty fast.

Well, maybe you do have broadband "backdoor" access. I've never heard
of it, but that doesn't mean it's not possible. I'd be curious what
kind of speeds you're getting. If you have time to try it out and go
to one of the speed test sites let us know the speeds.

I would also agree with suggestion to just keep the E815. It it ain't
broke...