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Is internet via Bluetooth ever free? I hope so or I'm in big trouble.
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<blockquote data-quote="jenn" data-source="post: 94404"><p>I dug deeper and determined that under my current plan, I'm paying 1 cent per k, and I used about 1mb the other day. So I owe like 10 bucks.</p><p></p><p>They told me that people establishing accounts now pay 3 cents per k, unless they pay a flat rate of at least $20mb for 5mb, which is pretty depressing (and ridiculous) after getting all excited about being able to connect over my phone.</p><p></p><p>One extra thing though: one of the cingular people (who didn't know much and wasn't very helpful) kept asking if I was dialing into an ISP. She was wondering if the call counted as a voice call, and she mentioned something about "WAP."</p><p></p><p>My big question for whoever can answer it:</p><p></p><p>Is there another (possibly much slower or less stable) way to connect via my cell phone and bluetooth that isn't so expensive? Is there another (non-GPRS) way to connect at all? </p><p></p><p>I mean, a 56k modem uses analog voice lines to connect, why can't I do it over my cell phone with speed lost to compensate for connection stability?</p><p></p><p>I am a computer illiterate moron, dammit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jenn, post: 94404"] I dug deeper and determined that under my current plan, I'm paying 1 cent per k, and I used about 1mb the other day. So I owe like 10 bucks. They told me that people establishing accounts now pay 3 cents per k, unless they pay a flat rate of at least $20mb for 5mb, which is pretty depressing (and ridiculous) after getting all excited about being able to connect over my phone. One extra thing though: one of the cingular people (who didn't know much and wasn't very helpful) kept asking if I was dialing into an ISP. She was wondering if the call counted as a voice call, and she mentioned something about "WAP." My big question for whoever can answer it: Is there another (possibly much slower or less stable) way to connect via my cell phone and bluetooth that isn't so expensive? Is there another (non-GPRS) way to connect at all? I mean, a 56k modem uses analog voice lines to connect, why can't I do it over my cell phone with speed lost to compensate for connection stability? I am a computer illiterate moron, dammit. [/QUOTE]
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