| So what is up with EV-DO on the i730 I cannot get ANY onfo from the morons at the Verizon stores.
Does anyone know if I can get the i730 with unlimited EV-DO service and use it to get my laptop to the net via Bluetooth or dongle or both...or not at all?
My current understanding is that if I want to get a laptop online, I need a seperate PCMCIA EV-DO card for the laptop...and that cannot be tied to the service I already will be ordering on the i730. So now I have to get 2 EV-DO contracts if I want the PDA and Laptop to get online with my choice of end-device.
It looks like VZ is dropping the Ball AGAIN. They will lose out on EV-DO and Cellular contracts. Looks like the Sprint Launch Countdown begins now. What are these morons thinking with these kinds of decisions? |
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AirGig
join:1999-11-21
New York, NY | Check out the alt.cellular.verizon newsgroup. They'll likely have answered this question already. |
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Yep, you can tether the i730 to your laptop with USB to get EVDO or 1XRTT, and bluetooth compatibility is on the way. check out the forums at pdaphonehome.com for more info. Also, you only need the $45/month pda plan to use this feature. This feature is also available for the XV6600, and it already works for bluetooth. $45 per month for unlimited EVDO and laptop connection capability is not a bad price at all |
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| Sorry Guys. I will check the forums, but I have bad News.
I just got back from the VZW store. 1) They wont have these in stock for another month or so. 2) they are double in the store than what you can get them thru online pricing. 3) There is NO CAMERA. 4) YOU CANNOT USE THEM TO TETHER TO A LAPTOP TO BE USED AS A MODEM. This is the case for via BlueT, USB, or otherwise. The DOPE went on to try the Cable TV theft analogy .It Broke down and he didnt know how to respond. If I have Digital Cable and I have 5 TV's...I pay the $80/mo for the service and the first TV...Plus $5 for the additional TV's/mo. I also asked if I got the unlimited EVDO on the i730 and requested to clone a PCMCIA card to use it with the laptop...he SAID NO. YOUR STILL A THIEF and we wont let u do that. VZ's solution is to buy 2 unlimited EVDO accounts $80x2=$160, plus the $700 i730 with Camera delete. And I forgot to ask about Wi-fi. These People are insane. I can do without a phone for the months before Sprint goes live. I knew it would turn out this way. The have the Audacity to call this the TREO650 Killer? On who's Network??? F U VERIZON. U CONTINUE TO SUCK EVERYDAY. |
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| Oh yeah, forgot to add...
3 other people waited in line for over 90 minutes along with me to get the i730. Regardless of the fact that it was more expensive and they didnt have ANY IN STOCK. As soon as they overheard my questioning of the rep...they walked out along with me. We discussed how INSANE VZW is about not being able to use the EV-DO with a laptop. We also discussed looking into SPRINT for their EVDO countdown now. Probably another fuitless countdown. This SUCKS. I want Ricochet back! |
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HooperPremium
join:2001-10-22
Villanova, PA
1 edit | I have used my xv6600 and i730 for internet access on my laptop all the time (i730 just recently). You are the dumbass for asking if it is OK. Of course they don't want you to do that, why do you think they sell the broadband access card.
Why don't you just order the thing through telesales? You can return it within 15 days if you don't like it, plus the CSR's are a lot more knowledgeable. I will never buy a phone from a store even if they have it in stock. |
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| The Last thing I need is to be doing something that someone has deemed to be illegal. I dontneed to be sitting there using it for what it should be intended for, only to find that when I need it the most...the account has been FROZEN and/or cancelled. Integrity is KEY. They should have SOME. |
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