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Posted By: 04admiral on 03/27/06 03:08pm

What is mok???

Posted By: pulsar on 03/27/06 03:22pm

04admiral wrote:

What is mok???

Mobile Office Kit.

Tom

Posted By: Dave From AK on 04/14/06 10:11am

retiredhappy wrote:

Great thresd.

I have Verizon America's Choice - unlimited nites and weekends.

Was told phone MUST BE a trimode to work and a lot of the newer phones are duel mode.

Actually, they must be digital to work. "Tri-mode" means analog as well as both digital bands. You only need a tri-mode phone if you need to make voice calls in analog-only areas. Without a special PC Card, you can't use your phone for Internet connectivity in analog areas.

In addition to the other Yahoo forums mentioned earlier, you can get courteous answers to wireless connectivity questions at this forum.

Hope that helps.

Dave Rudisill
2004 Beaver Monterey

Posted By: MrWizard on 04/14/06 10:08pm

if your phone is 2years old or newer, should not have a problem

if it less than 5 years you should be able to do quicknet even if you can't do NA 1xrtt service

my old qualcomm/kyocera 850 slimline will do QN , i used it for 3 years before getting out curent LG phones in 2004

I can explain it to you.
But I Can Not understand it for you !
....

Connected using T-Mobile Home internet and Visible Phone service
1997 F53 Bounder 36s

Posted By: genealogyetc on 04/23/06 07:33pm

Regarding "Crabbypatty"'s question. I just signed up also with Verizon and could not send also. As a result, I called the 1-888-308-5005 Verizon number and they talked me through changing the email output to a "verizon" server, not my own internet server. The technician stated that sometimes this needs to be done--also takes maybe 48 hours to take effect. Hopefully, my advice is correct and I am not leading you in the wrong direction.

Posted By: 58KCb on 04/30/06 11:37am

Over the past 5 years or so, the following has been our internet access staple(s): Older VZN plan (National single rate w/2000 free weekend minutes per month)using Q2net. In addition, a T-Mobile plan currently using a Motorola V66 with PeoplePC as the ISP. Also, a Linksys Wireless-G PCMCIA card in case we wander into a Wi-Fi area.

FWIW: Although we've found signal availability superior using our VZN service (dig and analog), the on-line access has been 50% VZN and 50% T-Mobile. Only downside with the T-Mobile is 9600 bps [emoticon]

........still much faster than 0.0bps. [emoticon]

Wi-Fi access has been very spotty.

Never slap a man who's chewin' tobacco!

Dave & Chris
05 SRW 4X4 3500 QC LB Ram CTD 48RE
05 HitchHiker II LS 34.5 RLTG

Posted By: DemoDiva on 05/02/06 05:56pm

I used my Verizon mobile office kit and cell phone for two months during my free minutes - no problem, just the extra cost of the kit. Then we decided since we were going fulltiming this month we would get a 2nd cell phone - or second line as Verizon calls it for $9.99 extra a month. And then - I couldn't connect online with our original cell phone as I'd been doing?? What the heck? Called Verizon tech support and after two hours of checking and redoing everything they tell me, "Oh yeah you aren't set up for the data use plan and we can set it up right now, for $60+ extra a month". So he set it all up just to see if it would make the difference and two minutes later, I was all connected online again. Magic...only takes $$$$. "Why", I ask "was I able to connect like this for free for a couple of months and now I have to pay?" and the answer was,"you made a change in your plan, and whenever others change their plans who have been using it for their free minutes without charge, will also find out they won't be able to connect until they sign up for the data plan at $60+ extra a month. Verizon has decided no more free ride, but you can go online anytime now, not just during your free minutes. However, your minutes still apply for your talking time."

The moral of the story is --- don't change your plan with Verizon if you want to use free minutes for your online time at no charge.

Now can someone tell me if I got the "snapdialer" program would I be able to go back to using my free minutes free and cancel the the data plan with Verizon???

Jerry & Carolyn
The Chief & DemoDiva

Posted By: Dave From AK on 05/06/06 04:41pm

DemoDiva wrote:

I used my Verizon mobile office kit and cell phone for two months during my free minutes - no problem, just the extra cost of the kit. Then we decided since we were going fulltiming this month we would get a 2nd cell phone - or second line as Verizon calls it for $9.99 extra a month. And then - I couldn't connect online with our original cell phone as I'd been doing?? What the heck? Called Verizon tech support and after two hours of checking and redoing everything they tell me, "Oh yeah you aren't set up for the data use plan and we can set it up right now, for $60+ extra a month". So he set it all up just to see if it would make the difference and two minutes later, I was all connected online again. Magic...only takes $$$$. "Why", I ask "was I able to connect like this for free for a couple of months and now I have to pay?" and the answer was,"you made a change in your plan, and whenever others change their plans who have been using it for their free minutes without charge, will also find out they won't be able to connect until they sign up for the data plan at $60+ extra a month. Verizon has decided no more free ride, but you can go online anytime now, not just during your free minutes. However, your minutes still apply for your talking time."

The moral of the story is --- don't change your plan with Verizon if you want to use free minutes for your online time at no charge.

Now can someone tell me if I got the "snapdialer" program would I be able to go back to using my free minutes free and cancel the the data plan with Verizon???

Snapdialer won't help you. It is merely an alternative to the Mobile Office Kit, and your Verizon account will still need to have data access added to it.

We have been paying for unlimited data with Verizon for over three years now. I recently switched my phone to a PDA/phone. The advantage is that unlimited data is only $44.99/month on a PDA/phone. You might consider that when it comes time to upgrade your phone to an EVDO-capable model.

Posted By: EbonyPriestess on 05/08/06 12:36pm

My husband and I became full timers in March of this year. I researched the best ways to access the internet while on the road because I need to use my computer daily. I finally decided to invest in a media center laptop and I got a Sprint PCS Card. The PCS card connects you to the internet instantly and you don't have to worry about the expense of dial up, roaming and overusage costs. You pay a flat $60 per month and no more internet worries AT ALL. The PCS Card is only about $60 or $75. Sprint was much cheaper than Verizon, which charges $80 for the card and $80 per month unless you contract for your cellular service with them also, in which case it was $60. The PCS card is unlimited. If you have an on-line business or order goods and services online or have IM and email contacts all over the world, the Sprint PCS card is the way to go. RVing to me is about simplyfying life, not making it more complicated and I find that accessing the internet with a PCS card, in addition to being far more cost effective than any other method, is also the simplest way to connect with the internet at any place and at any time.

Pam Jackson

Posted By: unbob on 05/09/06 12:41pm

Pam, your post re Sprint PCS card is misleading. To get the $60 unlimited data deal, you must also have a voice subscription with Sprint! The Sprint Mobile Broadband web site clearly states "$59.99/month with a Sprint wireless voice subscription or $79.99/month without." Nuff said.

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