Using SmartPhone Connect Plan on TyTn/8525?

[samw52000]

I've been thinking about switching from Tmobile to Cingular to benefit from their UMTS network.

Since I already have a TyTN I figured I would order a 3125 and get their Unlimited Smartphone Connect Plan.

I was wondering if this would work with the TyTN and what the settings are.

From what I've been reading online it seems that the Smartphone plan uses Cingular's wap proxy. I was wondering if this would affect the 3G performance.

I wouldn't use the TyTN for tethering (my monthly usage runs around 200-250MB, mostly mail and RSS).

[debonairone]

I have the TyTn and have added the Cingular Extended Roms and all is working well... You can add the Cingular Wap settings via cab and depending on the Rom that you have installed, you may or may not have issues with the Express Mail settings and Phone Keypad...

Took me several days to figure out the right combination of Rom and Extended Roms, but I am happy at the moment...

debonairone

[samw52000]

I thought I could manually configured the connection... I already have 2 mail accounts setup (one is my work Exchange (push) the other is my personal pop)... don't care much about XpressMail.

I'm running WM6 latest rom.

[chenga]

-If you need XpressMail, go with the SmartPhone connect.
-If you want 200 text messages/month, go with the MediaMax 200 Bundle

Both of those are $19.99, and give you unlimited internet

If you need VPN or isp.cingular, you'll have to get the more expensive PDA connect (or laptop connect) plans.

3G speed is not much worse on wap.cingular if it's worse at all. It's not difficult to setup the data accounts. There are actually very good tutorials on Cingular's website in the help section.

[samw52000]

Thanks!

I have no use for the VPN at this point. Xpress mail may be a nice addition since right now I am pulling mail from my personal pop every 30min. Having the push option on this account as well would be nice.

I was just worries that the Smartphone connect plan would not work on a TyTN and that the wap proxy would make things slower (or prevent access to certain pages) but it looks like I'm getting a much cheaper deal yet retain pretty much all the functions I need!

[xdaLurker]

Hi, I have the smartphone connect plan and am running it on my 8525. I bought the phone off eBay new in December and didn't want to get locked into a data contract for 2 years since my contract was up, so I bought the device outright and added this data plan.

I got the smartphone connect unlimited plan. I have been using this since then with good results. On my Cingular account section it actually shows that I have the 8525.

I am actually using it right now as a wireless modem. I have checked the speed and it's around 750 to 1mb overall. I believe it is using the wap.cingular and have full function. I have it pushing my email through my works exchange server and also use it for my personal msn account.

[trashcan]

I am on the Cingular MediaNet plan....$19.99 works great here. One thing I would like to point out is that if you have t-mobile...you can just get the $4.99 t-zone..and you can surf all you want and checking emails. Too bad T-mobile's data speed is slow otherwise I would had kept my service.

[samw52000]

wow thanks for all the tips! I didn't realize I could get the much cheaper tmobile plan as well.... i'm currently paying $30/month for unlimited data plus wifi which I never use anyways...

In any case from speaking with a few people i think the media max 200 seems like the smartest options as it offers unlimited data plus some text messages and i could use their media (TV) features if needed...

I just gotta figure out how to get the plan since it doesn't seem available to purchase with the Cingular 3125.

[chenga]

You can just add the features/plans you want online after you sign up for Cingular billing at the website.

I used to use T-Mobile as well, and I thought the $4.99 plan only gave you port 80 (http)? I was on an old $19.99/month plan which was unlimited GPRS/EDGE with no Hotspot, which I don't see as an option anymore.