Bell Touch Pro and Data Plans

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Has anyone bothered to try and use the Touch Pro with their "1x Unlimited Mobile Browser" plan? I know that Bell tries to sell the user on their "Email and Internet" "data" plans when this phone is purchased, but the phone is capable of 1x so there is no reason why the 1x mobile browser shouldnt work unless they disable it on your account when they set this phone up (which they shouldnt if its part of your current contract). I've never had to pay any extra with my Unlimited Mobile Browser plan and I've used my phone for more than just web browsing. I've used it for streaming media, downloading from my ftp server at home, connecting to various servers using 3rd part apps, email, etc. Hell, I've even tethered once or twice downloading a few MB of data and not been charged.

I'm wanting to get this phone but I really dont want to give up my sweet corporate account just to use the data. Thankfully it has wifi so I'll be able to use the net regardless of my data/mobile browser plan.

They wouldn't let me sign up with the Unlimited Mobile Browser, they said that its not compatible. It seems to be an option online but not in the store or over the phone. I argued with them about this but they woudn't budge.

Originally Posted by daveloft

They wouldn't let me sign up with the Unlimited Mobile Browser, they said that its not compatible. It seems to be an option online but not in the store or over the phone. I argued with them about this but they woudn't budge.

I'm betting because it works just fine on the unlimited browser plan. The friggin thing has wifi, not EVERYONE will need a data plan for it.

I've actually started a thread at forum.bell.ca asking the same thing... we'll see what their response is...

http://forums.bell.ca/viewtopic.php?...284596cb8fe64d

Its lame, my friend has the old HTC Touch and has the Fun 15 bundle. He gets voicemail, call display, unlimited text messaging and unlimited mobile browsing for $15.

I have the same Fun 15 bundle but they got me paying an extra $30 for the unlimited data plan. We use the phone for all the same things. Opera browsing, You Tube, Messenger, Email.

Were using the same services and I'm paying 3 times as much because they classify the phone differently. The bell rep I talked to agreed its bullsh*t but thats just the way it is.

I'm almost half tempted to just try using a touch pro with my current plan... just to see if they're bluffing or not. Now I too have the "1x Unlimited Mobile Browser" but for me it's built into my plan and doesn't even come up as a removable option under my features. But here's the kicker: my current phone is, though 3 years old, an EV-DO phone (Samsung SPH-A920) that can manage data either in 1x or EV-DO mode. (Though technically the network is called 1xEV-DO... but that's not the point!) I don't pay anything extra for when I use my internet when it's in a EV-DO region (I'm in Edmonton). Did a little test and downloaded Google maps, took about 20 seconds for 420KB (~21KB/sec) daveloft, I'm curious what speeds you can get with the "unlimited data plan" and if the "special" data servers make a difference

I'm in Toronto and I got about 1MB downloaded using Google Maps in 20 seconds.

Can you change IMEI from a Touch?

When i bought my touch pro from bell the rep told me it would work on mobile browser. i called bell and they said that i had to buy the data plan. 5 minutes of bitching and they gave me a $20 discount so now i dont mind. i hate how every person you talk to with bell tells you something different. luckily it worked out ok for me this time but i feel your pain.

I Tried

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I have my Touch Pro from Sprint activated on MTS-Bells Partner, before this I had the vouge I activated and the guy did not change my plan so I should still have 1x data in the EPST this is confirmed we entered the exact settings in every field that is in the EPST altho there is a couple new fields in the Touch Pro and try and try as I might still no data... only thro wifi. It works fine for a phone and texting but the data will not connect. His explanation was that the touch was built with a different hardware configuration that will allow for a "Fun" package.. Whatever that ment he said the Touch Pro no matter what we do just can not be configured to allow that type of simple connection for data it must have a A Key inserted to function.

I have not yet given up as I think that if I had a stock BELL shipped rom to flash [that would give me a new Bell PRI and PRL firmware update] it may work as I am now using a HTC Touch PRL from my vogue with a PRI from the original Sprint... the sprint PRL works as well but I was constantly in roaming mode... no data in any combination... tried every possible thing I could and I am big on problem solving..... no luck... (