"Phone as Modem" Data for the Treo comes in two parts: $15/month for unlimited data on the Treo and $25 more to add the ability to connect my laptop to the internet via the Treo.
Cheers, Don -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Prokic Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 12:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Treo] Funny you should mention Sprint . . . Don's initial journey with Sprint and the 755p What is the PAM option? --- Roger Prokic Baltimore, Maryland USA -=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 palm computer using SnapperMail Enterprise Edition v2.3.7.01 ]=- ...... Original Message ....... On Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:20:21 -0400 Don Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Well, now, the final chapter in the "Don just wants to connect his >laptop through Bluetooth to get to the internet" saga. > >The "knowledgeable" guy last night apparently set up the PAM option to >take effect on my account on June 19th. Not sure exactly how he thought >that would help me with my issue last night. > >I called today and was only on hold for 15 minutes to get to customer >service and then another 5 minutes to get to tech support (in Ohio). >The tech support guy in Ohio spent about 2 minutes looking at my >account, turned on PAM, and BAM! it worked! > >So: > >I'm happy that it's working. >I'm not happy that I had to spend close to 6 hours on hold talking to >people who, until this last guy, didn't know what they were doing. >I'm happy that the 755p is a better-made, cleaner, lighter device than >the 700p. >I'm not happy that I have to charge the battery during the day to keep >it to a level where I'm comfortable. >I'm happy that the voice coverage seems to be more consistent than >Verizon, and just as good overall. >I'm not happy that I'll have to now open the box on the 2gb miniSD card >to test out how well that works. > >My guess is that the update for the 700p is to bring it to the level of >the 755p, which would bring along with it additional stability (755p has >not reset once for any reason), better Bluetooth connectivity, more >stable music playback (which the 755p is supposed to offer - haven't >tested that yet). > >Yes, this is making me psycho!! If the 755p had a bigger battery and an >SD card slot, and if Sprint had support that answered the phone as >quickly as Verizon, I'd be more mentally stable. > >For me it comes down to this: I can't continue having people call me >back upon receiving a voicemail from me saying "I got your message but >it was breaking up pretty badly and I couldn't hear most of it." That'd >be like a car salesman having his car break down on the way to an >appointment to sell a car. Not good. > >Can't wait for the Treo IX. > >Cheers, >Don
