<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Ding-a-ling:
Racedog,
Yes, there is some confusion out here. All I know, is that I have Verizon for a cell provider, bought my Samsung phone from them and later bought a $39.99 National Access package that included a USB/phone cord and S/W CD. It dials #777 to connect to a data (Verizon?) network and my laptop is configured to bring up my normal at home ISP home page and e-mail thru my ISP. I have NO extra charge data plan and VZ did not talk about that when selling me the Mobile Office kit. Whatever minutes I use are deducted from my monthly allotment. Usage speeds average about 130 Kbps.
That's how mine works.
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Yes that is the "backdoor access that I was talking about. Verizon is doing their best to close that backdoor. They want everyone using their data net to pay an extra monthly fee.
I think the "National Access" package you bought for $39 is really the "Mobile Office Kit" and does not include National Access which is a data plan.
Verizon intended that kit to be used in conjuction with a data plan. The only exceptions I am aware of were early plans that allowed the use of a slower speed connection called Quick2Net.
My contract that is four years old now did include Quick2Net but was not supposed to include National Access (Express Net)- but as I said many people used it to access ExpressNet anyway.
There is a lot of info on the site (
HERE )referenced in my earlier post.
The "History of Verizon Backdoor Access.rtf" is one file that does a good job of explaining the whole story.
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