HTC 8125 / 8100 / MDA (USA) / K-JAM / P4300 (Wizard)
Another 8125 Question....
Ok I've read on here things about Wi-Fi and decided to try it on my phone. At work we have a wireless network set up so I decided to try it on my phone. I had a successful connection and I honestly thought it browsed faster through Wi-Fi than it did through MEdia Net.
Now, forgive me in advance for asking a stupid question. But, do I get charged for using Wi-Fi? I mean I'd think it'd be like going to Starbucks or IHOP or whatever and using my laptop. But I just want to clarify that before I get a monsterous bill for WIX overages.
Thanks 😉
Now, forgive me in advance for asking a stupid question. But, do I get charged for using Wi-Fi? I mean I'd think it'd be like going to Starbucks or IHOP or whatever and using my laptop. But I just want to clarify that before I get a monsterous bill for WIX overages.
Thanks 😉
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Short answer goes: from what I understand and from my own experience, they only charge for MEdiaNet access, not Wi-Fi. Unless Cingular starts offering pay-for-play access points a-la T-Mobile's "Hot Spots", they are only concerned with people's usage of their MEdiaNet network. That's not to say that they COULDN'T monitor your Wi-Fi traffic, just that I doubt that they are.
And yes, browsing over Wi-Fi (or doing anything that requires Internet access) is a lot faster than doing so over MEdiaNet. Think about the speed scales:
Wi-Fi, as enabled on the current version of the Wizard-based devices, is 802.11b, which is spec'ed between 2 Mbps (Mega-bits-per-second)and 11 Mbps depending on signal strength and signal quality. The closer you are...
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And yes, browsing over Wi-Fi (or doing anything that requires Internet access) is a lot faster than doing so over MEdiaNet. Think about the speed scales:
Wi-Fi, as enabled on the current version of the Wizard-based devices, is 802.11b, which is spec'ed between 2 Mbps (Mega-bits-per-second)and 11 Mbps depending on signal strength and signal quality. The closer you are...
(continues)
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