Samsung MM-A920
Can I use wireless conection to my Laptop?
Can I make a bluetooth DUN connection between my laptop ant this phone? Also can I use my Vision service for surfing etc? Sure would be nice.
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I'm pretty sure it does. I haven't checked the speed but it's much faster than my 8200.
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Correction: It uses EVDO speeds when it is tethered only. The bluetooth connection is quite limited though.
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Bluetooth itself is the bottleneck. It's limited to about 30-35k. With the tethered option, I usually download an average of 70-100kbps.
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I have the power vision plus plan, to use it as a modem would i need more than that? I am also having touble finding usb drivers, anyone know where to get them? Thanks
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You can get USB drivers to use the samsung a920 and other phones as a modem by clicking on "connection manager for phone as modem" at:
www.sprintpcs.com/downloads
OR DIRECTLY FROM:
http://www4.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/support/downloads ... »
After installation of the phone with the drivers, you can create a new network connection using the phone as your modem, and set it to dial #777 - I get speeds of 230.4 kbps doing this.
Hope this is helpful!
www.sprintpcs.com/downloads
OR DIRECTLY FROM:
http://www4.sprint.com/pcsbusiness/support/downloads ... »
After installation of the phone with the drivers, you can create a new network connection using the phone as your modem, and set it to dial #777 - I get speeds of 230.4 kbps doing this.
Hope this is helpful!
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Does this charge you extra or is it included in the vision? I have a 3rd-party dealer line with sprint and I just bought the a920 last week. I also read somewhere that the USB cable is only for the PictBridge printer. If what your saying is true...I could connect my a920 to my laptop with the usb cord, dial #777 and connect to the internet? (assuming of course that i download the proper drivers). And if I do, does it use my minutes? or charge me extra?
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halo said:
Bluetooth itself is the bottleneck. It's limited to about 30-35k. With the tethered option, I usually download an average of 70-100kbps.
Is bluetooth on the phone the limiting factor???? I thought bluetooth was rated 700K!!!
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Recently Sprint has changed the way this works.
Yes you can use the USB to tether it or bluetooth, but to actually connect to power vision, your sprint account needs something called "Phone as a Modem" which is anywhere from 39.99 to 59.99 per month (market dependent.)
Without this on the account, your phone will state that your username and password are incorrect.
Sprint is doing this to get the most money they can out of us. (ARPU is a great word to tell investors...)
I was able to get around 400k connected through bluetooth, and only slightly faster through usb.
Yes you can use the USB to tether it or bluetooth, but to actually connect to power vision, your sprint account needs something called "Phone as a Modem" which is anywhere from 39.99 to 59.99 per month (market dependent.)
Without this on the account, your phone will state that your username and password are incorrect.
Sprint is doing this to get the most money they can out of us. (ARPU is a great word to tell investors...)
I was able to get around 400k connected through bluetooth, and only slightly faster through usb.
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