View Poll Results: Which Cingular Data Package are you using?

**hoits2000** · 11-26-2005, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by lulugirl896

I use that plan to, but after updating my rom yesterday, it shows on my phone as MediaNet.

WHat do you mean it shows as media net?

**skyngboro** · 11-27-2005, 01:18 PM

I have Media Net for 19.99. I am currently using it with my Motorola phone until my Treo arrives. When I called Cingular and asked if I needed any other features added for the Treo, they told me that my plan would work just fine. I assume that my Media net is the unlimited plan...but I am going to call and double check!

**Dredlocks** · 11-28-2005, 08:16 AM

skyngboro,

YEs, the $19.99 Media Net plan is unlimited. Just be sure to add a text messaging plan if you want to SMS. In Media Works, text messaging is included, but the amount of data is greatly reduced.

**xFilthyxJesusx** · 12-02-2005, 08:17 PM

YEAH GREATLY REDUCED from unlimited to a measly 4mb a month.

**footloose_22203** · 12-05-2005, 02:01 PM

Hi folks,

I had the same problem that many users have had. Cingular would not give me MediaWorks saying that only DataConnect would work on a Treo 600. I had been severely overcharged for Dataconnect in the past, and was tired of subsidizing Cingular's products and bad service.

After the recent posts (Dredlocks, etc.) I decided to call Cingular on 12/2/2005, and ask for a switch to Mediaworks, and this time they switched me without a hassle - no spiel about Dataconnect being the only usable plan. I did not have to ask for a manager/supervisor either.

Thanks, guys.

Footloose_22203

**Visor** · 12-05-2005, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by footloose_22203

After the recent posts (Dredlocks, etc.) I decided to call Cingular on 12/2/2005, and ask for a switch to Mediaworks, and this time they switched me without a hassle - no spiel about Dataconnect being the only usable plan. I did not have to ask for a manager/supervisor either.

I have MEdia Net and it works for me but was curious if you notice a difference between MEdia Net and Data/PDA Connect? Is/was Data/PDA Connect faster or any advantages that you noticed? Thanks.

**footloose_22203** · 12-05-2005, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by Visor

I have MEdia Net and it works for me but was curious if you notice a difference between MEdia Net and Data/PDA Connect? Is/was Data/PDA Connect faster or any advantages that you noticed? Thanks.

No, I have not observed any significant difference in performance using Mediaworks v/s Dataconnect. The price is lower, which is nice. I was paying separately for 10MB Dataconnect and Text messaging and had been seriously overcharged for internet use. So, I wanted to get off the Dataconnect plan. Cingular offered to give me a 50% discount on my overcharge - whatever their logic for that was.

Footloose_22203

**Visor** · 12-05-2005, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by footloose_22203

No, I have not observed any significant difference in performance using Mediaworks v/s Dataconnect.

Thanks. I have a friend with PDA Connect that I've been telling he should switch (he doesn't even use the net much) but he was told the speed would be a lot less so he's stayed.

Then, he, also has 4300 rollover minutes which I keep telling him means he's overpaying for minutes, too.:sad:

**Powder** · 12-08-2005, 10:07 PM

I'm on $19.99 Media Works and get unlimited data and unlimited text msgs. There has been some confusion on this issue for a long time about why you can or can't get the $19.99 plan vs paying more.

I'm gonna take a guess on it and offer this theory. The price is actually more ($39.99 or whatever) and that is what you are supposed to be charged. The Cingular reps probably know that regardless of how much you pay, you'll get the same thing. Some are hardasses about it, some just don't care and will give you the $19.99 plan, and some just don't know the difference. I myself called a rep to get the unlimited data plan at launch and was told it would cost the higher price, and the Media Works plan was not available for the Treo. Five minutes later I logged onto cingular.com and added the $19.99 plan. Its obvious there are loopholes in the system and many people have taken advantage of it, myself included. I feel ashamed... a little.

**Visor** · 12-09-2005, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by Powder

I'm gonna take a guess on it and offer this theory. The price is actually more ($39.99 or whatever) and that is what you are supposed to be charged. The Cingular reps probably know that regardless of how much you pay, you'll get the same thing.

My take is that originally there was MEdia Net for the Treo (MEdiaNet is still part of the Cingular web tutorial for the Treo) and web enabled cell phones for personal use and there was LaptopConnect and DataConnect for laptops, and PC card enabled PDAs used for business users.

With the Treo being a bit more enabled and expensive compared to a web enabled cell phone they decided to reclassify the Treo from personal to business, like the Blackberry (note the Blackberry rates). Mention "business use" and you pay more for the exact same service.

While some will tell you that the Treo is not MEdia Net compatible all you have to do is look at their own online tutorial to see that even they know it is. It's just Cingular looking for more income. Just because you can afford one doesn't mean you're using it for corporate purposes.

I like Sprint's idea better. If you look up their laptop/PDA rates you'd think that they are high at $40 for 40MB and $80 for unlimited. However, if you select a Treo 650 ($319 w/plan) and add a phone plan you get the option to add the Sprint PCS VisionSM Plus Pack (Unlimited Sprint PCS Picture MailSM, Unlimited email and instant messaging & Unlimited Web access) for $15 more. Nice.

Originally Posted by Powder

I'm on $19.99 Media Works and get unlimited data and unlimited text msgs.

You might want to double-check that unlimited text message part. According to what I've seen, with Cingular's MEdia Net Unlimited plan you pay extra for text/instant messaging, 10-15 cents per, and multimedia messages, 20-25 cents per. You can add bulk text messages, 50 - $3, 200 - $5, 1000 - $10 & 2500 - $20, to you MEdia Net plan but I didn't see any bulk multimedia message options, so you pay as you go.

If you do more text and multimedia messaging that web surfing then the MEdia Works bundle with unlimited multimedia messages and 1,000 text messages (5-cents per additional) for $20 might be the way to go. It has a 5MB limit with a 1-cent additional fee per KB.

I set up Versamail to use my gmail account and send all my pictures, messages that way instead. Then it's part of the MEdia Net Unlimited plan.

I didn't like text messages as they are limited to 160 characters. I'd send a short note and my friends would reply like they were using regular email and I'd receive a 10-message truncated reply broken into almost unreadable and not in order chunks.