Sprint Powervision: too cheap to be true?

solveg · EVDO Newbie Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

I have an open question on how to make this set-up work on a mac, but as I've been reading the old posts, I wonder if I'm missing some main point.

A few months ago, a review of Sprint options for a tethered phone were $25 for limited data and $40 month for unlimited data.

I just signed up for this with Qwest, using spring networks, for $10/month. I had called Qwest for a solution to my traveling needs, and really was not up on this whole PAM option. She said I had the best timing EVER and sold me the above plan, saying it had just become available that day (in our area?). I thought it was cheap enough that I would buy a PC to use it, and that's saying something from a life-long mac user.

any thoughts on this?

Solveg in MN

solveg · EVDO Newbie Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

When I was talking to the salesperson, I described my needs for a PAM. Powervision is just this hokey mini-internet?

Solveg

xenophon · EVDO Addict Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 2001

What kind of phone do you have? All EVDO bluetooth phones can do PAM on Mac and some will work via USB. It's also possible to do unlimited for $15 on some phones but the 'official' way is $40/month unlimited. Not sure about the Qwest factor though.

solveg · EVDO Newbie Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

I have the SPH-a920. Bluetooth for some reason rings my home phone. Haven't gotten anything to work with USB yet. The post right before this one is a description of my connection problems.

You sound so confident that I'll be able to get this to work. I hope you're right! Please help me? I think I'm lacking the driver for this Powervision phone.

I can use the Sprint PCS description to dial my cell phone, but ultimately I can't connect. Bluetooth is the same thing, except it calls my home phone. I shouldn't have to be dialing anything, right? So I think I'm missing a driver.

Solveg

horsessmellfunny · Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject:

Yes, you need the driver. I have the same phone and it works really well. I have never done PAM on it. I have a data card, so I have no need. However, I have been doing some "playing" with the phone, using a nifty program.
If you go to www.sprint.com/downloads you can get your software. It is the second download.

Good Luck!
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solveg · EVDO Newbie Joined: 22 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

I've been to that page, but it's only instructions..no drivers. And it's for the cards, not the phones.

urrl78 · EVDO User Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 81

I am paying about $72 per month total for 200 minute/month voice contract at $29/month plus Phone as modem unlimited plan for $39/month. My A900 just minutes ago got these consecutive readings; 493, 481 and 500 Kbits per second. I can watch streaming 300 Kbit/second streaming video very well at this link:

http://wwitv.com/portal.htm?http://wwitv.com/television/index.html?http://wwitv.com/television/44.htm

But this is strictly a Sprint contract.
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