I am seriously considering getting the Nokia 800. I know that it operates on Wi-fi and Bluetooth, however, which phones is it most compatable with. I am currently using Sprint as my carrier and am due for an upgrade to my phone. I'd like to get one that's user friendly with the Nokia 800 and one which will be easily recognized by the Nokia 800 when trying to establish a broadboand connection with my cell. Thanks.

i beleive on sprint you need have a plan to teather a device,which seem rather expensive.i forgett the price i was quoted but it was alot more than the all you can eat 20.00 plan.i went into the sprint in cleveland to test their edvo speeds on my device and they wouIdnt pair up.im with at n t , and any phone with 3g would be good(although the blackjack uses b.t. pan and not dun)i messed around with the nokia n75 today and it was good,speeds were good to very good...just incase you were up to switching.and that works with the 20.00 internet plan.

I am willing to swith networks at this point since my contrcat is up soon. I don't necessarily want to "tether" the N800 to my phone, but would like to access the BT capabilities of the phone to get online if Wi-Fi was not accessable in the area where I was at the moment. I guess the real meat of my question was pertaining to which phone and carrier would be best suited for this type of scenario?

Thanks

I think the carrier jortiz is talking about is cingular/att. They have a $20.00 medianet unlimited plan that works, and the N75 is one of cingular's newest offerings. I have the LG CU-500 phone- it is cheap and 3g fast.

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What's the difference between AT&T's "Medianet unlimited" at $20, vs their PDA Connect with Tethering at $70?

If all I need, in order to use my phone with my n800, is Medianet unlimited, that's great ... but I was under the impression that was called "tethering", which is why I was assuming you need to use their "PDA Connect with tethering" option.

What do you see as the difference between tethering it and using it to get online?

A lurker for a few months here. Anyway...

Another option you might consider for a data plan is T-mo. They just rolled back their unlimited internet plan to $20 (and that plan does allow for tethering). So, if you don't need 3G, that may be a possibility for you. And as others have mentioned, a phone with DUN will probably be less of a hassle to tether than a phone with PAN.

I was looking at t-mobile, but to get their total internet unlimited rate plan, you have to use either a Dash or a Wing ... and I've been told that the Dash is a pain to work with (and it's a PAN, isn't it?). Plus, if I'm going to buy one of those, I can probably use it for most of the things I'd want to use my N800 for, so it would be a little redundant. And ... they run windows (eew).


I'm looking at MetroPCS at the moment. I found a forum that talks about how to enable a few of their phones for DUN. Flat rate (I can get unlimited voice and unlimited internet for under $50) ... if I can make it work, then that seems ideal.

I would bet that customer service will add the service for you if you ask for it, regardless of your phone (as long as you have phone service through them).

I have the unlimited plan with an SDA, btw.

In your oppinion(everybody at the forum), what is the cheaapest and most effective plan to work with? I don't care about the carrier and if i dont have to buy talk mkinutes but only need the 'internet service' will be good!!! Imagine 20 dollars and i dont have to swtich carriers