Connecting....... Sending...... Recieving....... We're in! BUT: Connecting..... Unable to connect retry? OK Connecting...... How's all this tallied to my peak minutes? Are my dud attempts to connect a min. burned each try? Also,am I downloading a "packet" of info and then "offline" till I request more info? In a nutshell:Am I being charged minutes as long as I'm viewing the microbrowser? How's it all figured to biling??I have a V60c from Verizon in NY. regards, auxmike
If your phone shows it's "connected" (on Samsung T300, phone in top icon bar; can't remember what other phones do) you're on the network and being billed airtime. You are billed for using the network even if you can't establish a data connection. If you're viewing a "page" your connection will usually drop after 30 seconds of inactivity (you can adjust this timeout on some phones -- T300 again.) -SC
Thanks Roamer1!That browser really sucks up the minutes.I use it very sparingly during peak time... regards, auxmike
yep! great to use with my unlimited nights and weekends!! my VX1 shows the little phone icon when it's connected and at times when I'm reading a page or typing something the phone icon will disappear until i go to another page. i assume it is not using minutes when the phone icon is not showing. but you are right, it uses up minutes really fast so i havent even used it during peak times yet! too scared to use up my 300 minutes with the web!
That's what almost happend to me!I used about 290 min. with that thing! They really should clarify how thw charges are put down on this service... regards, auxmike
that's one thing I like about Nextel, for 5 bucks a month you can access their basic internet as much as you want without using any of your package minutes or any additional charges.