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Posted by: Havoc21

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I keep getting the page can not be found error every time I try to access media net on my 8525.
I have the media max 200 data plan and currently connected to wap.cingular

would a change to pda connect and isp.cingular correct this?

Posted by: strikeIII

to use media net you have to have the proxy settings on which is wireless.cingular.com port 80

Posted by: Havoc21

thanks .

Posted by: cjmedina

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Posted by: sizumi

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Originally Posted by strikeIII

to use media net you have to have the proxy settings on which is wireless.cingular.com port 80

i am signed up for mediamax 200 but am not using the proxy but it is still working. am i going to end up with per kb charges?

Posted by: Playstation3

I'm interested in this as well. I have MediaMax 1000. Will I have problems with the 8525?

Posted by: importluva

I had a lot of problems with MEdiaMax 200 on my account with the 8525. For the first few days, it worked great. Then I started getting time out errors and it would just take forever to connect, even with the OpenDNS server changes. I switched to the PDAconnect plan and use isp.cingular and those issues have gone away.

Now it is possible that wap.cingular was having issues lately and that it was purely coincidental. Regardless, for the amount of data I've been using, I have no problem forking over the extra $25 ($5 for 200 msgs) to Cingular.

Posted by: Argon4k

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but where do I go to change my proxy settings so that I can get onto MEdia Net?

Posted by: plz_kill_me

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try settings/connections/connections/advanced/select network and change that to MediaNet. you should be good to go after that.

Posted by: MHC48

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Originally Posted by Argon4k

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but where do I go to change my proxy settings so that I can get onto MEdia Net?

Go here for full illustrated directions:

http://www.cingular.com/support/dev...nt=KB71396.html

Posted by: strikeIII

i have the mediamax 200 as well but everything seems to be running smooth for me....but i don't use medianet at all though....

Posted by: Dillsnik

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Originally Posted by plz_kill_me

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try settings/connections/connections/advanced/select network and change that to MediaNet. you should be good to go after that.

so once you switch yo media net, do you leave like that? or will you need to switch back ever?

Posted by: strikeIII

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Originally Posted by sizumi

i am signed up for mediamax 200 but am not using the proxy but it is still working. am i going to end up with per kb charges?

nope..the proxy is just to access the medianet content...

Posted by: ARHYTHMATIK

I'm not a Cingular customer-- but considering joining in the next few months. Does MediaNet give you full internet access to all sites with the proxy setting wireless.cingular.com port 80?

Posted by: strikeIII

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Originally Posted by ARHYTHMATIK

I'm not a Cingular customer-- but considering joining in the next few months. Does MediaNet give you full internet access to all sites with the proxy setting wireless.cingular.com port 80?

well, if your referring to the MediaNet package you pay for monthly through cingular then yes it gives you access but if your referring to just the MediaNet site that's jsut cingular's site to access ringtones, news, etc...if you take the proxy off you wont be able to access the MediaNet site but you can still surf the web...

Posted by: ARHYTHMATIK

Yeah-- speaking of the MediaNet package you pay for monthly. So how much is the cheapest unlimited data plan on Cingular? I tried pulling it up on their site for about half an hour and the page kept coming back with "This Page Cannot Be Displayed" errors. Thanks in advance

Posted by: Neu5p3ed

Had a question, if I were to get the 8525 as I plan on. In order to receive the rebate I have to sign up with the 39.99 PDA Connect - unlimited. Now after I receive my rebate, can I log into my Cingular account online and change it to MediaMax200? I really don't want to have to end up dishing out $40 a month on data, when it's not needed. Has anyone done this successfully? Thanks!

Posted by: serkle k

While I haven't done it. I am not adding it. I am just getting the device. it should be here by monday the latest. I figure (and this has been confirmed by store and CS reps) if just about 95% of the places i go have a wifi connection, i don't need to waste the extra $$'s on a data plan when it's going to pay for it's self everywhere i go. Not to mention that $50 will make up for not having to gat a plan up front. As for when i'm not in a place with wifi... well i have the "coveted" grandfathered unlimited MEdiaNet. and i primarily would use it to check my business email... My service plan sits at about $78 a month, 600 nationwide minutes, roll over, and M2M - $49.99 and 1500 sms/IM messages, 200 mms, and Unlimited data - $19.99!

Posted by: strikeIII

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Originally Posted by ARHYTHMATIK

Yeah-- speaking of the MediaNet package you pay for monthly. So how much is the cheapest unlimited data plan on Cingular? I tried pulling it up on their site for about half an hour and the page kept coming back with "This Page Cannot Be Displayed" errors. Thanks in advance

the cheapest one they currently have is the MediaMax 200 plan thats 19.99 for 200 txt, sms, mms combined and unlimited MediaNet and Cingular Video...but you will need the 39.99 PDA plan in order for you to get the $50 dollar mail-in rebate and then change it to the MediaMax 200 plan after 30 Days...people used to say that you had to keep the plan for 60 or 90 days to get the rebate but the people at cingular told me 30 days then you'll be able to get the rebate....with all the hassle i said screw the rebate and just got the 19.99 MediaMax 200 bundle....basically, spend 40 bucks to get 50 bucks back, 10 bucks savings is not worth all that hassle...

Posted by: importluva

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Originally Posted by strikeIII

exactly. Its moronic to do that for a $50 rebate.

Posted by: ARHYTHMATIK

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Awesome! Thanks so much for the help!

I'm assuming tethering is possible, but risky (kb charges etc.) and discouraged by Cingular? Or is it not possible at all?

Posted by: strikeIII

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Originally Posted by ARHYTHMATIK

Awesome! Thanks so much for the help!

I'm assuming tethering is possible, but risky (kb charges etc.) and discouraged by Cingular? Or is it not possible at all?

yes, it's possible...

Posted by: ARHYTHMATIK

Thanks again for the info! Definitely appreciate it.