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Old 03-05-2006, 18:13
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You can use Packet Data on Boost Mobile tethered to a PC or PDA.
Does anyone know if you can still do this? can the I875 do it?
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Old 03-29-2006, 22:52
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Hey i feel bad that no one has commented about this...I just did yesterday with my i415...and it was a slow connection, but it worked and it was Free, as in i checked my balance and it was the same the next day and the day after...so its FREE TOO!!! I did use a Serial cable tho but i dont think that would matter...the i875 should too but will work faster than my i415...hope that helps.
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Old 03-30-2006, 00:11
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slow as hell but it works
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Old 03-30-2006, 02:29
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since iDEN is 19200 max, it's slow compare with GPRS (48k), EDGE (180k)
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Old 03-30-2006, 09:06
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if u get a widen phone it will be alot faster
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Old 03-30-2006, 23:12
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Yeah my i450 is not too bad....its like using dialup but just turn off images and its usually not too bad
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Old 03-31-2006, 00:14
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i used wutg images on a 19.2
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Old 03-31-2006, 02:09
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yep. I tether alot myself and its great for the price. I dont mind the speed all that much. But sometimes the ping times can be real nasty even for basic stuff like web browsing. (ive hit 1.5 seconds of lag at times). But like I said, for the price its not bad at all.
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Old 06-20-2006, 18:19
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if u get a widen phone it will be alot faster



Can you suggest a model ?
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Old 08-09-2006, 13:25
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I stumbled across Boost thanks to a semi unrelated article on another website. Seems ideal for an inexpensive (if slow) backup data connection.

Of the current phones available does it matter which one I choose? I know there are iden and widen phones, I'm just wondering if they are all widen now. I was looking at the i875 with Bluetooth and an MP3 player.

Incidentally, I called Boost and asked if it was possible to use the phone as a modem for my computer. The response was "Uh, I don't know, I don't think so". I can't say I was too surprised by that answer

Last question, do I just use the the Motorola iden USB drivers?

Thanks!
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Old 08-09-2006, 13:38
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i used drivers from the nextel connection manager, u do like add new device and put motorolla iden usb modem or something
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Old 08-09-2006, 14:50
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Cool, thanks!
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