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Thursday, August 21st, 2008 9:02 PM

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3125 Data Plan

I have a Cingular 3125.  When I purchased the phone in September of 2006, I was told that since the phone does not have a keyboard or touch screen, it was classified as a Smartphone, not a PDA.  The only data plan I was offered was " SmartPhone Connection Unlimited" for $19.95/month.  I have used this plan for almost two years without problem.

Recently, I've been having problems connecting.  I often get the message "The remote party has terminated this connection."  I called AT&T to complain and was told by three different representatives that my phone should have been classified as a PDA, the 3125 is incompatible with my current smartphone plan and that the AT&T network will disable my internet access when it figures out that I'm on the wrong plan.  No one was able to describe why my phone is suddenly incompatible.  I was told that I need to switch to a PDA Personal plan for $30.00/month.

I didn't make changes to my plan.  One of the customer services representatives did a "reset in their system" and my internet access is working again for now, but she said that it probably would stop working.

Has anyone else had this problem?

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Master

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16 years ago

Correct, the 3125 when it was still being sold, would use Smartphone Connect as the proper data plan.  Since the 2125, 3125 and other non-keyboard Smartphones are not being sold anymore and Smartphone Connect is no longer availalable, you can use a MediaNet data plan.  (Confirmed by AT&T on a previous thread.)  AT&T's definition is phones with a full keyboard need the PDA data plan.  So your 3125 is definitely does not need a PDA data plan.  (Only if you plan to tether the phone to your PC, then you'd need a plan that allows tethering, such as PDA Personal w/Tethering.)  Otherwise, you were on the correct data plan with Smartphone Connect.  Or you can change to a MediaNet plan, although the monthly cost would be the same.

If you're still having problems, I'd call again, hopefully you get a different rep.

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76 Messages

16 years ago

Your plan is fine. It's exactly the plan your phone is supposed to be on ... don't let anyone tell you differently. Your phone is NOT a PDA by any definition. Smiley Happy
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