First time data user have a couple Q's (Verizon)
 

first post.. and first smartphone ive owned so far.. i just activated my data plan.. i bought the unlimited plan .. now i have a couple questions about that.. do i have to set anything up on the phone to connect or does it do it automatically.. when i open up PIE it says dialing *777 .. it connects and everything everything works.. i went to dslreports.com and tested the speed. and im getting like roughly 700KB down doing the 1MB test.. is that the speed im supposed to be getting.? and can i just leave the phone conected to data all the time or no? how do i disconnect it.. such a newb about all this .. thanks!

Re: First time data user have a couple Q's (Verizon)
 

1) that sounds about right for bandwidth on EVDO rev 0
2) I hate that notice... you can disable it by going to start> settings> sounds & notifications> notifications tab> and shut off the "display message on screen" on connection established, i think.
3) do you have an unlimited data plan? if so, you're fine... if not, I'm not sure how to disconnect data only.

Re: First time data user have a couple Q's (Verizon)
 

On the Touch there is a setting in the "Long press end key" settings for data disconnect.

Re: First time data user have a couple Q's (Verizon)
 

If you have unlimited data you are good to stay connected all the time

Re: First time data user have a couple Q's (Verizon)
 

speaking from the sprint side of things, I don't know if verizon is different, the phone will automatically disconnect from data after being idle for so long. it's not a problem, when you go into PIE again it'll just take a moment to dial *777 again then it'll reconnect automatically

Re: First time data user have a couple Q's (Verizon)
 

thanks all! i played around with it some more last night and i figured out how it works.. thanks for the help.. ive already burned up 4MB of data between today and yesterday..the more i read about the sprint ROM's and REV A upgrades the more i want to do it.. idk if it would be worth it.

Re: First time data user have a couple Q's (Verizon)
 

When you are ready grasshopper, it is worth it.
If YOU are not yet ready, it is so not worth it.

Re: First time data user have a couple Q's (Verizon)
 

4 MB in two days!? =D>you are new at this, i go through that in about 10 mins:mrgreen:

Re: First time data user have a couple Q's (Verizon)
 

im going to upgrade the phone right now .. whats the best way to go .. i wanna go clean and OEM as possible

Re: First time data user have a couple Q's (Verizon)
 

I'm not really sure about VZW versus Sprint about ROMs... I think you're good to flash either.

For me it went like this:
1) flash Imcokeman's unlocker
2) flash Sprint rom
3) flash other rom

You probably can just run a sprint rom, but I'd wait to hear back.