Is there an application you know that keeps track of minutes and sms, .. you know .. just to be sure to keep the use within the phone plan we have.
I had on the Prophet an utility called Smaato Cost, but it seems not working on the Diamond. Everytime it's turned on it recognizes the SIM as a new SIM ...
Anyone knows of another application ?
Thanks so much.
LCMinutes is a valid program and it's free.
just tried it, doesn't cut it for me. the setup is far too complicated.
my contract is quite simple, 50 minutes and 150 sms included, 24h day 1 rate, each exceeding minute / sms 0,19 cent. data costs 9 cent /minute. 15 € base price, thats it.
is there any other software, without the need for a today plugin (TF3D wouldn't be usable), that could monitor this for me?
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thats what vodaphone Uk give me (shame they dont offer a larger amount !)
for emails (very small and about 3 a day etc what sort of Mb's will i use a month .Might use the Internet for 10 mins a day also
Within the next 2 or 3 weeks. I'm planing on getting a Tilt. For all of you already having one I need some info. I've never had a GPS device or Cell phone with that capability so please inform me.
I'm really not playing on using the GPS feature maybe just to play around with and see how it works.
Do I need to have a GPS plan on my account to use this feature, I'm not going to need directions, I just want it to show my location on a map?
Am I correct thinking if I don't use Navagation (Get Directions) feature then its only using my Internet connection?
Can I use any GPS software on the phone?
I'm just trying to make sure I wont be charge for something that I really don't need, just want to try out to locating function here and there. I think it would be fun to have.
GPS is free for using...having a program that usings GPS might not be free..such as tomtom garmin etc...there are going to be free programs such as googlemaps (correct me if i'm wrong)...but using the GPS is completely free and has nothing to do with the cellular provider.
GPS is free
Zaiaku said:
Within the next 2 or 3 weeks. I'm planing on getting a Tilt. For all of you already having one I need some info. I've never had a GPS device or Cell phone with that capability so please inform me.
I'm really not playing on using the GPS feature maybe just to play around with and see how it works.
Do I need to have a GPS plan on my account to use this feature, I'm not going to need directions, I just want it to show my location on a map?
Am I correct thinking if I don't use Navagation (Get Directions) feature then its only using my Internet connection?
Can I use any GPS software on the phone?
I'm just trying to make sure I wont be charge for something that I really don't need, just want to try out to locating function here and there. I think it would be fun to have.
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You are pretty much correct.
To use "GPS" to connect to satellites to determine your location does not cost anything.
Applications like Google Maps and MS Live Search can determine your location and give you directions at no cost. They use your data connetion to download maps.
Other applications like Telenav (which you will have a link to download it on your Tilt) charge for downloading directions.
And other apps use pre-installed maps and do not require a data connection. These come in handy where reception is bad.
This is my first phone with these kinds of features, options and capabilities too Before this Kaiser..aka Tilt I had a Razor V3
You can disable your DATA connection through Comm Manager so it will never access or try to access your provider ( mines ATT/Media.Net)
I suggest doing that otherwise you'll find the charges on your bill and not even know you were using the service. Also you can block DATA through your provider and plan.
I did the 1 month free trail with telenav..it was ok but had problems and is slow since it's all server based ( data connection!!). Plus it will cost you about $10 per month..unless you sign up for years then it goes down to around $5 per month...that was not " attractive" to me
I now use and have used for 4 months Garmin XT..its pretty cool and I drive alot ( 3k miles per month ).
If you dont have DATA you cant cash in on gas prices either ( as well as all the Online Xtras )..and who doesn't think of those prices these days. Also no data means noTraffic unless you use a seperate FM reciever of some sort..
Garmin's not perfect, none of em are, but it's pretty darn accurate
Now if you wanna get some real cool media..like free cable TV on your phone that works very good when you have a data connection...lets talk about my Slingbox
This is my first phone with these kinds of features, options and capabilities too Before this Kaiser..aka Tilt I had a Razor V3
You can disable your DATA connection through Comm Manager so it will never access or try to access your provider ( mines ATT/Media.Net)
I suggest doing that otherwise you'll find the charges on your bill and not even know you were using the service. Also you can block DATA through your provider and plan.
I did the 1 month free trail with telenav..it was ok but had problems and is slow since it's all server based ( you need a data connection!!). Plus it will cost you about $10 per month..unless you sign up for years then it goes down to around $5 per month...that was not " attractive" to me
I now use and have used for 4 months Garmin XT..its pretty cool and I drive alot ( 3k miles per month ). You dont need a Data connection BUT like all of em it's much bettr if you have one
If you dont have DATA you cant cash in on gas prices either ( as well as all the Online Xtras )..and who doesn't think of those prices these days. Also no data means noTraffic unless you use a seperate FM reciever of some sort..
Garmin's not perfect, none of em are, but it's pretty darn accurate It hasn't let me down yet. It has voice but does not say the street name in directions...I dont find that to be a problem. The map and route are clear and once you get use to it you should be fine without street names
Now if you wanna get some real cool media..like free cable TV on your phone that works very good when you have a data connection...lets talk about my Slingbox
I really don't need the GPS feature but would like to be able to try it out, mess with the trakking on it from a few projects I've seen. I rarely try some place to an area I've never been before so its not like I need the directions thing. The first thing I'll do is proably remove telenav from the phone just to make sure I don't accidently use it.
So aslong as I remove telenav, and I have my unlimited internet on my phone I should be all good.
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I have the telenav maps app on my tilt but want the full gps version with the turn by turn talking directions,how do I get this? Do I simply download or buy the full service for $9.99 a month? it doesn't seem to be giving me an opion to do that later. Thanks for any help guys.
sounds like you need to talk to att or telenav
There's a cab floating around, search on the forum for it. I think Dutty has one on his site too.
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I have the telenav maps app on my tilt but want the full gps version with the turn by turn talking directions,how do I get this? Do I simply download or buy the full service for $9.99 a month? it doesn't seem to be giving me an opion to do that later. Thanks for any help guys.
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yes $9.99/month unless you know someone at AT$T. that's the only way to get turn by turn talking directions w/ telenav.
hey thanks guys so your saying if i use the "upgrade to gps navgation" option for $9.99 a month ill get the talking turn by turn directions? Also is there anyway to route the audio to my bluetooth headset?
Go to the TeleNav site. They have a free 30 day demo and their site pretty much sums up everything you need to know.
Afaik, TeleNav is about the only GPS mapping program that you can speak your destination into and it will come up with a route. It calls a toll-free number and does it via voice recognition.
Their POI database is much larger than most as well. Map updates are (supposedly) every three months, unlike others which may be years.
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1911luver said:
I have the telenav maps app on my tilt but want the full gps version with the turn by turn talking directions,how do I get this? Do I simply download or buy the full service for $9.99 a month? it doesn't seem to be giving me an opion to do that later. Thanks for any help guys.
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I have been using TeleNav for a couple of months past the 30 day trial and have been pleased with it. My rational is that for 10 bucks a month I can go 20-30 months ($200-$300) which is what I would spend on a separate GPS that I would have to replace by that time anyhow. If a real killer deal comes up on a separate GPS I can just cancel this service.
Some of the things I like are:
1. Street announcements for turns. A friend just got a new Tom-Tom so we were using them together in the car. I do prefer the way the TeleNav communicates the route by street names.
2. I have used the call in service while I was driving and it worked well.
3. I like the choices of the way you want your route to be planned. Your choices are:
Fastest
Shortest
Traffic Optimized
Prefer Streets
Prefer highways
Pedestrian
4. Web site ability to set up routes.
5. It seems to "play well" with the other two programs that I usually run with it (Navizon and another favorite GPS Speed - http://tchartdev.com/ )
No bad negatives but:
1. When the screen dims and I touch it to bring the screen up I sometimes move my position a bit but it is recoverable quickly.
2. Of course screen size but that is just the nature of GPS on the Tilt.
3. Volume is better with the new ROM update and KTweak but I still would like it louder - "Huh Wad ya say"
4. I would like an easy way to repeat the last direction due to 3 above.
Neutral:
Sometimes I can't find the closest Wal-Mart when traveling but that is the same problem I had with the Never-Lost that I used to get in the Hertz cars I rented while traveling out of town.
It wasn't until I let the trial time expire and I had to pay for it one month that I really started to play with the features so I will probably keep it for the foreseeable future.
Overall, I would think it is worth spending 10 - 20 bucks for a couple of extra months to see if you really find it useful.
Hi i've got my diamond for a few days an now my mobile bill explode, because i've opened googlemaps application, wich dowloads in 10 min. ca. 5 mb mapsmaterials. So my bill is going huge.....I thought, that my Diamond will aks me, when it use the mobile service to connect to the i-net. But it did'nt, so i need held.
I'm looking for a program, which ask me everytime when my mobilephone will connect to the i-net with the mobileconnection, if i want this or not....or better which way to connect it should use(when WiFi is aviable)???
So does anybody know of a program like this....or could write it...?
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Carriers always like that because you get billed without knowing it. Use Modaco Nodata to block internet usage. Call the carrier and say you didn't know and they will probably let you go this one time.
Just install diamond tweaks http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=409540
There is a setting to turn your mobile internet on and off as you please.
Hey guys
i use this internet page since last week and i know a lot more about my diamond and have found a lot of great applications...this forum is great...
and thank you for your great and fast answers and the great tipps...
i think i love this forum.....
or use spb gprs monitor to monitor your data usage. great application which enables u to get reports on how much you've used every day/week/month, and alerts when you've use more than an amount of data you have specified. You can also enter the rate at which you are being charged per MB (or per month if u have a fixed allowance) and it will tell you the cost of what you've used.
I have used it for the past three years - it does not cost much and it is a great investment.
Ohh okay... ithink i will test it..in time i use diamond tweaks great tool but i would like it if my mobile connection is turned off and if any programm will start the connection, a tool ask me which connection should be used (wifi or mobile) and i have to click okay when only my mobile is aviable...does anybody know of an Programm like this...?
Diamond tweaks have the problem that u have to turn it on and off how you need it, so you have to start the Programm every time.............................not so comfortable
Does your carrier have an unlimited data package? That would solve everything...
or get an unlimited data package from your service provider and then you dont need to worry...
that's sounds nice but i'm student and not millionaire........
I think that it's a murder to buy a device like Diamond without having at least a small dataplan. It's a very web oriented device, so go to look a volume data plan...even small...you will enjoy much more. Find a little job and go for a dataplan
I pay €9,95 a month to get unlimited internet access. It'd take me 100503 months, or 8375 years, to pay a million for unlimited internet. Somehow, I don't think I'm gonna make that...
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use monaco nodata software
My carrier wants me to pay 1000 dollar for having downloaded a large file that made me exceed the datalimit on 1 gigabyte. I have never downloaded this file, but cannot prove it because I lack a program that monitors the traffic on the phone. Can you please give some advice on programs that monitors the datatraffic, both freeware and software. I wish to see the amount of data transferred through the phone in an easy way.
PS. I did convince the carrier for this time, and did not need to pay...but I am afraid that something like this will happen again.
with your TP should come a software (included in CDs that came with your phone) called SPB GPRS monitor
good luck
This is the one I'm using:
http://www.spbsoftware.com/pocketpc-software/wirelessmonitor/
Thank you both for your answers! I did not have the SPB GPRS Monitor on the CD that came with the phone, but I downloaded it for 20 dollars and it works perfectly!
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Thank you both for your answers! I did not have the SPB GPRS Monitor on the CD that came with the phone, but I downloaded it for 20 dollars and it works perfectly!
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You can use it in trial mode for 30 days. I did this on a recent trip abroad and it worked quite well. At $20 it's pricey, but works a charm.
Just my .02, your data charges may vary....