Have bettled that one for several years now.
Originally CDMA analog phones were great for internet access as they used Channel select Dialling, I had an analog phone with infra Red that connected to my notebook without wires and i could dail my local ISP as always, avg. 36.6 - 56 Kbps.
Cell phone manufacturers were losing thier shirts with all the data access going on so they switched to GSM and opened up thier own Web network. One of the main changes was that they now get the cell phone manufacturers to disable Channel Select Dailing on ALL new phones being sent to them whether analog OR digital.
They came out with the Portage garbage as a replacement for true CSD and now you need to use THIER data network. The only thing is, thier network is transferring at 9600 baud if you're lucky. Nwo that is like a flashback to the first dial-up internet modems.
You CAN get the CSD block removed but you will have to track down a third party to do it for you and it will cost you some money. AT best, you will be able to use your computers modem instead of the phone and it will be between 28 and 36 kbps, still slow.
i had someone offer me the code for my old infra red nokia phone, but the standard cost from them is $275.00.
Long and short, i have worked in the industry fr almost 12 years and this issue has been around since the dawn of modern cel phones. IT SUCKS THOUGH! They have a LOOOOONG way to go before it is a viable solution and they won't offer CSD because they lose too much money by taking your call of thier network and switching to the standard POTS protocol. They only make money when you use thier modified CDMA or GSM network.
the wireless access from SPRINT is basically designed to use your phone to explore WAP sites, using it with Portage to access the net will be painful to say the least.
This was not intended to be a replacement for dial-up Internet Access at all, you are beter off using your old dial up account.
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