Thread: Pandora (streaming music) + Kyocera KR1 (EVDO router) test

Originally Posted by dmurray14

Yeah, but if you use this thing with verizon, you're gonna get nailed. Their "unlimited" is hardly unlimited...

I heard they send out nasty letters, but I haven't gotten on yet.

VR4: what plan are you using to get unlimited EVDO for $15/month??? I thought they only had $50/month + voice plan for unlimited EVDO?? I'm on Cingular now and am trying to decide whether to 1) wait for the next wave of 3G (HDSPA) WM5 PDA Phones that will be coming out later next year, 2) just get the HTC Universal PDA Phone with EDGE support that will be on Cingular in a few weeks, or 3) switch to Verizon and get the EVDO version of the HTC Universal when it's released. I like having a GSM device though since I travel to Europe and elsewhere a few times a year.

Originally Posted by Zip-Lock

I heard they send out nasty letters, but I haven't gotten on yet.

BTW...I'm messing with this Pandora thing now...pretty damn cool!

Originally Posted by dmurray14

BTW...I'm messing with this Pandora thing now...pretty damn cool!

Yea I'm getting used to it now. I would be really bummed out of Verizon shut off my Internet.

One thing about the KR1 is that it takes about 70 seconds to boot up and connect before the Internet connection will work. It's not that big of a deal, but it sucks haven't to wait that long for music when getting in the car and driving off without any music for more then a minute.

Originally Posted by Zip-Lock

Yea I getting used to it now. I would be really bummed out of Verizon shut off my Internet.

If they do, take it up with them. Not right to be adverstising unlimited when there are unspoken limits...

any chance you could stick a EDGE card in there to see if it works

Originally Posted by will1384

any chance you could stick a EDGE card in there to see if it works

Everything I’ve read says it only works with EVDO PCMICA cards and EVDO phones via the USB port. I don’t have an EDGE card to test with.

Originally Posted by SFiorito

VR4: what plan are you using to get unlimited EVDO for $15/month??? I thought they only had $50/month + voice plan for unlimited EVDO??

It's $15 for unlimited vision / power vision (EVDO). That is in addition to any voice plan you want (if the cheapest is $35/mo, then yes, it would cost you $50 if you never wanted to use it as a phone). My point is that I always have my cell phone with me. To get pictures off a camera phone (and to use the web on it for google local, games, ringers, etc.) I have to spend the $15 anyway. Therefore I have internet in my car (as long as my cell phone is connected via USB or BlueTooth) for free as far as I'm concerned.