Motorola RAZR V3xx AT&T Text Messaging

[hutch10]

1. I am using a TomTom 920 along with the Motorola RAZR V3xx with AT&T as my service.
2. I do not have the 3G package on the phone
3. However, I am able to receive text messageing but cannot send text messages
4. I also cannot connect to TomTom services (probably because I do not have the 3G package)

So the questions are:

1. How can I send messages from TomTom?
2. Is there a way to obtain TomTom services without requiring the 3G package?

Thanks in advance to any assistance.

 

[sageuvagony]

Any data plan that allows tethering is just fine. The data plan doesn't "have" to be 3G. You may just need a special configuration for your phone/service. Call them up and ask them for the configuration script to allow tethering.

And as far as the texting, same thing happens with me with every phone I have tried (none are on the tomtom supported list though)

 

[hutch10]

I cannot tether the phone, that functionality has been inhibited. Any ohter suggestions on how to receive TomTom services using the Motorola RAZR V3xx and AT&T without tethering. We can tether as a dail up modem.

 

[dervari]

You contradict yourself. You say tethering is disabled but then you say you can tether as a dial up modem. Which is it?

 

[hutch10]

I'm not contradicting myself, I said I could dial-up tether.

To clarify, tethering can be done using the dial-up modem part (e.g. using the phone as a dial-up modem at a really slow speed where the telephone part is disabled (meaning I cannot make a telephone call while using dial-up tethering; thus the clarification in the original posting that tethering is via dial-up not 3G).

3G networking and 3G tethering is contractually disabled. BTW, when you tether using 3G, you can use the telephone part; meaning you can tether AND use the phone at the same time, while dial-up you cannot use the phone and modem at the same time.

I am a newbie to cell phones, sorry that I don't know how to better clarify the difference between dial-up modem and 3G.

So back to the original question, does anyone know how to set up the Motorola RAZR V3xx using dial-up to access TomTom Services?

 

[ccarson]

Am I reading correctly that you don't have a data package included in your AT&T service? If that's the case, there's no way to access TomTom services. AT&T won't allow you to use a data connection unless you're paying for it, unfortunately.

 

[mvl]

First, check with AT&T that you have the proper data plan to permit Bluetooth DUN (Dial-up-networking). I think with AT&T you have to buy MediaNet, I'm not sure though.

Without getting into too much detail, 3G is a connection between the phone and AT&T, and Bluetooth DUN works on 3G or 2G. 3G is faster, and like you said permits simultaneous voice/data connections.

With my provider, t-mobile, if you don't buy the web2go data plan, both the 3G data and the Bluetooth DUN data connections are disabled. I suspect AT&T does the same.

After you confirm that your data plan supports Bluetooth DUN, go to this thread to find settings applicable to AT&T.

 

[doctormstein1]

i had the ra v3 and now the raza v9 throught att The lowest plan available was $39 My phone automatically had the 3G network You can buy an unlimited data package for $15 extra or you can use data as to go / I remember that when I first got my phone it did not show 3g. Then I turned it totally off and on again the the 3G network in New York showed up automatically Their was no extra purchase to use this network. I guess its up to the person that sets you up when you buy the phone that is important. Anyway, never in 3 yrs had any problem with tom tom and the use of this network. just some information for you. Good luck