If you want to do more than just talk on your smartphone or PocketPC, power users beware. All PocketPCs are not created equal. All PocketPCs are not treated equally by AT&T.
I added an enhanced data feature to my Samsung Jack. The feature allow me to use the my phone as a modem for my laptop. Now I do not have to look for a free Wi-Fi hotspot like Panera Bread, the library, or etc.
However, the enhanced data feature also allows you to use freely AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots like at Starbucks and McDonalds. Cool beans! Not so fast, Mr. PowerUser. Do you have a tethered handsets?
Tethered Handsets—Connect your AT&T handset to your laptop and talk and connect to the Internet at the same time.
AT&T offers a number of data-capable handsets that can be used as wireless modems. Click here for a list of devices compatible with AT&T's tether solution.
My PocketPC, the Samsung Jack, can be tethered to my laptop. It can be used as a modem. But it can be used at Starbucks and McDonalds Wi-Fi locations. Beware! A new release of the AT&T's Communication Manager is rescheduled to be release on August 15. This newer version suppose to allow the Samsung Jack access to Starbucks and McDonalds Wi-Fi locations.
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