I will need to stay with Verizon for another while but I am now entitled for a new phone. I want to be able to access the internet though DUN on my n800. It seems my best shot is to get a $15 VCAST plan then enable tethering. I definitely don't want a smartphone.
Can anyone recommend a phone that makes the process as painless as possible?
I figured I will need a phone that supports both VCAST and bluetooth DUN. So how about a Samsung SCH-a930? http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...edPhoneId=2992
It says '(Phone does not support Bluetooth OBEX Profiles)
', does this kill the possibility to use it as a modem?
Thanks!

It will be just as good if I can do it over Voice. All I want is to browse some webpages. No reason for me to get a full-blown $60 data package.

I have the VX9900 (aka LG enV) from Verizon and apart from being a pretty cool phone the N800 works great with it and allows me to browse anywhere. It's so easy I did it by accident. I haven't tried using the $15 vcast service as a net connect but it will open an EVDO data connection.

Thank you for the tip iklier! Just to be sure, you are not on the $59.95 unlimited data plan, are you?

Where Verizon is concerned, the phone you pick needs to support bluetooth profile DUN:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetoo...file_.28DUN.29

Going to HowardForums should get you the 'hack' for enabling DUN.
If you don't find a 'hack' for enabling DUN on the model phone you want, then don't waste your money. Find a model that has DUN.

Getting VCAST doesn't get you the EV-DO bandwidth--that is just your entitlement to VCAST media downloads and the attendant additional charges which will show on your monthly phone bill.

What gets you the EV-DO bandwidth is simply being in an EV-DO area (designated by a red 'EV' on the phone's display, otherwise your DUN bluetooth connection will default to 1x (144Kbps max).

You must use bluetooth to achieve EV-DO up/down stream speeds.
USB cable connection will drop you back to 1x speed.

I use a Motorola E815 with my N800 and laptop. No special plan--it just deducts from the plan usage minutes (eves/weekends being FREE).

BTW, I was up in the Adirondacks this weekend and listening to Rhapsody whilst surfing the net with my N800 over a 1x connection to my phone--the music download takes just a little longer but the multi-core technology (DSP,GPU,ARM) really are great at keeping this N800 stable--it didn't miss a beat!

Thanks

Thank you Dietrich, I am checking it out.

being online deducts from your minutes? so it doesnt go against the amount of downloads?

deducts against plan
use during peak deducts minutes
use eves and weekends is free
no other phone charges apply.