Shopping Day, part 2

[marence]

OK, bought Studio MX too. Finally, an upgrade; I've been using Dremweaver 3 & Homesite 4. Time to start updating ClevelandWeirdness, as soon as I get it. I'm thinking Flash menuing, perhaps.
And I'm scouting eBay for a better AT&T phone than my brother's loaner Xmas phone. The wonderful batty_ gave me her old one, but alas! it can't be used on the AT&T network, only AT&T phones can be used. So I asked the salesman for a list of models that can be used. He tells me there is no such list, "you just have to use an AT&T phone". How stupid. Of Course there's a list, it's in a database somewhere, they just won't give up the information. Sigh. I hate it when they deny the existance of information that I empirically know exists.

Comments

[robtheslob.livejournal.com]

Their is a list but as well it's not just the phone model as well. The phones have some sort of firmware that sets the connections standards for the particular companies network. THey don't seem able ( more likely willing ) to reprogram this bit to a different comapany's settings. So in addition to the model the phone must have originated from AT&T. At least as it was explained to me by several different cell phone techs at a few different companies a while back.

[marence.livejournal.com]

I went to the Motorola site for info, and each model is listed with 3 or 5 links to features depending on the network. Same with Nokia. It's all a racket, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for getting a cool but cheap one on eBay.

Two things...

[combine-halo.livejournal.com]

First, Congrats on your legal and mouthwatering software purchase!

and second....AT & T IS THE DEVIL!

Re: Two things...

[marence.livejournal.com]

1) Thanx!
and 2) Absolutely! They're also the most affordable & reliable prepay network. A necessary evil.