| The other day, someone emailed me and asked if it | | | | sometimes include unlimited data and sometimes even |
| was possible to get free Internet or web use for free | | | | unlimited minutes and text. This cards are around $25. |
| on the CECT i68 (SciPhone). This person stated "I | | | | No, $4.99 or $25 isn't free, but it isn't a lot of money |
| have heard that if you install opera mini via Java than | | | | either. |
| you can get online for free." I'll tell you my response in | | | | Once you've obtained web use onto your sim, you |
| the following article. | | | | should be good to go if your data and web settings |
| Opera Mini Is A Free Web Browser, But The Internet | | | | are already pointed to the carrier that you are using. If |
| Isn't Necessarily Included: It doesn't cost you anything to | | | | they are not, you can either get these from your |
| download opera mini onto the SciPhone. This phone | | | | carrier or you can find many folks who can provide |
| supports Java so all you have to do is go to the get | | | | these. There is even software that will place this on |
| jar or opera mini websites and download the browser | | | | your phone without you needing to do all that much, |
| onto the phone. It is a great browser because it shrinks | | | | and these often run for under $2 -$5. (If you are using |
| the information down so that the whole page fits on | | | | opera mini, you'll also need to reset the java settings to |
| the phone. You're using less KB of data, so this does | | | | correspond with your carrier.) |
| save some money. But, in order for the browser to | | | | The bottom line is that although getting on the web isn't |
| work, you must have a data or web plan from your | | | | necessarily free, it can be had for very low cost. And |
| network. Whether this is free or not depends upon the | | | | it's shame not to take advantage of getting online on |
| deal that you have with your carrier. Some will include | | | | the SciPhone because the very large flat screen often |
| this as part of a package. | | | | allows you to see the whole page of a site that you'd |
| Getting Data And Setting Up The Internet: Even if you | | | | maybe see only half of if you were using another |
| have a pre paid or pay as you go sim, you can almost | | | | phone. And the finger touch interface makes moving |
| always add data or web use onto it for not too much | | | | around / scrolling along the page very easy and |
| money. For example, GoPhone offers 1MB of data for | | | | intuitive. I like that you don't have to have a contract |
| only $4.99. You basically have to call 611 and add this, | | | | with this phone because this allows you to only add |
| buy a MB card at any store, or log on to the | | | | web usage when you need it and to only buy as much |
| company's website and follow the directions for media | | | | as you need which keeps your overall cost down and |
| net. You can also find prepaid sim cards that | | | | predictable. |