norris_watkins@hotmail.com (Norris Watkins) wrote in message news:<a4c8fc50.0312202238.2059a365@posting.google. com>...
> I got this wonderful phone ( Nokia 3650 ) recently, and is still
> learning its features.
>
> 1. T-Mobile sells 2 types of T - zones, one 4.99 per month and ther
> other 9.99. Both are unlimited data at 56Kbps. But the service
> representative could not tell me what the difference is between the
> plans, except for the word "corporate emails". What did she mean by
> corporate emails - support for protocols other than pop3, like MS
> exchange/outlook, lotus etc ?

Yes. POP3 access is included in the $4.99 plan.

> 2. When I access an ordinary ( *non* wap ) web site in my 3650, it
> takes really a long time, though it is supposed to be 56 Kbps. Is this
> expected ? Is this because the phone is busy converting the ordinary
> html website to WML.

I don't think it's "converting" anything- just trying to display HTML
data using it's browser's rendering engine. Browsing on my 3650's
screen is much slower than browsing with my PPC tethered to the 3650.

> 3. The service rep told me that the phone works with about XHTML. But
> my understanding is that it uses WML ( equivalent to HTML under http
> protocol ), a subset of XHTML. Who is right ?

I believe the owner's manual calls it a "subset of XHTML."

> 4. Since the web browser 3650 has is a WML browser, when I access an
> ordinary website, where is the html -> wml conversion happening ? Is
> it inside the phone, or is T-mobile gateway is doing it on my behalf.

Nowhere. The browser is simply trying to display the info using
XHTML. Some websites render ok, some don't. (Kind of like trying to
use Netscape 2.0 or IE 3.0- many websites work, but the Browser will
ignore code it doesn't understand.

Being a Symbian phone, you can buy and install HTML browsers into the
phone (Opera, Doris, NetFront, WebViewer) and have more compatibility
with the "real web".

> 5. Will my website access be fast if I access a pure wap site. Can
> somebody provide me the url for a wap site.

wap.yahoo.com

> 6. Does 3650 support cookies based login ( say yahoo mail )

Not sure- sometimes mine remembers, sometimes it forgets. I usually
browse the web with my PPC, so I haven't investigated fully.

> 7. When I accessed sites that requires the user to input data ( like
> the login screen with mail.yahoo.com ), I could not find a way to
> input data. When I pressed the keys, no data showed up in the login
> text box. Is this possible at all with Nokia 3650 ?

You need to scroll to the text box then "select" it (push the center
of the direction pad or "send". Then you can type the text and
"select" again to exit the input mode and continue navigating.

> 8. With this 4.95 plan is it possible to use my laptop through the
> infrared port, and access internet inside my laptop using full fledged
> browser like IE. ( I m *not* asking about using 3650 as a wireless
> modem, in conjunction with my own personal ISP )

Yes. You dial *99***1# to connect via GPRS using your 4.99 plan. I
do it with my PPC every day.

> 9. T-mobile also sells a plan for 19.95 per month, for accessing web
> in laptop using a wireless pcmcia card. Is it possible to use 3650
> with the same plan ( with bluetooth or infrared used to connect the
> laptop with the phone ) ( This way I will be able to save money as I
> wont be buying the pcmcia card )

Yes. You can do VPN as well as FTP with that option.

> 10. Is the pcmcia card they sell ( 200 $ or so ) a generic GSM one,
> that could be used with similar data services from other companies (
> assuming it could be GSM unlocked ). Or is it tied with T-mobile -
> useless with any other carrier.

I believe it's locked based on prior posts on this NG. I only have
the old Merlin card and have never used it with another carrier.

> Thanks for reading the long line of questions. Even partial answers
> will be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks
> -NW

No biggie! Hope I helped a little. Enjoy the 3650, it's a killer
phone.!