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Old 08-20-2009, 07:11 PM
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So I just unlocked my 8320 Curve and was probably going to buy a sim card when I'm abroad, but then I thought about UMA calling... if I keep my tmobile sim card in the phone, turn off mobile networks and find a wifi hotspot, would I be able to make calls using my US number and have the minutes deducted from my plan?


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Old 08-21-2009, 01:45 PM
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I would subscribe to 9.99 hotspot and itll be free free free
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Old 08-21-2009, 02:19 PM
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But even if you don't get the 9.99 hotspot plan, yes you can do what you described and it would deduct from your plan minutes.
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Old 08-21-2009, 02:26 PM
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dude....spend the 9.99
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Old 08-21-2009, 03:26 PM
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dude....spend the 9.99
I agree that is a good idea if you don't have a plan with a large amount of minutes.....but if you have the unlimited package or even something that you won't go over I don't see the need for it
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Old 08-21-2009, 06:44 PM
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true......i just use it to my advantage....I go lowest package and then beat the poo outta uma
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true......i just use it to my advantage....I go lowest package and then beat the poo outta uma
I've been with T-Mobile forever for so I qualified for their unlimited loyalty plan. But before that was rolled out, I had signed up for the $9.99 UMA calling plan and I gotta tell ya, it was COOL. My home and my office both had wifi connectivity so almost all of my calls were UMA calls and I never needed to ever think about going over my minutes. I kept watching as my minute use dropped like a rock. I went from 1500 minutes a month down to around 200 with no change in my total "talkitiveness" (is that a word? - lol).

Now of course, I can talk via UMA or cell towers and it doesn't matter although I must admit I still keep UMA profiles set up wherever I go because the call quality over UMA is really excellent.

If you don't have an unlimited plan, and you have wifi connectivity at home and work, the $9.99 UMA plan is a no brainer.
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Old 08-22-2009, 09:35 PM
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Fact: UMA works on airplanes with WiFi internet. I made a few phone calls and checked my voicemail while flying from Philadelphia to Atlanta on Delta. I did have to pay 7.95 for the WiFi usage, but I had to test it out and see if it worked.

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Old 08-23-2009, 09:04 PM
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Gotta love tmobile for this!!!!!!!
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Old 09-03-2009, 06:12 PM
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So I'm over in Asia now and still have my tmo sim card in. I have wifi on and cell network off. I found a hot spot and my UMA came in in all caps. I've sent sms and my emails are coming through! Haven't tried making a call to the US yet. It says BIS is connected via UMA. I didn't realize it could do that. So do you think Tmo will charge me? So far it is deducting from my sms pool. Not sure about receiving or sending emails.

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Old 09-03-2009, 06:33 PM
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I think T-Mobile is either too unsophisticated, too unmotivated, or too brilliant to determine the originating country of an IP address to charge for international UMA calls. UMA rocks, it was THE determining factor when I switched to TMo last fall. UMA is the same whether you're in your living room or a Bangkok hotel (or, according to Shake, 30,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean).

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Old 09-03-2009, 08:17 PM
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Has anybody else gotten BIS to work over UMA like how I've had? For free?

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I think your a bit confused. Yes you can make calls using UMA but you still need T-mobile or another company that supports UMA. When you call someone off of your Blackberry using UMA what number would come up if you turned off all of your mobile connections? Kinda got to think about it for a second.

UMA still uses your connection from your mobile provider. This is the reason AT&T users cannot use UMA even with an unlocked phone from T-mobile.

"how does UMA connection work"
From your perspective, you get one phone number that will work over your Internet connection when you are at home, and over cell towers when you are outside. If you travel to another country, you could possibly make calls to your home town and not be charged long distance. However, UMA is not skype. Other than that exact situation, you will normally be charged for long distance calls depending on your plan.

Normally your phone sends its signals to a cell tower, which forwards it to a server on the carrier's network. With UMA, your phone logs into the carrier's network through your internet connection and sends its signals directly to that server. That means you can access all of the same services over UMA, like voice, data, and SMS. Unfortunately, it means that all of those same services go through your carrier's network, perhaps unnecessarily. Some phones support something called "Internet Offload", in which UMA is only used for voice calls, but all the data goes directly over the Internet. Got it? "

Found this from UMA Questions Answered - Steve Hanov's Programming Blog

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Old 09-03-2009, 08:59 PM
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Thanks for the details but you still didn't answer the question. I do realize that it is not "free" as it still deducts from my plan. I just want to know that they aren't going to charge me for data as I'm getting emails pushed to my phone by BIS.

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Old 09-03-2009, 10:20 PM
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Just a thought. You could download FRING to your Blackberry that allows you to make VOIP calls for free assuming you have a wireless connection. If you stayed in a hotel that had free intenet service, you could turn off the radio, turn on the WI FI and use FRING to make your calls for free. You would not have to use the T-Mobile plan. The downside is you can only make calls in your hotel before you leave each morning or when you return in the evening.
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