CSD -- who still uses that amongst US carriers?

In another thread here, Todd Allcock wrote, in part:

> A huge advantage for me of PagePlus, vs. any other MVNO,is the free CSD and ability to use smartphones.

I'm assuming "CSD" for you is the same "Circuit-Switched Data" it is for me.

In my experience (limited to T-Mobile and its roaming partners), CSD is no
longer part of the T-Mobile (USA) offering -- only GPRS for data now (anyway,
a really old CSD-only unlocked Motorola TimePort P-7389 keeps reporting
"no bearer" when it tries to WAP-browse).

So my question is: are there still US cellular providers who have *not* yet
discontinued CSD in favor of GPRS (or better) data services?

(I know that, in Poland, Orange (PL) *does* still offer CSD -- and, using
a prepaid Orange (PL) data SIM, their per-minute charges for CSD are quite
astronomical: I inadvertently burned up about $10 of prepaid value in two
unintended CSD sessions (of under a minute each) before I realized what
was happening :-{ .)

TIA; and cheers, -- tlvp

At 17 Oct 2009 23:49:16 -0400 tlvp wrote:
> In another thread here, Todd Allcock wrote, in part:
>
> > A huge advantage for me of PagePlus, vs. any other MVNO,is the free CSD
and ability to use smartphones.
>
> I'm assuming "CSD" for you is the same "Circuit-Switched Data" it is for
me.

Yeah- actually I goofed and called PagePlus/Verizon's 1G data "CSD"
(usually a GSM term)- the CDMA folks typically call it QNC. (Sorry- I
don't know what QNC stands for.)

> In my experience (limited to T-Mobile and its roaming partners), CSD is no
> longer part of the T-Mobile (USA) offering -- only GPRS for data now
(anyway,
> a really old CSD-only unlocked Motorola TimePort P-7389 keeps reporting
> "no bearer" when it tries to WAP-browse).
>
> So my question is: are there still US cellular providers who have *not*
yet
> discontinued CSD in favor of GPRS (or better) data services?


T-Mo has half-discontinued CSD. They don't supply their own ISP any
longer, like with GPRS/EDGE/3G- you must supply your own dial-up ISP (I use
FreeDialup.org, who offers a free dial-up connection on their New Hampshire
and Massachusetts-based phone lines) but CSD as a connection-type still
exists.

I've "lost" the CSD feature on my account once or twice over the years and
had to ask for it to re-enabled (and boy is THAT a chore, since most reps
have absolutely no idea what CSD is!) so I check it from time-to-time. I
actually tried it two or three days ago and it was still working.

On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:44:40 -0600, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote in <50yCm.425$102.135@newsfe02.iad>:

>At 17 Oct 2009 23:49:16 -0400 tlvp wrote:
>> In another thread here, Todd Allcock wrote, in part:
>>
>> > A huge advantage for me of PagePlus, vs. any other MVNO,is the free CSD
>and ability to use smartphones.
>>
>> I'm assuming "CSD" for you is the same "Circuit-Switched Data" it is for
>me.
>
>Yeah- actually I goofed and called PagePlus/Verizon's 1G data "CSD"
>(usually a GSM term)- the CDMA folks typically call it QNC. (Sorry- I
>don't know what QNC stands for.)

Quick Net Connect, actually 2G, 14.4 Kbps.

--
Best regards,
John <http:/navasgroup.com>

If the iPhone is really so impressive,
why do iFans keep making excuses for it?

I use CSD on T-Mobile all the time. I was using at Midway Airport in
Chicago yesterday, and have used it in western WI, near the Twin Cities a
couple of weeks ago.

It's slower than molasses (9.6 KBPS), and connections don't always work on
the 1st or 2nd try, but it is a VERY cheap way of getting your e-mails if
you are on an unlimited voice minutes plan and you have a LOT of patience.

Mike Schumann

"tlvp" <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote in message
newsp.u1y8weaeo63xbg@acer250.gateway.2wire.net.. .
> In another thread here, Todd Allcock wrote, in part:
>
>> A huge advantage for me of PagePlus, vs. any other MVNO,is the free CSD
>> and ability to use smartphones.
>
> I'm assuming "CSD" for you is the same "Circuit-Switched Data" it is for
> me.
>
> In my experience (limited to T-Mobile and its roaming partners), CSD is no
> longer part of the T-Mobile (USA) offering -- only GPRS for data now
> (anyway,
> a really old CSD-only unlocked Motorola TimePort P-7389 keeps reporting
> "no bearer" when it tries to WAP-browse).
>
> So my question is: are there still US cellular providers who have *not*
> yet
> discontinued CSD in favor of GPRS (or better) data services?
>
> (I know that, in Poland, Orange (PL) *does* still offer CSD -- and, using
> a prepaid Orange (PL) data SIM, their per-minute charges for CSD are quite
> astronomical: I inadvertently burned up about $10 of prepaid value in two
> unintended CSD sessions (of under a minute each) before I realized what
> was happening :-{ .)
>
> TIA; and cheers, -- tlvp