There seems to be some confusion as to the various marketing terms that Verizon is using for their data services offerings, what the types of connections do, and which ones are necessary to connect to the Internet using the 7135.
Clarification of a couple of Verizonese terms:
Mobile Web and Mobile Web Plus: Verizon's implementation of the WAP protocol, which basically "dumbs down" web sites so that the information can be transferred to non-Palm phones. Uses the Openwave browser. Costs money to use their service, as it needs to have an account set up in order to authenticate to their particular WAP portal.
Express Network: Verizon's high-speed (3g, or 2.5g if you're being technical) data network. Costs extra. Connections around 40-80 kbps (theoretically, burst up to 144kbps-- YMMV). (Experiences suggest that the speed increase is greater if you are using your 7135 as a modem to connect up a laptop/PC, whereas simply browsing with the 7135's Palm browsers does not give as great a perceived increase in speed.) You need to be in an area where this feature has been installed to use it.
Data connection: Plain ol' 14.4 data connection. Free. Your account needs to be set up correctly. (Occasionally, I guess they mess up and don't turn data on, but it's pretty rare.) Using a regular data connection, you can dial in to either their server (using the #777 and qnc information that you find in the FAQ here), or your own ISP dial-up, using a custom connection that you set up in your network preferences. Works as long as you have digital signal.
So, net net, you don't need to buy any extra services to dial in on your 7135 if you don't want to. If you want the extra speed, and it's implemented in your area, there's express network. If, for some reason, you like or need the text-only service, there's WAP (mobile web). However, note that there are other WAP portals out there, so you don't necessarily need Verizon's.
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