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 What
types of DATACAST®
services are there?
There are four types of DATACAST®
service:
- DATACAST®
Classic --> General interest/fixed
information services, included on your device by your paging company.
- DATACAST®
On-Demand --> Your choice of information,
delivered upon request to your email-capable wireless device.
Free.
- MyDatacast
--> Your choice of information, delivered based on your predefined
preferences.
Free.
- DATACAST®
Sports Pager
--> Highly detailed/frequently updated service containing 12 folders
of sports information.
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Can
I receive more detail in my DATACAST®
sports?
DATACAST®
provides AirSports through Verizon Wireless. This specialized,
sports-only service contains 12 folders/slots of very detailed sports
information, including:
- Real-time scoreboards every 5 minutes
- All NCAA Div. 1-A football & basketball scores
- Top/bottom of inning or time remaining
- Scoring play descriptions
- Game-time weather
- Injury reports
- Las Vegas line odds
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Why
are some of my DATACAST®
updates garbled?
All the wording in your DATACAST®
updates is complete and each character is clear when the information is
delivered to your paging company.
Your paging company then "broadcasts" the DATACAST®
updates to your pager. During this broadcast, information can become garbled.
If more than 10% of your DATACAST®
updates are garbled, please consult the following list of possible causes:
- Low battery in your pager
- Interference from a nearby structure (airports, hospitals,
etc.)
- Paging company has a system problem in your area
- Pager needs to be "tuned" -- bring to paging
company for service
- Poor paging coverage in your area -- ask paging company
to switch your pager to a different frequency or paging format (POCSAG
vs. FLEX)
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What
is DATACAST®
On-Demand?
This service is for 2-way pagers and cellular phones with
e-mail. Users have instant access to DATACAST's®
stock quotes, lottery results, local weather, and other information by
simply sending an e-mail. The requested info is sent immediately to the
user by reply e-mail.
Instructions
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What
is MyDatacast?
MyDatacast allows you to set your own personal
preferences so that you can receive the information you want, when you
want it, in addition to DATACAST®Classic.
MyDatacast is FREE and includes customized stock quotes, horoscopes,
lottery, detailed local weather, and a convenient reminder service.
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How
do I limit the quantity of DATACAST®
on my T900?
You decide exactly how many DATACAST Classic updates are
stored by your T900 using the "history" setting.
Click here for instructions.
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How
do I turn off my DATACAST®
updates?
DATACAST®
Classic is
automatically included with your pager and does not count towards messaging
fees. DATACAST®
updates should not beep -- the information should simply be there when
and if you choose to read it.
Also, DATACAST®
information should arrive in a separate folder so as not to interfere
with your personal messages.
Consult your pager manual to learn how to turn the "news/info"
alert off if it is presently on. Turning off the alert for your DATACAST®
information will not affect the alert for your personal messages. If you
are unable to turn the alert off, or if DATACAST®
updates are arriving in the same folder as your personal messages, then
your pager is incorrectly programmed. To have pager programming corrected,
or to permanently remove the news/info, the pager must be brought back
to the paging company for reprogramming.
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Can
I send messages to a pager through DATACAST®?
DATACAST®
is a news bureau and does not supply text messaging or e-mail services.
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Why
did I receive different and/or more frequently updated DATACAST®
information when I had DATACAST®
through another paging company?
Different paging companies can choose to carry different
DATACAST®
service categories and can select how frequently the categories are updated.
If you would like to see additional categories and/or more frequent updates
added to your pager, please contact your paging company and let them know
how you feel. Paging companies will often make changes in their DATACAST®
Classic service based upon strong customer demand.
All DATACAST®
categories are available to all paging companies -- your paging company
simply needs to request the additional categories/updates.
The following DATACAST®
Classic categories are available:
- U.S./World News
- Sports -- news and scores
- Stock Market
- National Weather
- Detailed 3-Day Local Weather
- Nautical Weather Forecasts
- Business News
- Commodities/Futures
- Horoscopes
- Today in History
- Trivia
- Entertainment News
- Jokes/Quotes
- Top-10 Entertainment Charts
- Video Reviews
- Local Tides
- Statewide News (select states)
- Local Lottery
- Local MLB/NFL Game Summaries
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