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My phone has a mobile browser and I do have an unlimited data plan. Unfortunately, it didn't work :-( If you change your client at some point, I'd be happy to try again. Please feel free to contact me via email - username cyn at domain technomom.com - rather than using this board if you prefer.

These were my results when I tried today. Again, I'm using a Samsung SCH-R560, aka Messager II (yes, Messager, not Messenger - icky name) on MetroPCS.

The first thing I saw was:
"We do not recognize your phone. Please select your device using the link below, or download the generic Java client."

<"Select your device.">
<"Download the generic Java client.">
(sorry, I haven't yet figured out how to see the actual URLs behind those links when browsing by phone)

I chose "Select your device" and went through the manufacturer list to Samsung. My device wasn't listed, so I scrolled all the way through the list to "Other" which presented me with the same two options as the "Download the generic Java client" link above does:

<"Download full client (v1.08) for newer, high-end phones">

That resulted in this display:

Manifest-Version: 1.0
MIDlet-1: AirSet, /i/a.png, AirSet
MIDlet-Icon: /i/a.png
MIDlet-Name: AirSet
MIDlet-Vendor: Airena
MIDlet-Version: 1.08
MicroEdition-Configuration: CLDC-1.0
MIDlet-Permissions: javax.microedition.io.Connector.http
MIDlet-Data-Size: 65535
MIDlet-Jar-URL: http://www.airset.com/dl/AirSet.jar
MIDlet-Jar-Size: 122506
AirSet-VersionDate: 01.31.08
AirSet-UserAgent: sam-r560
UP.Browser/6.2.3.8 (GUI) MMP/2.0
MicroEdition-Profile: MIDP-2.0
AirSet-DeviceID: -2
AirSet-Jad: AirSet.jad

Probably not the desired result, am I right? So I went back a screen and chose the next option.

<"Download simple client (v1.08) for older, low-end phones">

And that gave me this:

Manifest-Version: 1.0
MIDlet-1: AirSet, /i/a.png, AirSet
MIDlet-Icon: /i/a.png
MIDlet-Name: AirSet
MIDlet-Vendor: Airena
MIDlet-Version: 1.08
MicroEdition-Configuration: CLDC-1.0
MIDlet-Permissions: javax.microedition.io.Connector.http
MIDlet-Permissions-Ope: javax.microedition.io.Connector.https
MIDlet-Data-Size: 65535
MIDlet-Jar-URL: http://www.airset.com/dl/AirSet100m1.jar
MIDlet-Jar-Size: 100396
AirSet-VersionDate: 01/31/08 (midp1)
(100k)
AirSet-UserAgent: sam-r560
UP.browser/6.2.3.8 (GUS) MMP/2.0
MicroEdition-Profile: MIDP-1.0
AirSet-DeviceID: -1
AirSet-Jad: AirSet100M1.jad

Another failure :-( I don't know if that means MetroPCS blocks outside Java apps, or my phone just won't run the app. If anyone knows of another app I could try that is definitely not malware, I could test to see if ANY outside Java apps will run.

Thanks!
Cyn

I don't think it will. My daughter and I have Samsung Messager IIs (Samsung SCH-R560) and my partner has the Messager I (SCH-R450). I don't think we've ever successfully loaded anything that isn't MetroPCS-endorsed onto the phones, but if you know of anyone running your java client on these phones, I suppose we could give it a try.

I understand what you're saying, Brian. It's really a Catch-22. My family and I would be subscribers if Airset were supported on any of the phones offered by our mobile provider (MetroPCS), but that hasn't ever been an option. I suppose we'll continue to push them to offer the Pre for now.

Thank you! – Cynthia Armistead, on November 24, 2009 20:39

Because Airset isn't compatible with the newer version of Palm Desktop, I switched to syncing with Outlook. I still prefer using Palm Desktop, but Outlook works. It's silly of Airset to blame this on a third-party vendor, though - they can always get someone else to develop a conduit that *does* work with the later versions.