I have a shiny new Telecom XT T-Stick that I got “free” for the sum of $30. It is not too bad an offer, the first month it takes my full $30 for the 500M cap, then I get to use it at 10c/M.

One of the reasons I decided to go this way is the provision of on-line data usage reports for this pre-pay service, which is good.

My problem is, to log onto the pre-pay data usage, I need to click on “send me a password”, which goes as a txt to the data modem.  No problem, I read that with the “telecom connect” application, enter it, and I am in!  The txt message says it will expire in 1 hr – which it certainly does.  So, I wish to change the password to something more permanent, but -  no – there is no option for changing password on this page, and no way to navigate anywhere else… 

Next time I want to read my data usage, I have to go through all the same – click on “send password”, read the txt and enter that.

With my other phone, I have a username and log-in, which needed my telecom account number, the usage meter looks the same, but allows me to back out, and change password etc at will.

The result of this is that I can read the data usage when actually on-line with the modem – I can’t log in on my broadband and read the usage – unless I enable the modem, click the “send password”, read the txt, shut down the modem, log in on broadband, then read the usage – quite annoying.

 

Does anyone know if there is a better way?