I switched from the Virgin to Tmo plan last year.. No regrets.<div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Bob Elzer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bob.elzer@gmail.com" target="_blank">bob.elzer@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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I'm on Virgin now. 200 minutes 2.5GB data $25 per month, but if you
sing up for this plan it is now $30<br>
The drawback is they have limited the choice of phones.<br>
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I plan on switching to the T-Mobile $30 100 minute 5GB data plan
after the new year sometime.<br>
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The drawback to that plan for me is the price of the phone I want
$650 for the Galaxy Note II without a contract.<div><div class="h5"><br>
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<div>On 11/30/2012 1:34 PM, Brian Weaver
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<div><a href="http://readwrite.com/2012/11/07/from-smartphone-to-mindphone-cheaper-smarter-not-always-on" target="_blank">http://readwrite.com/2012/11/07/from-smartphone-to-mindphone-cheaper-smarter-not-always-on</a><br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:29 PM, Eric
Cope <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric.cope@gmail.com" target="_blank">eric.cope@gmail.com</a>></span>
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Mobile, Virgin, both have prepaid plans with smart phones
that can tether, but you are still looking at $40-50 /
month.
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<div>Cricket has smart phones too, but I think its a bit
more.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:24
PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe@actionline.com" target="_blank">joe@actionline.com</a>></span>
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So what are this esteemed group's top choices for
smart phones ... and the<br>
cheapest data plan?<br>
<br>
My current cell phone plan is $40/year ($10 every
90-days), which actually<br>
gives me even more than I use it because I use the
land line in my office<br>
for 99.9% of my phone use and I just carry my tiny
cell phone in my car<br>
(and almost never in my pocket) because I prefer
to enjoy life without<br>
being tethered to and ensnared by phone calls when
I leave the house or<br>
office.<br>
<br>
My little bride has an iPhone with a blue-tooth
more-or-less permanently<br>
attached to her ear with an unlimited plan that
keeps her talking about<br>
10-hours-a-day. No further comment on that ...
except to say that I am<br>
thankful that when we go out together, she keeps
that dang thing turned<br>
off (her own choice) because she also likes to
enjoy life without<br>
phone-intrusion as we go places and do things.<br>
<br>
And yet, I must admit that there have been times
that I have enjoyed using<br>
her iPhone to check on-line for dinner
reservations and directions, etc.<br>
<br>
So, I am now willing to concede that there would
no doubt be some benefits<br>
to upgrading my own cell phone situation,
especially since I now see some<br>
ads showing the capability of hand-writing notes
on the screen. I really<br>
like that idea. And, it would be nice to be able
to tether my Xoom or my<br>
laptop to a phone for internet access without
having to look for a<br>
wireless hot-spot.<br>
<br>
However, I do not want to pay $40-50/month for
perhaps 4 or 5 hours a<br>
month of total phone time *and* internet access.<br>
<br>
Are there any plans available for this kind of
very limited use?<br>
<br>
And which phones and/or mini-tablets would y'all
recommend for this?<br>
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