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