OK smartphone users ... help me out

[JackReacher]

Man. $300 for a phone?

God bless the Verizon New Every Two plan. Got my Blackberry Curve for zippy. Might be time for an upgrade soon, though. The camera on my phone blows ass.

 

[imjustagirl]

****, that "new every two" plan is a joke. I think I saved like $50 on my phone. Stupid Verizon.

 

[Gutter]

Sprint unlimited phone, text, data: $69.99 per month.


I guess this would be where people start posting that Sprint sucks, etc, etc. :

Amen ... was debating about switching over to an iPhone, but once Sprint came out with this plan along with the Evo 4G I was locked into Sprint for at least another two years. Never had one iota of a problem with Sprint's service or reception in general.

 

[Rhody31]

BigPern,
My wife and I took the plunge on the iPhone 4 - which I recommend, just for the video chat feature.
We haven't come close to hitting whatever the data max was and we went with the lowest plan. Basically, as long as you're not downloading videos or a ton of music with the network, you're fine.
And the service problems aren't there. I haven't had a problem and when I lose connection, it's pretty much the same spot I lost it with Verizon.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Sprint unlimited phone, text, data: $69.99 per month.


I guess this would be where people start posting that Sprint sucks, etc, etc. :

Amen ... was debating about switching over to an iPhone, but once Sprint came out with this plan along with the Evo 4G I was locked into Sprint for at least another two years. Never had one iota of a problem with Sprint's service or reception in general.

Same here. Never had one problem with Sprint.

I'll probably leap into the EVO market when my contract expires in three months. We should have 4G here by then too.

 

[bigpern23]

Sprint unlimited phone, text, data: $69.99 per month.


I guess this would be where people start posting that Sprint sucks, etc, etc. :

Amen ... was debating about switching over to an iPhone, but once Sprint came out with this plan along with the Evo 4G I was locked into Sprint for at least another two years. Never had one iota of a problem with Sprint's service or reception in general.

Same here. Never had one problem with Sprint.

I'll probably leap into the EVO market when my contract expires in three months. We should have 4G here by then too.

I had Sprint for five years and the only thing worse than the coverage was the customer service.

It is $25 for unlimited, $15 for 200 MB ... As someone else noted, if we go over, we can just up the plan retroactively, but I'm hoping the 200 MB is enough. Don't plan on streaming a lot of video and whatnot.

One of the phones arrived today (unbelievably frustrating to have only received hers, btw) and we couldn't figure out how to get it to run on the cellular network. I thought it was supposed to pick it up automatically if no WiFi was available. She called me to ask how to do it and, having never used an iphone before, I had no idea. Any suggestions?

 

[Gomer]

Until the SIM card is activated by your carrier you won't be able to call or access data through their network. But you probably know that.

More likely you need to go in to settings and enable data. That's in settings-->general-->network.

 

[bigpern23]

Hmm ... I believe the card has been activated (it prompted me to log into ATTwireless the minute I turned it on to activate the phone, and, I assume, the SIM card). When she got home, I made sure 3G and data were enabled in the settings. Unfortunately, we have WiFi, so I'm not sure if the cellular data is working.

 

[farmerjerome]

I dropped the $300 and bought the Blackberry Curve with Virgin Mobile for the $35/month 300 min unlimited everything else plan on the Sprint network and I have nothing bad to say. My desk at work is a huge dead zone, which sucks, but I have no complaints about the coverage everywhere else. If you talk a lot, you can get 1200 min monthly for $40. I was previously paying Verizon $65 month for lots of text and talk. I do miss unlimited nights and weekends, though. I have to be careful with chats with the parents now.

I'll have the phone paid off in eight months, so it is worth it.

$300! Mine was free in October. Dr. and I have the cheapest calling plan and $5 texting since we both have Blackberry Messanger now. The only person I call out-of-network on a regular basis now is my mom and that's just because she has a landline.
When I had my Omnia they checked my usage and I fell in the cheapest plan category. However, my Omnia was ****. It didn't link my e-mail and I couldn't open videos. Using this website was an Olympic feat.

 

[Gomer]

Unfortunately, we have WiFi, so I'm not sure if the cellular data is working.

Go in to the settings-->wifi and turn off wifi. You'll see a 3G to the left of the time indicating you're on a 3G data network.

 

[patchs]

Here's what the cell phone companies aren't saying.
People aren't using their phones to talk anymore.
Look at how the prices for unlimited talk have fallen.
Now, notice how ATT and VZW are getting rid of unlimited data plans as more people are buying smartphones that have to use data.
See?
ATT and VZW know that once you start using the Net on your fancy new iPhone or Droid (or Palm Pre, like me), you're going to go to town on streaming, downloading and being on the web. Heck you can even make video calls on some phones.
So, if you go over ATT's 2GBs, you're screwed.
For me, I average a little over 2GBs, I stream out-of-area radio stations in my car and at work. During MLB season, I pay $15 and can stream every game for the ENTIRE season. I use more than 3 GBs a month for that.
The cell companies know voice is going to be a small part of their biz, it's all texting and data.
If you get a new smartphone with a data plan, pay very close attention to your monthly usage because the companies want you to go over and pay up the ying yang.

 

[bigpern23]

Oh, clearly .. I already have the cheapest talk plan available. AT&T claimed the reason they abandoned their original unlimited data plan (which cost $20/month) was because areas like NYC were using too much bandwidth streaming YouTube videos and such, but let's be honest, they knew that they could make more money by making unlimited data cost $25. They hid it behind the guise of the $15 plan, but they want everyone to take the $25 plan. But since I won't be streaming much video outside my home, I think the cheaper plan will work for me.