Yup. We dont plan on using any of the web features. Too expensive for data rates right now. But maybe in the future...
On 2/2/06, Richard Quilhot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Be sure that your phones are unlocked when you buy them. Also the web > features of the phones will original carrier specific, at least in my > experince. > > -- > Richard E. Quilhot C.N.A. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On 2/2/06, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, here is my uber cell phone soluiton. A little background. My > > fiancee and I currently live in the US and will be here for 1-2 more > > years we move to Canada (she is Canadian military). We also have a > > few world traveling vacations planned (starting with our honeymoon in > > New Zealand this spring). > > > > Start with the Motorola V635 phone: > > > > > http://reviews.cnet.com/Motorola_V635/4505-6454_7-31280709-2.html?tag=nav > > > > I can get a pair of them (probably about $100-$150 each) off eBay. > > The phones are really good: 1.23 megapixel camera (as good as your > > digital camera), video capture, store and play MP3s, can sync contact > > list with your PC, speakerphone, and uses a wireless Bluetooth > > headset. > > > > We then sign up for this Cingular plan while we are here in the US: > > > > > https://business.cingular.com/cingular/plans/plan_detail.jsp?planTermsURL=explanation_nation_popup.jsp&productDesc=Nation+FamilyTalk+Plans&planSKU=sku70570393 > > > > That gives us more than enough minutes to share between us, and no > > long distance charges in the US, nights and weekends free. Since we > > didn't get a phone from them, we shouldn't need to sign a contract > > which means whenever we go back to Canada we just tell them to piss > > off. And calling Canada from the US isn't too bad - $0.20 a minute: > > > > > http://cingularinteract.egain.net/interact-app/servlet/egps?egpscmd=running&egpssid=call_226543_sedc&egpsuid=2006_02_02_12_06_05_62667&egpsrid=2006_02_02_12_06_05_62678 > > > > When we go back to Canada we simply use the same phones and sign up > > with one of the Canadian service providers. When we travel we can > > just pop in a pre-paid SIM card for that country and we have local > > call charges for that country. Here is the one for NZ: > > > > > http://www.telestial.com/view_product.php?PRODUCT_ID=LSIM-NZ01&; > > > > And now for the piece de resistance. We can get rid of our landlines > > with this docking station: > > > > > http://www.cellphonemall.net/wireless/store/accessorydetail.asp?id=43647&phoneid=589 > > > > Bascially, it is a docking station that we stick a cell phone in. We > > can then use regular cordless handsets around the house. A call comes > > in on the cell phone and the handsets ring. It passes the caller ID > > info from the cell to the handsets. Any outgoing calls go over the > > cell network. I would have to check reception but you can get an > > antenna to put outside the house for it if reception is a problem. > > Pretty sweet :) > > > > Price for 2 phones: $350 > > Price for 2 Bluetooth headsets: $100 > > Price for dock: $200 > > Total inital cost: $650 > > Total cost per month: $55 > > > > So this setup gives us both cell phones, no landline, pretty cheap > > calls to Canada, ability to transfer to Canadian service when we move, > > and ability to use our cells in whatever local country we travel to > > for a decent price. > > > > I think we have a winner :) > > > > -- > > Brian > > > > > -- Brian
