At 03:39 PM 11/5/99 -0500, Chris Faherty wrote:
>300 minutes voice/data? Is there an unlimited plan? I was going to get a
>pdQ but I couldn't find any answers on either Sprint or Qualcomm's site as
>per pricing and availability at the time (last month). So I went to
>goamerica and ordered a Minstrel III. Got it next-day. I like it a lot, and
>I use it often (umm at least 4 hrs/day; stock quotes & trading etc).
As far as I know there's no unlimited plan, but there are ones with lots
more minutes. Pricing is definitely a carrier thing. Qualcomm only makes
the phones and as you know carriers generally charge for air time. (One
tiny carrier Leap Wireless, offers unlimited plans now, so maybe it will
change some time).
>I find the Minstrel III to be a good value, but a little cheap feeling; i.e.
>battery tang snapped off and the unit is a little creaky because of thin
>plastic. Tremendous value for me though.
So there's another good solution for you, Hawke. The Minstrel combined with
a Palm is almost one device, you get an IP address and can telnet where
ever your IP packets may roam (but you can't talk on it).
LL
