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 <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> 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, <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> 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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