Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

2012-07-08 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 07/08/2012 11:20 AM, Jerry Natowitz wrote: We are currently one of the few families who have Verizon wireless service without a smart phone, or a data plan. My daughter wants a new phone, but the only phones that she will consider are smart phones, which require a data plan, usually

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

2012-07-08 Thread Scott Ehrlich
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Jerry Natowitz j.natow...@rcn.com wrote: We are currently one of the few families who have Verizon wireless service without a smart phone, or a data plan. My daughter wants a new phone, but the only phones that she will consider are smart phones, which require

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

2012-07-08 Thread Bill Bogstad
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Jerry Natowitz j.natow...@rcn.com wrote: We are currently one of the few families who have Verizon wireless service without a smart phone, or a data plan. My daughter wants a new phone, but the only phones that she will consider are smart phones, which require

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan (Jerry Feldman)

2012-07-08 Thread Daniel Barrett
Jerry Natowitz j.natow...@rcn.com asks: We are currently one of the few families who have Verizon wireless service without a smart phone, or a data plan. My daughter wants... the higher quality keyboard. The Samsung Alias 2 (SCH-U750) is a non-smartphone with a nice keyboard (IMHO). My daughter

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

2012-07-08 Thread Shirley Márquez Dúlcey
On 7/8/2012 12:51 PM, Bill Bogstad wrote: I would suggest that you speak to Verizon directly about this. I would love to have a smartphone without a data plan on Verizon. I'm at the other extreme. If there were a way to have a smartphone without a voice plan, now you'd be talking. I've

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

2012-07-08 Thread Tom Metro
Jerry Natowitz wrote: My daughter wants a new phone... She doesn't want the smart phone features, she wants the higher quality keyboard. She found a place selling the Palm Pre... Is this something you expect to last a few years, or is it a throw away solution that only needs to last 12 months

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

2012-07-08 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 07/08/2012 03:53 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Jerry Natowitz wrote: My daughter wants a new phone... She doesn't want the smart phone features, she wants the higher quality keyboard. She found a place selling the Palm Pre... Is this something you expect to last a few years, or is it a throw away

[Discuss] OT: a Noplan Phone?

2012-07-08 Thread Jack Coats
Twist... Ok, say I want an Android (or other) 'smart phone' but with 'no-plan' or a 'pay as you go' plan. I want to use VOIP over WiFi. And other data over wifi, but not necessarily any 'phone service'. Is there such a beast? Any help would be appreciated.

Re: [Discuss] OT: a Noplan Phone?

2012-07-08 Thread Gregory Boyce
Sounds like you essentially want an iPod touch or the Android equivalent. There have been a few 5 or smaller tablets. On Jul 8, 2012 4:55 PM, Jack Coats j...@coats.org wrote: Twist... Ok, say I want an Android (or other) 'smart phone' but with 'no-plan' or a 'pay as you go' plan. I want to

Re: [Discuss] OT: a Noplan Phone?

2012-07-08 Thread Jack Coats
Sounds about right. ... Then install Skype or something similar :) and I'm in business :) ... Jack On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Gregory Boyce gbo...@badbelly.com wrote: Sounds like you essentially want an iPod touch or the Android equivalent. There have been a few 5 or smaller tablets.

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

2012-07-08 Thread Shirley Márquez Dúlcey
On 7/8/2012 3:53 PM, Tom Metro wrote: (Anyone ever look at 4G interoperability? I see multiple previously incompatible carriers are now using or deploying LTE. I presume at minimum they'll be using different bands, which could in theory be supported by a multi-band phone. Right now the

Re: [Discuss] OT: a Noplan Phone?

2012-07-08 Thread Richard Pieri
On 7/8/2012 4:57 PM, Gregory Boyce wrote: Sounds like you essentially want an iPod touch or the Android equivalent. There have been a few 5 or smaller tablets. I suggest a slightly different approach. Go to the T-Mobile to Go site and find an Android phone that you like. Buy it with the one

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

2012-07-08 Thread Bill Bogstad
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Tom Metro tmetro+...@gmail.com wrote: Bill Bogstad wrote: I would suggest that you speak to Verizon directly about this. That seems like the best advice. I can see how Verizon would do this as a bundling approach. If you want the iPhone from us, then you need

Re: [Discuss] OT: a Noplan Phone?

2012-07-08 Thread Shirley Márquez Dúlcey
On 7/8/2012 6:04 PM, Richard Pieri wrote: On 7/8/2012 4:57 PM, Gregory Boyce wrote: Sounds like you essentially want an iPod touch or the Android equivalent. There have been a few 5 or smaller tablets. I suggest a slightly different approach. Go to the T-Mobile to Go site and find an Android

Re: [Discuss] Verizon wireless mandatory dataplan

2012-07-08 Thread Doug
My wife and I both have Xperia Ray Android smart phones (think tiny for a smart phone with a good camera). Both were purchase unlocked for about $250 and run ice cream sandwich (the 4.0 version of the android OS). Our carrier is T-Mobile, using their pay-as-you-go, no data plan. We both have