are free wifi hotspots out there, but you often get what you pay for -
you have to go looking for them, they may not be available, they may be
pretty slow, etc. Whereas cellular data is pretty ubiquitous. So
"free" is relative. If I have to go drive somewhere to find a hotspot,
that means gas (at $3/gallon give or take) and wear and tear
(depreciation), etc. on my car. Reimbursement is $.40+ per mile. If
your hotspot is just a mile away, that means a round trip of 2 miles or
$.80+ cents. Multiply that by 30 days and you get $24/month, which is
more than both Tmobile and Sprint's unlimited data plans at least. Wifi
is a nice option to have, but even if I could get it, I doubt I would
give up unlimited cellular data. It would mainly be a backup for when I
couldn't connect to the cellular network, or when this would be
prohibitive, like when overseas...
Levi Wallach
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Daniel
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 8:12 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Treo] Re: 700p - there is no WiFi
>
> No argument Michael, I'm a fairly happy Sprint customer. But
> my post was about WiFi v. DUN costs, not whether Sprint's a good deal.
>
> The best deal is -FREE- (i.e., WiFi), which is better than
> whatever Sprint charges for EvDO+DUN. No speculation about it.
>
> --- In [email protected], "Michael M. Rye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > You know what Sprint is going to charge? If not, you're
> just speculating.
> > Sprint has the cheapest rates for data of any provider I
> have investigated.
> >
> > --
> > Mike
> >
> > ...... Original Message .......
> > On Mon, 15 May 2006 15:43:00 -0600 Daniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >I'm disappointed at no WiFi. Free hotspots are easy to
> find, and you
> > >can
> > bet Sprint will charge mightily for EvDO-DUN. The claim below is
> > upside down -- monthly charges will exceed WiFI fees in my case.
> > >
> > >YMMV,
> > >~daniel
> > >
> > >
> > >"TjL" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > ><snip> ... "fee-based Wi-Fi hot spot ..... DUN will be
> available with
> > >a
> > monthly service charge from the carrier, and could be less
> expensive
> > than Wi-Fi service."
>
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