that the 700p won't support WiFi -- like many highend devices already do.
I'm lucky enough to have two independant coffee shops near my home in
Colorado, both with fast reliable free WiFi (great espresso too). And
hotels on both sides of my workplace in Denver, same thing. And the
factory outlet stores midway between home and work, more free WiFi.
Despite Starbucks stupid pay-as-u-go deal they're locked into, free
hotspots seem to be taking over. City of Denver recently deployed free
WiFi along the entire 16th Street Mall (central downtown shopping),
100 feet from my office. Philadelphia and other cities are doing the
same. Not everyone is located near a city and has this convenience,
which is why I said 'YMMV'.
As for gas costs, I drive a Prius and ride a bike :-p
As someone stated, Sprint limits their "unlimited" data. I'm not
convinced ISPs will allow buttloads of bandwidth without a cap, or
without passing on the cost.
BTW, I'm also an early adopter of Sprint/Vision at $15 all-u-can-eat,
and don't look forward to renegotiating for EvDO.
daniel
--- In [email protected], "Wallach, Levi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Daniel, I'm not sure why you keep saying that Wifi is free. True,
there 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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