RE: [Treo] Re: 700p - there is no WiFi

Mon, 15 May 2006 21:25:01 -0700

You are fortunate to have all that.  The only free wifi around me that I know of is a chain of fast-food type places called Panera, not sure if you have them in Colorado.  In any case, the fast speed of EVDO and the fact that Tmobile won't be starting to roll out HSDPA until some time in 2007 will make it very tempting to want to switch.  I'll definitely be looking at the reviews and see what the actual data rates will be like for EVDO on Sprint and what kind of bandwidth limitations will be imposed despite the "unlimited" label.  It'll be tough, though, since I've been with Tmobile for 5 or 6 years now!  In my area they generally work well, reception and voice quality are good and the rates reasonable.  As far as I've heard, Sprint has the worst customer service, and of course once you get the phone you are locked in.  If something happens, you have to go through Sprint to get something new.  Whereas with GSM if my Treo goes down, I just plop out my SIM and put it in one of my older backup GSM phones and go right on...

Levi Wallach
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Daniel
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 11:00 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Treo] Re: 700p - there is no WiFi
>
> I concede 24/7 EvDO is handier than WiFi.  But I'm still
> disappointed 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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