SOCIAL: "smart phones?"

[Amandeep Jawa]

A couple of other follow ups:

Karen:  One other thing to be aware of is that smartphone plans tend  
to be more expensive than dumbphone plans because you have to pay for  
data (which means internet service) as well as phone service.  There  
are various technical reasons why this is stupid, but nonetheless it  
is how all carriers structure their rate plans.

Jen:  From my reading of the AT&T site, for 95 dollars a month, you'd  
get 900 free minutes and 200 TXT messages, or $105 for 900 free  
minutes & 1500 TXT messages, I'd get the $105.  You'll TXT even more  
on an iPhone.  So it sounds like this is about the same as you'd get  
with a Blackberry on Verizon ("about $100. That includes 900 anytime  
minutes and 1000 text.").  Also your Blackberry on Verizon would be a  
pain to sync with your Mac I think, whereas the iPhone plays well with  
Mac & Windows.

Check the rates here:
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/specials/iphone-info.jsp


Mike:  I'd say it depends on how big your fingers are, some people say  
they can't two finger type, some say they can just great.  I can't,  
but I'm pretty happy and quite fast with 1 finger.



On Dec 4, 2008, at 10:54 AM, Jennifer Seuferer wrote:

> Karen, thanks for bring this topic up because I too want to get a  
> new phone.
> The thing that stops me from getting an iPhone is I keep hearing  
> that the plans are a lot more expensive then the Verizon plan I have  
> now. If I was to get a blackberry my monthly fee would go up $30 for  
> the data package, which would take me to about $100. That includes  
> 900 anytime minutes and 1000 text. Can anyone say how the iPhone  
> compairs to that? It looked to me that the package that would bring  
> me to about $100 would only be 450 anytime minutes and would include  
> no texts.
>
> Jennifer
>
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Karen Nemsick <knemsick at yahoo.com>  
> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> It seems time for me to get a new phone.  My current, very very old  
> phone, that doesn't even text or have call waiting, is dying a slow  
> death.  So, I'm looking for new technology.  A phone that lets me  
> check email, and maybe even internet, and maybe even GPS!  Is that  
> too much for a gal to ask?  I am an admitted Luddite when it comes  
> to cell phone technology, so I'm looking to the list for help.  Any  
> recommendations?
>
> Karen
>
>
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