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greg
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Posted - Oct 2 2007 : 11:12AM
Cell phone advice.
My current contract is up with verizon. Currently I am not using a landline so almost all my web usage is with my mobile.
I pay approximately $ 45 a month just for that service alone , but with my routine its the best for me.
I most likely will want to remain 100 % exclusive , wireless internet, but a few twist are involved .
My girl friend will be relocating to this area to live me. If I follow the same program , I will need to equip her with a smartphone as well , that will allow us both usage so that she will not be deprived of the net either. But I don't want double the cost , any suggestions.
Also I am fairly ignorant if computers in general. Can anyway advise on wireless internet services ( modem type etc ) that would allow me to use the net on a traditional PC without having to go back to a reg. phone line.
I am just hoping to avoid any duplicate service or cost.
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Posted - Oct 2 2007 : 12:04PM
greg
Regarding the PC; Do you have cable TV in your area? If yes, cable is probably the best way to go. Here in th Jersey, the cost is about $50.00 per month.
I am not sure why you have a preference to wireless Internet access. Maybe you can explain further.
conquistador
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Posted - Oct 2 2007 : 12:08PM
My advice, throw that rude contraption down a drain and never use one again.
And Clam Digger is right. If you get cable service in your area you can get high speed internet through who ever the provider is.
I have used both DSL (phone line based) and cable internet and had no problems with either.
Though if you go with DSL you may have more speed options at different prices. I get net access through bell canada and they have a few tiers of speed from "essential" being the slowest to "high performance" being the fastest and they each cost different amounts.
Don't take my remarks about cell phones too seriously. It's just that 90% of the conversations I overhear are totally pointless and fill the air with useless noise. The other 10% should be happening in private.

Edited by - conquistador on 10/2/2007 12:59:28 PM

greg
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Posted - Oct 2 2007 : 3:39PM
I can go with cable or DSL here , and even used cable years ago.
It's just that I work over 50 hours a week , and can carry my mobil and ADT often from work, its easy for me.
To be more blunt if I go with the net at home on the pc , my ADT days will be almost history.
With the girl friend I am not expecting much sympathy or time to post on ADT.
I have been a bachelor for about 10 years now , and I am sure I will be busting my ass fixing things up at the house, like redoing the hardware floors , and other things to the house that a woman will not allow me to ignore.
Also I work the every other weekend and the mobile helps me follow the scores as well, and stay in touch.
Not trying to dismiss the advice , I just am trying to state the factors.
Edited by - greg on 10/2/2007 7:20:50 PM
jayo All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Oct 2 2007 : 11:24PM
My wireless carrier (T-mobile) sent me a flyer the other day about a party plan, where you can have multiphone cellphones and share the minutes between them. I threw it away (I don't need more than one phone), but if you look at the T-Mobile site, you'll probably find it. Verizon probably offers a similar plan. I think pooling minutes is popular for families where every member carries a phone.
If you're tech savvy and you like to be a hacker (or at least one of sorts), there's a very interesting article on super-cheap VOIP in the latest issues of MAKE magazine (issue #11).
 
phatbasey
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Posted - Aug 4 2009 : 11:08PM
Bump! I am getting a new Blackberry on either Sprint or T-Mobile. Anyone have any experiences. (BTW it has to be one of these two services due to the cost) Any help will do. I have Tmobile and sometimes lose service but it probably my old phone. I used to have Sprint ages ago similar problems but I have been with TM since 05 and have a great rate plan. Anyhow any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
jayo All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 5 2009 : 9:34PM
I know a couple people who have Blackberries. I'll ask them tomorrow and get back to you. I think the service is Verizon, but I'm not sure.
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jayo All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 7 2009 : 11:37AM
The company I work for uses Verizon, and the users seem happy with it, from what I was able to gather.
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Posted - Aug 12 2009 : 8:51PM
I've heard really good things from some of my friends about the Blackberry Pearl.
I have the G1 through TMobile and love it.
Bill All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 12 2009 : 9:24PM
I currently have the Blackberry Bold, which I like (as much as someone can like a phone that tied to their work email system). However, if I were buying today, and service provider wasn't an issue, I would go with the Blackberry Tour. Since service provider is an issue (the Tour is exclusive to Verizon and I'm with AT&T Wireless), the Bold is still my best option.
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Posted - Aug 12 2009 : 9:57PM
Which one can you download apps for?
liloleme
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Posted - Aug 13 2009 : 11:57PM
You can download apps for any of them. I have the Blackberry Pearl Flip which I love. Gives me the features of a Smartphone and the handiness of a flip phone all in one. If QWERTY is a must then this is not the phone for you but I have not missed the keyboard near as much as I would have thought.
Bill All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 14 2009 : 5:34PM
The lack of a QWERTY keyboard made the Pearl a non-starter for me.
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Posted - Aug 19 2009 : 1:41AM
I would suggest joining www.howardforums.com and asking your question there in the appropriate forum. A basic account is free of charge. I am only affiliated with that site as a member, so I will not profit from your asking there. In this forum there are representatives from every major cellular phone provider, and they can help you more than we can here. One note -- their policy does not allow any profanity or talk about anything of a lewd nature -- but I doubt that would be a problem anyway as long as you are talking about cellular phones.
Mods: I am new and unfamiliar with all of the unwritten rules here. If this violates one, please remove. Thank you.
 
phatbasey
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Posted - Aug 19 2009 : 5:21PM
I do really appreciate the input guys, but I went with the 8900 from T-Mobile. I love it. Service is not phenomenal but the price was. They have a loyalty plan unlimited talk for $50 if you have been with them min 24 mths. You have to ask for this but you can add data and you are still way under a $100. Matter of fact if you have been on T-Mobile (and like/tolerate it) for awhile you would be crazy not to get this plan.



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