Cortex
11-08-2002, 11:59 PM
So I've been thinking about getting a Pocket PC Phone but the plans seem pretty expensive for limited data and I'm not sure they are fast enough to be enjoyable to use.
What are peoples opinions so far?
I'm a moderate internet user and am not sure how to translate minutes or megabytes into real usage?
How many minutes or megabytes are most of you using for data?
SPRINT PCS
They have a Laptop/PDA data plan and then they have PCS Vision.
PCS Vision seems to be the best deal for $10 extra per month, you get the voice plan AND you get unlimited PCS Vision but...
1. Unfortunately they only offer the Treo right now (I've read that some users are using the Treo on the Vision plan rather than being charged the PDA rates). They dont have a Pocket PC Phone although the Samsung is to come out the beginning of 2003 (and its not clear it is 100% Pocket PC Phone edition)
2. Even when it does come out, I'm not sure they will let you use the $10 unlimited offer with the device.
They may require the laptop access which is:
Per Month $40 $60 $80 $100
PCS Vision 20MB 40MB 70MB Unlimited
And you still have to pay for a voice plan right?
How many pages does 20MB translate to on a Pocket PC?
T-MOBILE
This is very tempting but it seems expensive...
Like the Laptop/PDA plans of Sprint it looks like you have to pay for a voice plan and then pay for an extra data plan :(
20 MB 50 MB 200 MB
$39.99 $59.99 $99.99
AT&T
Dont know much about this one....
What are peoples opinions about the different plans so far?
Thanks
Ron
What are peoples opinions so far?
I'm a moderate internet user and am not sure how to translate minutes or megabytes into real usage?
How many minutes or megabytes are most of you using for data?
SPRINT PCS
They have a Laptop/PDA data plan and then they have PCS Vision.
PCS Vision seems to be the best deal for $10 extra per month, you get the voice plan AND you get unlimited PCS Vision but...
1. Unfortunately they only offer the Treo right now (I've read that some users are using the Treo on the Vision plan rather than being charged the PDA rates). They dont have a Pocket PC Phone although the Samsung is to come out the beginning of 2003 (and its not clear it is 100% Pocket PC Phone edition)
2. Even when it does come out, I'm not sure they will let you use the $10 unlimited offer with the device.
They may require the laptop access which is:
Per Month $40 $60 $80 $100
PCS Vision 20MB 40MB 70MB Unlimited
And you still have to pay for a voice plan right?
How many pages does 20MB translate to on a Pocket PC?
T-MOBILE
This is very tempting but it seems expensive...
Like the Laptop/PDA plans of Sprint it looks like you have to pay for a voice plan and then pay for an extra data plan :(
20 MB 50 MB 200 MB
$39.99 $59.99 $99.99
AT&T
Dont know much about this one....
What are peoples opinions about the different plans so far?
Thanks
Ron