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Re: Unlimited voice AND data for only $99 come to a GSM network starting 2/21/08
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| Todd Allcock 2008-02-20, 10:33 pm |
| At 20 Feb 2008 06:56:03 -0800 SMS wrote:
> T-Mobile offers unlimited "voice and messaging" not data. Since they
> don't have a data network in the U.S., they don't have to worry about
> their network being overwhelmed.
They have a 2G data network.
> Sprint is now the only carrier without an unlimited plan. If they reall
>y want to trump the competition then they could offer a true unlimited
> voice _and_ data plan. Unlikely since the reason AT&T and Verizon
> have capped their data plans is because the 3G networks don't have
> sufficient capacity for such plans. At $60/month for true unlimited data,
> a lot of DSL users might be tempted to use 3G as their primary Internet
connection.
Sprint beat everyone to it. They offered unlimited voice and data in a few
"beta" markets late last year for $99, IIRC. It included "Power Vision"
data only (on-phone data- no tethering.) I suspect they'll just expand
that plan everywhere to compete.
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| Steve Sobol 2008-02-20, 10:33 pm |
| ["Followup-To:" header set to alt.cellular.verizon.]
On 2008-02-21, Todd Allcock < elecconnec@AmericaOn
Line.com> wrote:
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> They have a 2G data network.
Exactly. In other words, they don't have a data network. ;)
(I don't consider GPRS to be up to par when ATTWS is already EDGE-ified
over most of its network and is moving to HDSPA, and when Verizon and
Sprint offer DSL speeds.)
Sprint seems to be the best bet for data.
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| John Navas 2008-02-20, 10:33 pm |
| On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:06:36 +0000 (UTC), Steve Sobol
<sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote in
<slrnfrpjkj.v9j.sjsobol@amethyst.justthe.net>:
>["Followup-To:" header set to alt.cellular.verizon.]
>On 2008-02-21, Todd Allcock < elecconnec@AmericaOn
Line.com> wrote:
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>Exactly. In other words, they don't have a data network. ;)
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>(I don't consider GPRS to be up to par when ATTWS is already EDGE-ified
>over most of its network and is moving to HDSPA, and when Verizon and
>Sprint offer DSL speeds.)
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>Sprint seems to be the best bet for data.
You've obviously not used it.
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| Steve Sobol 2008-02-21, 10:33 am |
| On 2008-02-21, George <george@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> But you would need to use Sprint's network. From what I understand a
> Sprint data user can't roam on a better network like with voice. I think
> every mobile data user I know has either a VZW aircard or
> Blackberry/Smartphone on VZW.
I concur that in some places that might be a problem. The places where I
live, work and travel have good Sprint coverage.
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