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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / December 2005Dropped Unlimited Data Plan
I had the unlimited plan for data on my Treo 650, but after a few months realized that the little I actually used it didn't justify the cost. But, once in a while, I like to use I.M. for just a minute or two at a time...no prolonged conversations. Since I now have a pay as I go data plan, will this type of use add up significantly? Would it be more economical to sign up for a limited data plan?....TIA > I had the unlimited plan for data on my Treo 650, but after a few months > realized that the little I actually used it didn't justify the cost. But, > once in a while, I like to use I.M. for just a minute or two at a > time...no prolonged conversations. Since I now have a pay as I go data > plan, will this type of use add up significantly? Would it be more > economical to sign up for a limited data plan?....TIA On my Motorola v551, every time I disconnect the browser, it reports how many KBytes I have used. I make mental note of how many pennies that would be at $0.01 pay as you go. The information is also available under recent calls on the v551. google.com/glm is about $3 per session at that rate. I could do that five times in a month and be cheaper than the unlimited plan. There are also other plans, with data limits. The data is charged by data bytes, not time connected.  Signature--- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 >> I had the unlimited plan for data on my Treo 650, but after a few months >> realized that the little I actually used it didn't justify the cost. But, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >The data is charged by data bytes, not time connected. Another thing that can run up the data charges is an email client configured to check your email regularly. Mine is set to check very 30 mins, which averages about 10 KB, or about 1500 KB/month. Add it what it costs to read mail, and that alone fully justifies the cost of unlimited data even without such things as GLM (which is very, very cool, and which I now use frequently). SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> > type of use add up significantly? Would it be more economical to sign up > for a limited data plan?....TIA Take a look at your bill's data summary for the past couple of months. Signature--- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 |
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