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sounds tempting as a service for the price |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | $19/mo plus how much in gov't fees/taxes/etc? The price sounds good and their tech to use WiFi sounds great to save money. The question is how much will the price be after USF fees, state taxes, etc. My guess is the price could be almost double after all the fees are added in. Still a good price for an unlimited everything plan, but the impact will be less after all the fees. |
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Re: wi-fi sorry i got logged out had to get logged in.. I like the plan |
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borka
join:2003-04-01
Brooklyn, NY | interesting so basically you are paying $19 per month for 550 minutes, 150 texts, and download 300 megabytes of data. And getting free wifi calling.
no a bad option for low usage consumers. |
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| Hardly unlimited I sounds like a great plan for people who don't use the phone that much when outside of the home and maybe the office (where your most likely to have wifi)
But to call a cell service that expects you to use under
550 minutes, 150 texts, and roughly 300 megabytes of data from a cellular data source is bs and no where near unlimited, unlimited wifi means nothing as they don't have to provide that part of the service. |
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jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI
kudos:2 | reply to borka
Re: interesting said by borka:so basically you are paying $19 per month for 550 minutes, 150 texts, and download 300 megabytes of data. And getting free wifi calling.
no a bad option for low usage consumers.
Those limitations appear to only be applied when on a celluar network, and is ulimited over wifi. Could be a great deal even for high usage customers if they use the majority of their minutes/text/data in a wifi area like home or work. It wouldn't work too well for me since I use most of my minutes while on the road, but it would be a great plan for my parents. |
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jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI
kudos:2 | reply to MovieLover76
Re: Hardly unlimited said by MovieLover76:unlimited wifi means nothing as they don't have to provide that part of the service. Sure they do. Well, not the data part, but the texting and voice services need servers and infrastructure. While definitely not a plan for a lot of people who use a lot of minutes while "on the go", there are still plenty that this would work great for. |
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| I agree that it's an interesting service and may be a very good deal for a lot of people, I just think the terminology is off.
Though I admit after looking at the website, they do explain what they mean by unlimited very clearly.
In any case this is a very novel service and a welcome entry into the wireless market. |
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mogamer
join:2011-04-20
Royal Oak, MI | reply to borka
Re: interesting said by borka:so basically you are paying $19 per month for 550 minutes, 150 texts, and download 300 megabytes of data. And getting free wifi calling.
no a bad option for low usage consumers.
Hey, let's sell a service that uses other companies infrastructure! A great way for WiFi hotspots to close themselves off with password only access! |
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 thegeekPremium
join:2008-02-21
right here
kudos:2 | Wonder if you can root it? Not that there are that many advantages to rooting that device. I have the Verizon version of that phone for my daughter. It's a great device for kids, not so much for adults. |
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LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to jcremin
Re: Hardly unlimited said by jcremin:said by MovieLover76:unlimited wifi means nothing as they don't have to provide that part of the service. Sure they do. Well, not the data part, but the texting and voice services need servers and infrastructure. While definitely not a plan for a lot of people who use a lot of minutes while "on the go", there are still plenty that this would work great for. This plan would work fine for the great majority of users. If you are "on the road" all the time and need to be constantly in touch for your business, your company is paying the bill and you don't need this plan.
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Re: Wonder if you can root it? I'm sure it's possible, it's android. I don't think an android phone has ever come out that couldn't be rooted some way.
But like you said with the service limitations rooting it wouldn't really gain you anything, those budget android phones never really get a custom rom following and your obviously not going to be tethering with that phone. |
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thegeekPremium
join:2008-02-21
right here
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| I know the device can be rooted. But if you do that and install a custom ROM, there are a few out there, then will you still be able to use their service? It looks like they put a custom app on the device. I wonder if you could use TiBu or similar to back up that app and reinstall it on the custom ROM. |
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| Where is the intro price? Where do you get the $99 limited-time price from? I looked over the website and found no mention of it. |
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jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI
kudos:2 | reply to Linklist
Re: Hardly unlimited said by Linklist:If you are "on the road" all the time and need to be constantly in touch for your business, your company is paying the bill and you don't need this plan. Well, I am self employed, so "my company" is still me paying the bill.  |
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jcremin
join:2009-12-22
Siren, WI
kudos:2 | reply to mogamer
Re: interesting said by mogamer:Hey, let's sell a service that uses other companies infrastructure! A great way for WiFi hotspots to close themselves off with password only access! But for those who have wifi at home and work, it won't really matter. I don't think this plan would be aimed at people who are moving around and connecting to open wifi as the call wouldn't last too long before you are out of range of the AP. I don't think anyone should be using another person's wifi without their permission anyway. |
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| Fail "Membership here is a privilege"??? Are they for real? I don't think I've *ever* seen a company write that. That requires a level of arrogance and condescension that even the most cynical of HR departments would never allow. The bizarre thing is how Americans take it like abused children- willingly and as if it's the norm.
Furthermore how are they legally allowed to call the service "unlimited" when they have very specific usage limits at which they'll kick you off? That's retarded. They can label it "unlimited wi-fi phone calls" but their current branding is false advertising.
2 quotes: "Everyone’s entitled to a bad day, week or month. Kicking the cell habit, however, isn’t for everyone." And from their website, "We’ll provide you with tips for reducing your cellular footprint and plenty of opportunity to get back on track. When we contact you about your usage, we’ll let you know how much time you have to correct your problem."
They make it sound like a freaking drug addiction. Holy cow. Are they absolutely insane? If this garbage catches on I will be at a loss for how little self-respect Americans have. |
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| please hard cap this before people start to get really angry they need to hard cap this thing and be upfront about where exactly users will get terminated.
this is a price point that will get a lot of people to give up high end phones just to save money, but it well smell like a scam if they get kicked off.
i am not saying they need to give true unlimited, just that they need to be upfront about what the limit is. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to borka
Re: interesting Correction: free WiFi calling and texting, plus the aforementioned data.
Also, if you talk on the phone a lot at home/work/somewhere with WiFi, those 550 minutes can go a long ways. |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | reply to mogamer
Because 80 kbps of data is going to be noticeable on someone else's WiFi network. |
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