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cyrus360
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Re: [AT&T] Possibly upgrading to Iphone, some questions.

Thanks. I don't use ITunes, I have my own collection of music through the years. Will that not play on the IPhone?

I have no desire to rebuy any music.
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Ivan
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iTunes is a software program that is used to 'sync' apple products. You can let it find and include all your music & videos or just have it include what you want. It will/can use all your current mp3's.
All you do in stall the itunes software. Your iPhone needs that software to install your mp3s, your videos, your address book names & numbers, photos on your computer, firmware upgrade, etc. etc.
You can choose what to have it sync (load to your iphone).

You also 'store' any of the thousands of applications (many free) that you get from the Apple Store for your iPhone.
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Ruth Larish
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I too have questions on the AT&T Data Packages . Are there any pitfalls I need to avoid?Roaming charges?Internet Access?

Ruth


TearAbite

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said by Ruth Larish See Profile :

I too have questions on the AT&T Data Packages . Are there any pitfalls I need to avoid?Roaming charges?Internet Access?
the biggest pitfall is data-roaming while out of the country - if you are leaving the USA be sure to turn off data-roaming..

Another pitfall is that for $5/mo you only get 200 texts.. if you want more, you have to pay..

internet is unlimited as long as you dont go over ~5GB of usage /mo. (probably not possible)

the AT&T data plan is kinda pricey compared to other providers..


Ivan
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said by TearAbite See Profile :

. . . internet is unlimited as long as you dont go over ~5GB of usage /mo. (probably not possible). . .
Agree - The first month the wife & I had our iPhones we had a total of just over 250MB data/message useage and we played a lot with it. Can't imaging using 5GB in a month.
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cyrus360
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I am skeptical about not being able to use 5gb a month if you have the 3GS model which takes video. They show the commercial where people are taking a video with the phone, editing it on the phone, then emailing it from the phone.

You do a few videos and your "unlimited" $30 plan ends up costing $500.
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when you email a video or upload it to YouTube directly from the phone, the phone compresses the sh!t out of it, so the file size is pretty small.. I have not done the math, but i think you would have to send thousands of videos and work on it nearly 24/7 to go over the limit on your unlimited data-plan.


cyrus360
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Yeah that makes sense. I think I am going to try it out. It's a bit pricey with the data plan but it will be nice to have internet access while I am in my work truck.
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itguy05

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internet is unlimited as long as you dont go over ~5GB of usage /mo. (probably not possible)
Not entirely true on iPhone plans. If you log in and look at your data usage, it's shown as Unlimited.

From mine:

If it is indeed 5GB they need to change it as this is very misleading.


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said by itguy05 See Profile :

If it is indeed 5GB they need to change it as this is very misleading.
I have not seen it with my own eyes (because i'm not really worried about it) but others have posted that if you look at the contract, there is indeed a limit to your unlimited data plan.. does not matter that the data-usage screen says if the contract says there is a limit to your unlimited usage..


cbrigante2
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I've managed to rack up about 1/2 of that in a month (around 2.5GB) with using a radio stream app (FStream) while at work. I agree you have to do a lot on the phone to get it there, but I guess it is possible.


Maccawolf
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If it is indeed 5GB they need to change it as this is very misleading.
I think that is exactly what all the comments and complaints have been about all over the net for the past couple of years.
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