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TearAbite
D'oh

join:2001-07-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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reply to Ruth Larish

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

said by Ruth Larish:

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
Premium
join:2001-11-15
Internet

said by TearAbite:

. . . 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
Getting Freaky With It
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join:2003-02-16
Sedro Woolley, WA

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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TearAbite
D'oh

join:2001-07-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
kudos:2

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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
Getting Freaky With It
Premium
join:2003-02-16
Sedro Woolley, WA

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

join:2005-06-17

reply to TearAbite

quote:
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:
Internet/MEdia Net
UNLIMITED
Used 584.55MB of Unlimited
 

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


TearAbite
D'oh

join:2001-07-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
kudos:2

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said by itguy05:

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
Cubs 20??
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join:2002-11-22
North Aurora, IL

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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join:2001-02-20
Hillsdale, NJ
kudos:6

reply to itguy05

said by itguy05:

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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