TearAbite
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.. |
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Ivan
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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
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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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TearAbite
join:2001-07-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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1 edit | 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. |
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cyrus360
Getting Freaky With It
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join:2003-02-16
Sedro Woolley, WA
·Verizon FIOS
| 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
Camp Hill, PA
| 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:
If it is indeed 5GB they need to change it as this is very misleading. |
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TearAbite
join:2001-07-25
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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1 edit | 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.. |
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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. |
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Maccawolf
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join:2001-02-20
Hillsdale, NJ
| 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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