[ale] Eris Phone

[Jim Kinney]

On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 6:27 PM, Brian MacLeod <nym.bnm at gmail.com> wrote:

>   Verizon won't let you have a
> smartphone AND no data service.
>
>
I dumped the data plan on my Palm Treo 650 2 years ago. Verizon whined about
it  but as I was at a contract end point they had no choice.

A new phone will require the data plan as that is how they subsidize the low
cost of the phone. An unlocked smart phone will cost $400-$600. With the
data plan that phone $200-$300. That data plan will cost $1200 over the life
of the 2 year contract at the typical $50/mo rate.

But you CAN'T get a data plan discount if you bring your own phone!
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James P. Kinney III
Actively in pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness
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