[ale] [OT] droid, ssh & vz data plans...

[drifter]

>From what I've read, vz really clobbers you when you exceed the monthly 
band-width limit, which is something like 1gb on the low-priced plans.
Before signing any contract with vz, check the fine print carefully for 
useage caps and penalty fees.  Apparently they will not voluntarily provide 
this info without persistent and insistent questioning.

Sean


On Wednesday 11 November 2009 18:27:36 Sid Lane wrote:
> all,
>
> I really want to get a droid but figuring out vz's plans is like
> negotiating a new car in the middle of a root canal...  to be fair, I've
> been a vz cust for 5-6 yrs (forget exactly) and once you have a phone &
> are activated their network's great but the intentional (I believe)
> obfuscation is extremely annoying (to put it kindly) when you're
> shopping for new phone/plan.
>
> anyway, I digress - I obviously need ssh from the phone & I've heard
> people throwing around $30 for data but when I try to order it describes
> that price point as "personal email & web" vs the $45 "unlimited data". 
> does anyone know if the $30 data level is truly http/smtp/imap only? 
> are there any alers who have successfully ssh'd from a droid on the $30
> data plan?