[ale] temp mobile broadband option?

[Richard Bronosky]

That's exactly why I didn't buy 2 one penny Droids for my wife and I.

On 11/23/10, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wait, you have an android phone with Verizon with no data plan? How did you
> pull that off??? I have been eligible to upgrade since Jan 2010 but have not
> done so because of the required $30/mo data plan. I spoke with the at least
> twice and was told there was no way to opt out, so I told them that I would
> be leaving once all the phones on the account were out from under contract.
> A week or so ago I got a survey asking why I had not upgraded. It asked what
> it would take to get me to upgrade and one of the choices was "No data
> plan." Then last night I took a look online about upgrade options and I see
> that they are offering $15 data plans. So I am glad to see that they are
> getting push back on their $30 requirement.
>
> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Preston Boyington <preston.lists at gmail.com
>> wrote:
>
>> Richard Bronosky wrote:
>> > Who is your current mobile provider? What is your current device? I
>> > unofficially tether to my blackberry for free. It is the reason I
>> > haven't switched to Android. I was just shopping last night but I
>> > can't find a solution that isn't going to cost a lot more.
>> >
>>
>> I use Verizon, but no data plan.  I use a Verizon Wireless G'zOne Type-S
>> in Black & Silver and am not aware of a tether feature.  I'll check the
>> boards and see what I can find.
>>
>>
>> Jim Kinney wrote:
>>  >
>>  > um. make the visits to the disconnected family members short...  :-\
>>
>> LOL!  that's the plan.
>>
>>  > make a list of all known open access wireless POP's near the
>>  > disconnected family members (coffee shops, bookstores, libraries, etc)
>>
>> ~sigh~ unfortunately there isn't anything within 10 miles or so.  :-(
>>
>>  > pay-as-you-go tether-able cell phone?
>>
>> oh, now that's something I hadn't thought of.
>>
>>  > My preferred option: get the disconnected visits scheduled back to
>>  > back and go "electronic commando" for a few days and see how your
>>  > stress level drops :-)
>>
>> obviously you have a very different holiday experience than I typically
>> do.  :-D
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