[SLL] mobile data plans?

[Rohit Mehta]

It's not too hard to chain your laptop to a rooted HTC G1 (android phone).  Then you would be paying tmobile $26/month for unlimited internet (us only)

Rohit

Robb / UW <rhagg at u.washington.edu> wrote:

>Jeremy,
>
>What is your intended use?
>
>If your just doing email, SMS, an surfing for general use, my vote  
>would be the iphone, at&t.
>
>They now have a 3g adapter for a pc, although i haven't tried it. My  
>experience with 3g is that its very fast.
>
>I moved from Sprint recently after being with them 10 years. I also  
>went with a macbook for work, and use it to backup my phone. I find  
>time capsule a slick an easy way to keep the macbook backed up.
>
>I work internationally an havent had a problem with access. I've also  
>had remarkable coverage while on a boat around the sound.
>
>I'm able to monitor 4 email accounts with no problem.
>
>I would prefer to use a linux platform for work, but haven't taken the  
>time to workout possible backup schemes for the iphone on linux, or a  
>linux app thats highly compatible with complex MS Excel spreadsheets.  
>(just can't seem to get away from MS)
>
>I have international coverage, an unlimited voice, SMS and Data. My  
>iphone is my only phone an primary comms. It runs about $1500 a year.  
>It sounds high, however it allowed me to eliminate my need for cable  
>iNet access at home.
>
>If you're sending lots of texts, email, you might want to check out  
>the Blackberry due to its keyboard. I found the iPhone more ergonomic,  
>an intuitive.
>
>Major limitation for me is the lack of a method to cut an paste, an my  
>notepad doesnt get backed up. I must email them to myself. In  
>addition, some video doesn't work, but i might just need a special app  
>for that, an dont use video enough to look into it.
>
>iphone 3.0 will be out soon an promises to address some of those  
>limitations.
>
>I hope you find some of this useful.
>
>Cheers,
>
>r
>
>
>On May 30, 2009, at 9:41 AM, "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed at reedmedia.net>  
>wrote:
>
>> I have wasted near $3000 over past three years for my Verizon  
>> broadband
>> plan that I rarely use. (Last time I used it was probably last  
>> October. I
>> usually got months at a time without using it.)
>>
>> So what do you use for mobile broadband? What plans? What open source
>> software?
>>
>> I recently saw some deal for a $200 netbook and $30 monthly plan. (I  
>> don't
>> have a netbook yet so maybe that would be better than traveling with
>> laptop.) But haven't researched that yet. I also have a Nokia E71 but
>> haven't got it sharing internet to my laptop, so don't know if that  
>> is an
>> option.
>>
>>
>>  Jeremy C. Reed
>>
>> echo 'EhZ[h ^jjf0%%h[[Zc[Z_W$d[j%Xeeai%ZW[ced#]dk#f[d]k_d%' | \
>>  tr            '#-~'            '\-.-{'
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