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laurah
Posts: 26 |
 
Fri Oct 07, 2005 8:46 am |
I've pretty much decided I want to get a Blackberry and I actually like the 7100g better than the 7100t (I'd thought of going to T-Mo due to the cost of their unlimited data plan).
First, if unlocked, can I use the 7100g on the T-Mo system and vice versa?
(Do all functions work?)
Also, advice on available Cingular phone/data plans for a blackberry without going into debt every month. I use about 250 minutes a month and would need to use BB for email and web.
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TheTroll
Posts: 361 |
Fri Oct 07, 2005 10:06 am |
Well, for voice usage the cheapest voice plan is currently running at 39.99 with Cingular, it gives you 450 rollover, N&W, MtM, and nationwide coverage. You would then require a seperate data add on plan. I had a look on www.cingular.com and noticed they only have 2 Blackberry Data Plans listed, 39.99 for 4mb then 0.01$ for each addtl KB. And 49.99 for unlimited usage.
I also noticed that there are some PDA Data Connect plans available for as cheap as 19.99 for 5MB and 0.0080$ for each addional KB of usage. I'm not sure if you can have a Data Connect plan on your blackberry though (I only work with Digital accounts, and this would be GSM)
Can we get a Cingular GSM rep to verify this for us?
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laurah
Posts: 26 |
Fri Oct 07, 2005 11:39 am |
Thanks for the info.
Can anyone give me an idea of how much 4mg of data would be? I'm clueless as to file sizes (just don't pay attention I guess). Doesn't sound like much if emails have attached docs or spreadsheets.
Anyone have this plan and do you find it sufficient?
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TheTroll
Posts: 361 |
Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:43 pm |
I pulled this info out of our systems here in Care, I'm pretty sure this is half decently accurate. Hope this helps.
Activity Type Approx KB Usage
Book a roundtrip airline reservation to call on a prospective client 50 KB
Check the weather forecast in the city you are visiting 10 KB
Check on your flight status 10 KB
Get directions, from the airport to your hotel 25 KB
Check the prospective client's stock price 10 KB
Read the front page news 75 KB
Read a 500 word news story about your prospective client 25 KB
Read an urgent 3 sentence e-mail about a change in the meeting location 10 KB
Send a 3 paragraph e-mail congratulating the team on closing the deal 25 KB
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colione112
Posts: 100
Phone Model:
Pearl
Service Provider:
AT&T |
Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:33 am |
Data connect, and PDA plans won't work for blackberry because blackberry uses an overlaying network and blackberry servers to forward email etc.
The best bet is go for the umlimited plan for 44.99 with voice service.
If you only want the web/email service it's 49.99 without a voice plan, but every call you make is 45 cents a minute....
Hope this helps
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