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2009-05-01 , 17:27
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I know there are threads about finding cheap 3G data only plans. I've tried looking through them to find something useful for me, (very low talk usage, mostly need email access and occasional google search). Right now my wife's phone is a Treo 650 with cricket unlimited talk and text for $35/month, and I'm using Virgin Mobile (USA) for $.18/min talk and no text.

I'm looking at Boost Mobile to replace my Virgin Mobile service, and as well as being only $.10/minute, there is unlimited web access for $.35/day of usage. Has anyone else looked at or used this plan?

I'm sure the data speeds are slow for streaming media, but I'm interested if it's usable with the n810 for web browsing. Even better if I can get some Skype/Gizmo use out of it.

http://plans.boostmobile.com/paygo.aspx
 
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2009-05-01 , 17:31
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I know there are threads about finding cheap 3G data only plans. I've tried looking through them to find something useful for me, (very low talk usage, mostly need email access and occasional google search). Right now my wife's phone is a Treo 650 with cricket unlimited talk and text for $35/month, and I'm using Virgin Mobile (USA) for $.18/min talk and no text.

I'm looking at Boost Mobile to replace my Virgin Mobile service, and as well as being only $.10/minute, there is unlimited web access for $.35/day of usage. Has anyone else looked at or used this plan?

I'm sure the data speeds are slow for streaming media, but I'm interested if it's usable with the n810 for web browsing. Even better if I can get some Skype/Gizmo use out of it.

http://plans.boostmobile.com/paygo.aspx

You can get unlimited data added to your phone, for 20$ per month from t-mobile. (on top of talk and text costs) But 3g is only in major cities. If you do not live in the coverage area, its not that great of a deal
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I'm looking at Boost Mobile to replace my Virgin Mobile service, and as well as being only $.10/minute, there is unlimited web access for $.35/day of usage. Has anyone else looked at or used this plan?
Yes. Several of us use Boost Mobile, and it has been discussed numerous times in the fora, mostly by YouDude, the resident expert. See the thread, "iDEN dial up networking with the N800 via Bluetooth", for example.

At 19.2k, streaming is out, but email and IM can work. Web browsing, particularly with Flash and images disabled, is also possible, though not overly enjoyable.

Skweezer has been suggested as a way to make the best of the limited available bandwidth.

Oh, and you won't need that $0.35/day web access plan for tethering.
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2009-05-01 , 17:48
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At 19.2k, streaming is out, but email and IM can work. Web browsing, particularly with Flash and images disabled, is also possible, though not overly enjoyable.

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Oh, and you won't need that $0.35/day web access plan for tethering.
Thanks for the info, both of you.
I didn't realize the data speeds were that slow, so I can't say I'm excited about the prospect. However, if I don't need to pay for data access if I tether then $0.00 is as good as it gets. Plus, with $.10/min talk time it sounds like the best deal out there.

What's the cheapest phone I could do this with? Any ideas, or another thread about it? Sorry I missed YoDude's. There was so much to sort through.
 
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What's the cheapest phone I could do this with?
The cheapest current phone is probably the Motorola i776. If you're happy to buy used, you may be able to find a Motorola i335 on eBay or the like for less.
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2009-05-01 , 18:55
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I see. I expected prices closer to Virgin's phones. I'm not a fan of buying used electronics unseen, so I'll have to see if one pops up on Craigslist for cheap.
 
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I see. I expected prices closer to Virgin's phones.
Then whatever you do, don't look into the Motorola i9 Stature, which should also tether nicely with the tablets.
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The ATT Go Phone allows for 100mb for $20. A fair price for light chatting and email. And if the next tablet does have HSDPA built in, this would be very handy.
 
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The cheapest BT Boost phone is now only >> $59.00... I tether to Nextel all day, almost every day. You would be surprised what you can do @ 19.2 I can almost stream a local news radio station with only a less than a second stutter every 6 or 10 seconds or so.

I have put together a list of sites that I have modified via CSS or actual Web sites that I designed and store locally that cut out all the ad crap and get right down to the useful stuff.
Here is an example >> Weather Radar

That thread got buried during one of the recent changes but I have quite a few more if anybody is interested.

http://my.opera.com/yodude/blog/

Useful stuff like traffic cam images take about 3.5 seconds to load... slow by some standards but a whole lot better than no image.

Gmail is excellent using apopelo's excellent technique >> Gmail for iPhone on the tablet

I also tweaked the Internet search applet so it shows only mobile results with no ads. And local results with a mobile sized map. >> Tweaks

Mine rocks BTW.

Wow I just found this on Cnet. Scroll down to Boost Connection
I'm almost famous
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ctennenh is offline ctennenh
2009-05-02 , 01:44
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Thanks.
As much as I like the Gmail interface I find the built-in Modest imapped with Gmail to work just fine, and it's probably lighter than running the browser. I think I might have to spring for a phone and get the $0/month plan.
 
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