[ale] temp mobile broadband option?

[Greg Clifton]

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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