On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:34:19 -0700, Tinman <ask@for.it> wrote:


>"Dave" wrote:
>> My local store sold out the i-phone in 45 minutes. I went if a few days
>> ago because the i-phone has an unlimited data plan for just $20. All the
>> other PDA have plans that are $40 or more for unlimited data. That sucks.
>>

>Except all other PDA data plans are *not* "$40 or more." This is a Sprint
>newsgroup. With Sprint you can get unlimited data for PDAs for just $15 per
>month (EV-DO too).

>The iPhone cannot be used as a modem but Sprint's PDA phones can. For $40
>per month you would get not only unlimited data on the PDA phone itself, but
>also unlimited data to use the PDA as a modem for a PC/laptop. Not a bad
>deal IMO.

>What I think is not a good deal is paying full price for the iPhone and
>still having to commit to a two year contract. To me a contract is a two-way
>street: both parties should get something out of it. What exactly does the
>consumer get out of an iPhone contract?

Also, the iphone doesn't use a 3G network. It works more like sprint did 8
years ago. The iphone networking is similar to a 56K modem. (100kbps max,
actually) Sprint runs more like 300-400kbps.

And who the hell wants a phone that has to be sent back to the factory to
get a new battery? It's one thing to do without an ipod for 4 weeks, but
who wants to do without a cellphone for that period of time?