Thread: Which phone do you use? (poll and discuss)
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Originally Posted by thoughtfix View Post
1. Do you use your Internet Tablet with your phone for Internet access?
2. What kind of phone do you have?
3. Was it easy to get working?
4. Who is your service provider?
5. How affordable is your data plan?
6. What else should users know about that phone/provider/plan?
1) Yes
2) Palm Treo 680
3) No and yes. Just following the setup wizard paired the phone and tablet via Bluetooth, but OS2007 doesn't have the right settings for T-Mobile Internet (USA). After changing the APN and dial up number, it worked:
http://www.transformedplanet.com/blo..._t-mobile.html

4) T-Mobile. I travel enough I want a GSM phone, and I refuse to endure AT&T's horrible customer service. Plus, T-Mobile has a cheap international plan. Admittedly, EDGE is very < UMTS, but I've been told AT&T's UMTS coverage in the Phoenix area sucks anyway.
5) T-Mobile Internet (again, EDGE is as fast as they get) is $20/mo.
6) As I mentioned, T-Mo is EDGE-only, so being connected via Treo means I have to stick to quick e-mail checking, the mobile version of Google Reader, and the occasional Mauku update. But if I need to check my e-mail quickly, or double check what time the movie starts, it's not bad.