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I hate cell phones. Not so much the carrying them around part (I own a Nokia 770, so that doesn't bother me); it's really just the fact that service plans are generally expensive, especially since I don't use phones that often.

However, I'm conflicted, because I am more often in a situation where there are no free WAPs around, and I want internet access on my Nokia 770. In this case, a cell phone is pretty much the only way to go. This would be especially useful in my testing of Maemo Mapper's auto-map-download capability (which is difficult to reliably test without a mobile data source).

Does anyone know of any good "cell phone" plans for JUST data, not voice? I understand that I might be forced to accept a few wasted voice minutes per month, but if I can minimize that and still get a decent (unlimited?) data plan, I might just forfeit my position as The Last Man On The Planet Without a Cell Phone. Bandwidth and latency are, of course, concerns, but cost is probably a larger one for me.

I suppose I should also take into account that I'll need a cheap bluetooth-capable phone to go with it. I honestly could care less what the phone can do, though. I don't want a camera, but I guess maybe a good PIM would be useful, since the Nokia 770 is still lacking in that department.

Any suggestions?