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	merovingian	2007-10-21 , 11:34
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Originally Posted by Brook

Hi,
I am planning on purchasing an N800 (yey price drops!).
I would like to tether it with a new cell phone/plan as a mobile IM machine (for skype IM), google doc reader, and web surfing device.
I currently have an older Motorola v710 phone and Verizon. I have like a $6/mo plan to surf the web on my phone (it is pretty lame).
I want to upgrade my phone (a simple one with bluetooth) and data plan that works with tethering. I am open to switching carriers since I am out of contract. What company should I go to? Which has the best price for an authorized tether, and which hack is the best otherwise? Will Verizon work well with my current v710 with bluetooth?
Thanks so much, and I can't wait to join the ranks of the tablet users here!

By far, it is Sprint. Unlimited EVDO (otherwise called Power Vision) data on your phone is only $15/month, but *officially* if you want to tether either via USB or bluetooth you would have to get a Phone-as-Modem plan or PAM, which is $39.99, and is inclusive of the $15 plan ($15+$25). Most folks get by with the $15 plan but don't abuse it when tethering.

I have a Treo 700Wx on Sprint and boy i tell you what, i'm online anywhere i go with my N800, on an MTA bus, LIRR, Metro North, between classes and so on. The other day i was on an hour long bus ride home listening to BBC London 94.9 and I.M'ing to my hearts content. I've been with Sprint for 8 years now, and i'm not going anywhere.

Last edited by merovingian; 2007-10-21 at 11:36.

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