Guest jalm1 Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Hello: i am in the US, and curently use T-Mobile for my service provider with my smartphone2. but the coverage in my area is horrable i loose service entering every builiding, and well it just doest work. i am looking at the i600 from verizon, but i am a little confused with their service offerings. if anyone is using thier service could they let me know how they have their plan set up. I am wondering how i can work out a data plan and a voice plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jerry Raia Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I have 500 minutes nationwide, unlimited in network (verizon to verizon) voice and unlimited data with my i600. It costs me $100/mo. the data is about 44/mo of that total. One thing about verizon is that thier coverage is excellent. I travel all over the US and it has always gotten a signal everywhere Ive been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eric5273 Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 I have the 39.99 minimum voice plan (400 minutes, free nights/weekends and unlimited in-network), and the 44.99 unlimited PDA plan. I used to have t-mobile before Verizon also, and Verizon is so much better, especially with the data. When I had T-mobile, quite often the GSM phone signal would be strong but I couldn't get GPRS to work. GPRS is very unreliable and even when it worked, it was dreadfully slow. Verizon's Express Network flies compared to GPRS and I've yet to have a problem of not being able to connect. I've been using it for about 4 weeks now since I switched from T-mobile and I've been very happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jalm1 Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Thank you for your reply's, BTW Eric5273, what phoes, if you dont mind, did you use with tmo and are you happy with your i600 (if that is what you are curently using? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eric5273 Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 I had the Sony Ericcson T610 and I was using a Pocket PC for internet through the bluetooth connection. Yes, I'm very happy with the i600. The only thing I don't like is that it's a flip phone and has one major limitation in my opinion: It hangs up its connection whenever you close the flip. So, for example, you cannot stay signed into an instant messenger while the phone is in your pocket. It will sign you out and disconnect as soon as you close the flip to put the phone back in your pocket. Also, the speaker phone does not work unless the flip is open for the same reason. It will hang up the call as soon as you close the flip, even if you are on speaker phone. However, I think the hands free headset does work with the phone closed, although I haven't tried it yet. I'm not a big headset fan myself and will probably never use one. Other than that, I like everything about the phone. I feel like I'm carrying a mini-computer around in my pocket. And I don't get frustrated anymore waiting for GPRS to connect. Verizon's Express Network always works, and it works quickly. I never wait more than 5-10 seconds for a web page to load. And I can even stream audio and video files from the internet. It's pretty convenient to be able to watch movie previews while you're on the ticket line at the movie theater and you're trying to decide which movie to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jalm1 Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Thanks, i think a lot of thoes hang up features will be fixed with an upgrade to 2003, wich i will wait for before buying since it should be comming out. Thank you again for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RichChrisB Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 i am using the five dollar plan with verizon that takes my regular minutes when using data how much faster is the actual data plan Posted from my SmartPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eric5273 Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Well, I guess that depends on what you do. I tend to browse pages that are set up for PDA's or smartphones, so they are rather small, but they usually load in about 5 seconds or so. If I try to load a regular full size page, it usually takes around 15 seconds. Also, I am able to stream audio and video from the web and usually the video is not choppy, unless I am in an area with poor reception. Basically, when using PDA-formated pages, it will feel similar to when you use broadband on a regular computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Malkie Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Dear Eric5273 you wrote "Also, the speaker phone does not work unless the flip is open for the same reason. It will hang up the call as soon as you close the flip, even if you are on speaker phone." If you use the headphones while listening to music, close the clamshell, and THEN pull out the headphone jack, music will play through the speaker while the phone is closed. As far as coverage goes I live in VA and I get four bars at all times except for when I'm at work in a firewall encased warehouse and then I only get two bars. I'm on a family share plan with 800 AT/Unlim. N&We and any data stuff I do is deducted from voice as I could not justify $45 for a faster data connection. -MalKiE not Posted from my SmartPhone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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