- Frugal Smartphone? - 7 Updates
| "Bob F" <bobnospam@gmail.com>: Aug 14 02:07PM -0700 The Real Bev wrote: > enough data for the average user." > Which sould seem to mean that the pay-as-you-go "plans" don't offer > data. They are pretty clear about the data. "Unlimited" monthly plans offer 3 or 5 GB at high speed, then slow down to 64kbps for the rest of the month. Pay as you go plans offer data at $.10/megabyte. (Click on "more info" within the pay as you go plan chart) >> $100/gigabyte, so skip the videos. > Pretty much google maps. If T-Mobile kills my $10/year plan I'd be > interested in their $10/120 days plan. You might need a different phone. |
| Dennis <dgw80@hotmail.com>: Aug 14 01:14PM -0700 On Thu, 13 Aug 2015 23:16:40 -0700, The Real Bev >> operation. What have I got to lose? >I assume you did a factory reset... There may also be a paperclip-size >hole to do a reset in case the buttons don't work. Yeah, tried that - no joy. The issue was that wifi would not turn on. However, wifi would turn on if booted in Safe Mode (i.e. only bare minimum SW loaded) - thus my belief that the wifi hardware is OK, but there is a software problem. Factory reset removed any non-factory apps that might be causing the problem, but it still persisted. And that's where I left it until I get motivated to do more futzing. In the meantime, I bought a new (less expensive) phone for my daughter to use while away at college. Dennis (evil) -- I'm a hands-on, footloose, knee-jerk head case. -George Carlin |
| Dennis <dgw80@hotmail.com>: Aug 14 01:20PM -0700 On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:18:36 -0700, The Real Bev >Pretty much google maps. If T-Mobile kills my $10/year plan I'd be >interested in their $10/120 days plan. Are you aware that you can download google maps of the area of interest (via wifi) and then use them offline? Works if you can plan ahead. Not so useful if you get lost or want to find an address unexpectedly. Dennis (evil) -- What government gives, it must first take away. |
| The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Aug 14 08:02PM -0700 On 08/14/2015 01:20 PM, Dennis wrote: > interest (via wifi) and then use them offline? Works if you can plan > ahead. Not so useful if you get lost or want to find an address > unexpectedly. Yeah :-( Without specifying the area it just saves an inadequately small area centered on your location when you opened it with wifi. I had copilot for a while (you can load the BIG maps onto the external card -- I have instructions). I can't remember why I deleted it... Maybe it's easier for just finding stuff. -- Cheers, Bev ====================================================== Guns kill people like spoons make Rosie O'Donnell fat. |
| The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Aug 14 08:20PM -0700 On 08/14/2015 02:07 PM, Bob F wrote: > at high speed, then slow down to 64kbps for the rest of the month. Pay as you go > plans offer data at $.10/megabyte. (Click on "more info" within the pay as you > go plan chart) I saw the $10 PIN thing before, but it wasn't exactly clear what was meant. So if I go for the $10/120 day plan, part of that $10 can be used for data at 10 cents/MB? Or do I have to buy a separate $10 PIN just for data? >> Pretty much google maps. If T-Mobile kills my $10/year plan I'd be >> interested in their $10/120 days plan. > You might need a different phone. 3G. I'm really ticked. I bought the Motorola Moto G Rev 2 with 8 GB of memory for $180 less BestBuy's 6% less $40 worth of Best Buy points, and now the 16GB version is available from Amazon for $150. I would have bought the 16GB version in a snap -- I really like the phone. Comes with Kitkat instantly upgradeable to lollipop. Mine can use only one SIM. Some can use two. The ones at Amazon don't say. It also has a slot for an external sdcard (essential). There's a website that gives much more detailed specs, but I can't remember what it is :-) You'd think it would be the manufacturer's site, but it's not. -- Cheers, Bev ====================================================== Guns kill people like spoons make Rosie O'Donnell fat. |
| Dee <d@d.d>: Aug 15 05:36PM The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote in > was meant. So if I go for the $10/120 day plan, part of that $10 > can be used for data at 10 cents/MB? Or do I have to buy a > separate $10 PIN just for data? Yes, the standard plan, which really isn't a plan but Pay-as-you-go, includes data. I have been using this for many years. You load a card ($10/$25/$50/$80) on your account, and that money is available to be used for voice/texts/data. There is an expiration date, but if you load more money any unused balance rolls over. So if you load a $10 card, then voice is billed at 10c/min, and the balance expires in 120 days. If you load a $25 card, voice is 6c/min, and expiration the same as above. The $50 card gets you 5c/min, 120 days. For all of these cards texts are billed at 5c/ea, and data at 10c/meg. The $80 card is available only through dealers, with voice at 4c/min and expiration date of 1 year. Dee |
| The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Aug 15 01:59PM -0700 On 08/15/2015 10:36 AM, Dee wrote: > For all of these cards texts are billed at 5c/ea, and data at 10c/meg. > The $80 card is available only through dealers, with voice at 4c/min > and expiration date of 1 year. Sounds like a good replacement for the t-mobile plan I have if it disappears. Thanks for the clarification. -- Cheers, Bev ====================================================== Guns kill people like spoons make Rosie O'Donnell fat. |
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