I have Fido here in Ontario, and since the iPhone came around their data plans have gotten very reasonable. My entire bill is about $50 and I can go up to 500 megs without overage charges, and up to 5 gigs before the charges start getting punitive. ($15 plan plus 'flexible data rate' option)
Seemed too good to be true so for the first month I used like 100k and then read my bill carefully :p No problem though. Apparently if I go near enough to the border to be internationally roaming, though, I'll be in for some serious charges... so I'll have to remember to turn GPRS off when I go to Niagra Falls. On Monday 16 March 2009 17:20:11 you wrote: > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 5:46 PM, wireless <[email protected]> wrote: > > Another point. Will I be able to hook the OpenMoko phone > > to a laptop for wireless internet access for the laptop too? > > (hopefully via usb connector) > > Yes - whether or not your mobile plan comes with a data package is > another story. In Canada, at least, 'tethering' ones phone via USB is > very, very expensive. > > Most providers also differentiate whether or not the data is being > requested via mobile web browser, through a proxy for email, or via > gprs, etc, as is the case when tethering. > > Before you commit to a data plan, make sure that you determine whether > or not 'tethering' is included in that data plan - it likely is not > and you will be encounter a ginormous bill at the end of the month if > you're not safe. > > -- Daniel Benoy http://daniel.benoy.name
