I did set it up last year, so I am sure my pricing is pretty good. It's not so good that it is the *real* unlimited data which some people still enjoy.
I get just over 100kbps, but that's because I have an N82 and it's Edge only in the US. When I swap my SIM to my N75, I get 400+kbps K On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 3:45 PM, John Holmblad < jholmb...@acadiasecurenets.com> wrote: > Kevin, > > you may have legacy pricing because it now appears from the ATT www site > that it is $30/month for the "Data Connect" service. Do you actually get > bit rates above 100kbps in your location? I suspect that the ATT > service, similar to Verizon Wireless's service, will automatically > downhift to GPRS/Edge bit rates (on Verizon Wireless's network it is > referred to as 1xRTT). Maybe ATT had a lower price for those geographic > locations that were not yet upgraded to HSDPA. > > Best Regards, > > > > John Holmblad > > > > Acadia Secure Networks, LLC > > * * > > > Kevin T. Neely wrote: > > FWIW, I don't have an iphone, but I do have a $15/mo unlimited (which > > means 5GB) plan from AT&T and I tether my laptop to that. > > > > K > > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 1:27 PM, John Holmblad > > <jholmb...@acadiasecurenets.com > > <mailto:jholmb...@acadiasecurenets.com>> wrote: > > > > All, > > > > I finally had a chance to visit an ATT store near me to check out > > iphone > > service plan pricing. In the process I learned that the iphone > > does NOT > > support tethering (via bluetooth or otherwise) of other devices to it > > for the purpose of Internet access for such other devices. > > Furthermore I > > learned that ATT, like Verizon Wireless, has 2 choices of data > > plans for > > those devices that DO support tethering as explained to me by their > > salesperson. These choices are > > > > 1. Device only Internet access $30 > > US/month > > > > 2. #1 above + Device Tethering capability $60 US/month^1 > > (there is a limit of 5gb/month put on this) > > > > > > ATT also has a data only plan for users who just want to use a USB or > > Cardbus adapter for mobile Internet access for their PC or other > > device. > > The monthly charge for that plan, called "Data Connect" is $60/month > > also with a 5gb limit but with overage charges for use beyond the 5 > > gb/month. > > > > I should note that the $60 US/month for pricing plan #2 above > > from ATT > > compares with a price of $44.99 US/month^2 from Verizon which has the > > same 5gb monthly limit (stated in its fine print), a ~$15 US/month > > price > > difference in favor of Verizon Wireless vs ATT. > > > > -- > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > > > > John Holmblad > > > > > > > > Acadia Secure Networks, LLC > > > > * * > > > > > > <mailto:jholmb...@verizon.net <mailto:jholmb...@verizon.net>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > maemo-users mailing list > > maemo-users@maemo.org <mailto:maemo-users@maemo.org> > > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > > > > > > > > > -- > > In Vino Veritas > > http://rubbernecking.info > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users@maemo.org > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > -- In Vino Veritas http://rubbernecking.info
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