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08-19-2009, 01:14 PM #1
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Thinking of Purchasing an iPhoneI was looking at some of the plans available and I have a few of questions about them...
Do the family plan prices include two phones already? They looked a little expensive. Does a family plan mean shared minutes?
Why would you pay extra for a texting plan when you already have an unlimited data plan? Aren't there online services that provide unlimited sending and receiving of text messages for free? Or maybe even an iPhone App that can do this?
How does jailbreaking an iPhone work? How can you dodge the AT&T contract? Is there any risk involved with this process?
Thanks.
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08-24-2009, 09:22 PM #2
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bump.
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08-24-2009, 10:53 PM #3
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My solution was to buy my iPhone 3G without a plan swap in the SIM card out of my Nokia which was on GSM network and use it without a data plan and rely on Wifi for when i needed to be on line. 12 months later with a "hand held computer" with built in phone and a MobileMe account i am real happy with my decision.
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08-24-2009, 11:02 PM #4
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I was looking at some of the plans available and I have a few of questions about them...
Do the family plan prices include two phones already? They looked a little expensive. Does a family plan mean shared minutes?
In addition, you'll be required to pay for the iPhone data plan, which I believe is $30/month for the 3G units.
Why would you pay extra for a texting plan when you already have an unlimited data plan? Aren't there online services that provide unlimited sending and receiving of text messages for free? Or maybe even an iPhone App that can do this?
How does jailbreaking an iPhone work? How can you dodge the AT&T contract? Is there any risk involved with this process?
Sean
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08-25-2009, 05:24 PM #5
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So I could just buy an AT&T plan and then choose the iPhone as my phone and it could be cheaper than going to Apple for an iPhone? Are you saying it costs more per month for the 3G iPhone than the regular one?
Also, does the iPhone come with some sort of protective case/carrier or do I need to buy that separately? If so, what do you recommend?
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09-08-2009, 04:18 PM #6
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bump for unanswered questions, meant more per month for 3GS
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09-08-2009, 08:07 PM #7
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Original iPhone data plan costs $20 which includes a certain amount of text/pic messages I believe.
iPhone 3g and 3GS data plan costs $30 which does not included any text/pic messages.
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