I need a new phone! However, in looking at the available options, I am finding myself mired in analysis paralysis (not to mention a lot of "junk" websites full of keyword matches but zero useful content). Help narrowing down my selection, or even just finding a reliable source of sincere, information-dense reviews would be greatly appreciated.
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posted by aecorwin
on Jan 21, 2013 -
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I need to find a tablet and a good mobile data plan for my road-trippin' grandmother.
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posted by HostBryan
on Jan 5, 2013 -
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I've had a smart phone (android nexus one) for a few years now, but have always gotten by with wifi access only. I just recently bit the bullet on 3g access. So what new things can I do now with my phone with my newfound wandering internet access?
posted by garlic
on Jul 13, 2012 -
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Recommendations for an inexpensive smartphone/plan combination? My wife pays $40-50 for her dumb phone now. Would love to pay the same or not too much more, but actually be able to take pictures, text without 3 keys per character, and sync her calendar. web surfing would be nice but is optional if the calendar works. Google Calendar would presumably require a data plan; but is there a windows/outlook calendar that would not? She has Outlook at work.)
posted by msalt
on Jun 26, 2012 -
21 answers
I just HUGELY went over my Verizon data allowance by streaming something LONG on my iPhone 4s. How screwed am I $$-wise? What should I know before going to the Verizon store first thing in the morning to beg for some kind of mercy?
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posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey
on Nov 13, 2011 -
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Is 200 MB enough? I got an Ipod Touch for my birthday. It does have WiFi access but I don't want to have to run into a cafe every time I need to look something up online. So I'm in the market for a mobile WiFi hotspot and a wireless data plan. The cheapest plans available -- and I'm all about the cheap -- typically offer you c. 200 MB a month.
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posted by jason's_planet
on Jul 17, 2011 -
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What is the easiest -- and least expensive -- way for me to activate my new-to-me iPhone 3G considering I already have an AT&T account but do NOT have a data plan?
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posted by terrapin
on Jul 11, 2010 -
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Where can I find documentation of Apple's and AT&T's offers related to iPad data plans before they were recently changed? Are they archived anywhere?
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posted by Wild_Eep
on Jun 23, 2010 -
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I'm sure I'm burning this week's question for a quick "no" answer, but just in case...is there any way to get a data-only (no voice plan) SIM for smartphone use in the US?
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posted by middleclasstool
on Jan 26, 2010 -
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I am in the hospital using the AT&T non-smartphone unlimited data plan like it is going out of style. My only link to the outside, and I have been transferring a lot of data... a LOT of data.
Sooooo.... at what point does Ma Bell flip out, and how does this manifest?
posted by juliewhite
on Aug 10, 2009 -
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I'm going to Great Britain for two weeks and will be splitting time between London and Cambridge. I have an IPhone and have signed up to use ATT's international data plan while in the UK. The plan is limited to 20 MB of data. Also, I don't plan to use my IPhone to make phone calls while there. Just access the web to navigate around.
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posted by jingo74
on Aug 2, 2009 -
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Which phone (older and cheaper maybe?) has an affordable data plan and an acceptable web browser for use on the Verizon network?
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posted by pilibeen
on May 16, 2009 -
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Can I use a Blackberry on Verizon Wireless without the special expensive Blackberry plan?
posted by Maia
on Jan 11, 2009 -
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Are there any good GTD and/or organizational solutions using a Verizon phone and not subscribe to a data plan? What phone can i get that has calendar/ todo lists syncing capbablites that doesn't
require a data plan?
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posted by retro88
on Dec 16, 2008 -
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Wireless data plan pricing annoyance. To wit, how can AT&T justify charging what they do, apparently based on the phone platform?
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posted by caution live frogs
on Jun 26, 2007 -
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