|
Phone
|
Carrier
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Plans
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Price per month for voice & data*
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Voice minutes
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Data (MB/month)
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Monthly text- messaging cost
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Message plan details
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Our evaluation
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| Motorola Q
|
Verizon |
PDA / Smartphone Core Choice 450 (bundled plan) |
$80 |
450 |
Unlimited |
$10 |
Unlimited IN plus 500 messages / month |
Least flexible and most expensive smart phone account. |
| Palm Treo 700p
|
SprintPCS |
Fair&Flex & Power Vision Access |
45 |
200 |
Unlimited |
5 |
100 messages / month |
The best overall. Sprint combines high speed EV-DO network with inexpensive and flexible data plans. |
| Nokia 9300
|
Cingular |
Nation 450 & Data Connect 5MB |
60 |
450 |
5MB |
3 |
50 messages / month |
Only major carrier that charges per MB for data access. Not the best choice for heavy data users. |
| Sidekick 3
|
T-Mobile |
Basic Plus & Sidekick Unlimited |
50 |
300 |
Unlimited |
0 |
Unlimited |
A good choice for texting. T-Mobile is the only major carrier to offer unlimited texting, with its Sidekick plan. |
