So… the New Year’s Resolution came to a screeching halt yesterday when I just plum forgot to post. Oops. I guess it had to happen eventually, no?
Anyway… my phone has finally reached the point that it cannot go a single day of use without being charged and I’m sick of it… so I’ll be getting a new phone, hopefully this week. I think I’ve settled on the BlackBerry Curve… the iPhone browser is really nice, but the keyboard is awful and it’s just too expensive.
Now I just need to figure out where and what kind of service to get. It looks like AT&T is my only option, but their unlimited text and data plan is like $75 a month, and I was really looking to keep it around $60.
Any thoughts? Horror stories?
February 12th, 2008 at 12:20 am
The best thing I’ve found is a family plan. If you’re still living with your sister or maybe your girlfriend could use a new plan as well, set up a family plan and split the cost for a lot of savings.
February 12th, 2008 at 12:51 am
Sounds like all you need is a new battery, not a new phone [unless you WANT a new phone]
February 12th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Agreed on the family plan.
The iPhone unlimited data plans cost less (I think $10/month)… so you might want to factor that $240 in. The keyboard hasn’t been a hold up for me, but of course your mileage may vary.
February 12th, 2008 at 10:31 am
I have the Blackberry Pearl for over a year and I’ve liked it a lot! I don’t know anything about the Curve, but I think Blackberrys are pretty intuitive and user-friendly.
February 12th, 2008 at 11:54 am
My problem with the pearl is the lack of keyboard. I know it has fewer letters per key, but it’s just not the same as a full keyboard. Who do you have your cell phone service through?
February 12th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Morgan and I just switched to AT&T when she got an iPhone. We’ve had no complaints with their network, and she loves the thing. Family plan is a ton cheaper than us separate, and I second Brandon’s comment on the data plan. The iPhone data plan is $20/month cheaper in our area, which pays for the phone and then some.
February 12th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
I like the curve too. It’s on my want list. I have T-Mobile and will probably stick with that. I’ve had good luck with them and I really don’t want to go back to AT&T or Cingular. I know T-Mobile said my plan would go up some for the data, but I’m not entirely sure how much right off the top of my head.
February 12th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
TSC, you assume they still sell batteries for my phone. It’s pretty old.
February 13th, 2008 at 9:48 am
This response is probably too late now, but I have service through T-Mobile. (And sorry for the grammatical error in my last comment…)