[ale] [OT] droid, ssh & vz data plans...

[George Carless]

Sid Lane (jakes.dad at gmail.com) wrote the following on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:04:48PM -0500:
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> the confusion is that when I try to order it on the website it says I have
> to choose a "PDA/Smartphone Email" plan, the choices being "Email and Web
> for Smartphone<http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/featurePopup?item=&featureType=phone&featureId=3066>"
> @ $29.99/mo or "Unlimited Data
> Usage<http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/featurePopup?item=&featureType=phone&featureId=2547>"
> @ $44.99/mo.  if u click on the 1st link it says "pop3/imap & unlimited web
> browsing" vs if u click on the 2nd you get "Synchronize your mobile PDA or
> Smartphone to your PC with PDA/Smartphone from Verizon Wireless, providing
> over-the-air synchronization of e-mail, contacts, calendar, and tasks"
> (don't even get me started on the alleged $15 exchange thing).  the former
> doesn't specify a limit but describing the later as "unlimited" sort of
> implies one and neither mention support for anything other than "web
> browsing" which I interpret as http(s) or pop/imap (@ least they're specific
> about that)...
> 
> in my world email (the header over both choices) != web browsing and ssh not
> in ('email', 'browsing') but then again in mine 5Gb!='unlimited'...
> 
> sounds like it's going to work, I just wanted to make sure before I
> commit...

My understanding, FWIW (I was just looking into this myself, for my girlfriend's phone) is that they cheaper choice will work fine, 
and that the more expensive option provides for more 'corporate'-type access--push notifications from Exchange servers and the like.

George