Plan for voice+data?
At 13 May 2007 11:32:05 +0000 Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> I was just reviewing TM's US rate plans. Does their Internet service
> at $6/month permit me to use:
>
> - a GSM-enabled pda to perform whatever Internet activity I want?
No, there are sigificant restrictions to the $6 "T-Mobile Web" plan.
It's for e-mail and web browsing only. Having said that, I find it
suitable for my needs. The service, while "unlimited" in the amount of
data you can transfer, is port limited. The only ports open are e-mail
(POP, IMAP, and SMTP standard ports, both secure and unsecure) WAP port
9201, and a proxy server for htpp and https at 216.155.165.50, port 8080.
In addition, file downloads over 1MB are blocked. The closed ports
prevent FTP, file sharing, streaming audio/video, and some internet-
enabled Java apps from working.
> - a plain ol' bluetooth-enabled GSM phone bonded with a bluetooth-
> enabled PDA to make a data calls through the phone to perform whatever
> Internet activity I want?
Again, not "whatever" activity. Just browsing and e-mail will work.
> I would also be subscribing to a voice plan for the same device.
You'd have to-the $6 plan is not available separately.
> If not the $6/month plan, what monthly data-oriented plan would I then
> utilize for either of the above two scenarios?
"Total Internet" for $30/month with a Voice plan, or $50 without is
unrestricted.
> Also, if the $6/month plan would not work, why not? What restrictions
> does it impose?
Answered in-line above.
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