From: Daniel Benoy <daniel@benoy.name>
To: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] Testing openmoko
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:05:54 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200903170905.55144.daniel@benoy.name> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3ea34a000903161420w697425adj8235079c83d320f8@mail.gmail.com>
I have Fido here in Ontario, and since the iPhone came around their data plans have gotten very reasonable. My entire bill is about $50 and I can go up to 500 megs without overage charges, and up to 5 gigs before the charges start getting punitive. ($15 plan plus 'flexible data rate' option)
Seemed too good to be true so for the first month I used like 100k and then read my bill carefully :p No problem though.
Apparently if I go near enough to the border to be internationally roaming, though, I'll be in for some serious charges... so I'll have to remember to turn GPRS off when I go to Niagra Falls.
On Monday 16 March 2009 17:20:11 you wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 5:46 PM, wireless <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > Another point. Will I be able to hook the OpenMoko phone
> > to a laptop for wireless internet access for the laptop too?
> > (hopefully via usb connector)
>
> Yes - whether or not your mobile plan comes with a data package is
> another story. In Canada, at least, 'tethering' ones phone via USB is
> very, very expensive.
>
> Most providers also differentiate whether or not the data is being
> requested via mobile web browser, through a proxy for email, or via
> gprs, etc, as is the case when tethering.
>
> Before you commit to a data plan, make sure that you determine whether
> or not 'tethering' is included in that data plan - it likely is not
> and you will be encounter a ginormous bill at the end of the month if
> you're not safe.
>
>
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Daniel Benoy
http://daniel.benoy.name
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-03-17 13:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-03-13 18:43 [gentoo-embedded] Testing openmoko Daniel Benoy
2009-03-14 16:46 ` wireless
2009-03-16 21:20 ` Christopher Friedt
2009-03-16 22:29 ` Peter Stuge
2009-03-17 13:05 ` Daniel Benoy [this message]
2009-03-20 12:33 ` Ed W
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2009-03-13 15:38 Daniel Benoy
2009-03-13 15:55 ` Maksim 'max_posedon' Melnikau
2009-03-13 18:36 ` wireless
2009-03-16 21:15 ` Christopher Friedt
2009-03-16 22:48 ` Ned Ludd
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