http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/ Engadget Mobile Comments for T-Mobile USA gets dicey about handset-based Internet usage http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/Mar 2nd 2007 8:15PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/
I was one of these people with a RAZR and T-MobileWeb service who'd hacked the Java Web sessions files to allow access to Opera Mini, but I knew all along (especially after explicitly asking customer support about it) that this was not the intended usage of the T-MobileWeb service. So now I have a Blackberry Pearl, pay the $20 (still a savings over Cingular or Verizon) and happily use many more mobile apps than I ever could on the RAZR.]]>Mar 2nd 2007 5:13PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/
The problem is that many people (including me) are using T-Zones to get their laptops connected to the Internet. The speed is slow, but still faster than two years ago. T-Mobile has removed the $20 data plan and replaced it with a $30 plan, which is frankly too much for most people.

I really enjoyed having unlimited data for $5, but I guess my motivation for "sticking together" with T-Mobile is gone and I must now make a decision - do I want slow data for $30 or fast data for $15 (Sprint)?

I am having my contract expire on the 19th of March and will be taking my money to either Cingular or Sprint, both of which have nicer phones and faster data. No sense in paying for pricey data when the speed is so slow. I don't use the data with my laptop much, I just like to have it for quick Google maps checks and such.]]>Mar 2nd 2007 5:37PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/Mar 2nd 2007 6:07PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/
Using personal broadband shouldn't be any more difficult or costly - - that is, eventually. But you'll have to wait of course.

Those who feel the need to jump in early pay the tuition for the rest of us who can wait.]]>Mar 5th 2007 7:43PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/Mar 2nd 2007 7:15PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/Mar 2nd 2007 10:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/Mar 2nd 2007 11:56PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/Mar 4th 2007 9:25AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/Mar 5th 2007 6:33AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/03/02/t-mobile-usa-gets-dicey-about-handset-based-internet-usage/Mar 8th 2007 2:55PM