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Smartphone vs Blackberry decision....

buddha

Feb 19, 2008, 9:44 AM
I am thinking about moving to a smartphone and am contemplating a couple of details that may or may not help my decision and was wondering if I could get some feedback...or help. Currently I have a LG8300.

1. I am mostly going to use it to keep up w/ calendars I.e...outlook calendar and I suppose I will sync it w/ my home computer. I will probably use it for my gmail and possibly for my work email at some point.
2. I really really want to get and use a sling box...I have heard different things from verizon that says people's service has been cut off due to using the service...if this is the case it is possible I may switch to ATT but really don't want to.
3. I called verizon and att and straight up asked them about slingbox and ATT...
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Astronaut HS 88

Feb 19, 2008, 10:01 AM
Slingbox is, or at least has been up to this point, specifically prohibited on the VZW network. Data is generally limited to 5 gigs a month, then past the 5 gigs your speed would probably be reduced immensely.

Maybe if you plan on using Slingbox a bunch, you might consider Sprint. Similar handsets, but no data limit, plus the data is much cheaper. I would suggest even trying their SERO plan. They're giving away the farm to keep/acquire custys.
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LordObento

Feb 19, 2008, 10:08 AM
Agreed, if you want to use Slingbox, then Verizon isn't for you, they stopped cutting people's service off but they will slow your speeds to a max of 200kbps
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BROWN27

Feb 19, 2008, 10:49 AM
I use slingbox everyday, it's awesome! Sprints data can't be beat.

www.sprint.com/sero

Let me know if you have any questions.
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knowcomet

Feb 19, 2008, 11:24 AM
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BROWN27

Feb 19, 2008, 11:36 AM
No, he was negative about Sprint giving away the farm. I know much more about SERO than most anyone, and can answer all the detail questions!
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buddha

Feb 19, 2008, 11:40 AM
No offense but I really am not interested in Sprint...their service is substantially inferior to VZW and ATT. I have been w/ VZW for about 8-10 years now and am hesitant to move to ATT just for the use of slingbox..but that is the only other carrier I would go to.
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BROWN27

Feb 19, 2008, 11:54 AM
none take I feel the same way about att and verizon!
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