What makes one phone a smartphone and another not?
The Prada 2 is advertised as a smartphone, but the original is not.
Here's a link to it - http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/lg-ke850- prada-unlocked/4505-6454_7-32316442.html?tag= txt%3bpage
So would the original phone trigger ATT's required smartphone data plan?
Here's a link to it - http://reviews.cnet.com/cell-phones/lg-ke850- prada-unlocked/4505-6454_7-32316442.html?tag= txt%3bpage
So would the original phone trigger ATT's required smartphone data plan?
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You know. I dislike being made to pay for services I don't want or need, so I tend to do research and look for advice.
I now have a much better idea of what my options are and what costs (in both dollars and usability) my final choice will entail. A lot of that information came off this forum, and I appreciate it.
IMNSHO, it's sheeplie who pay the extra $30 that lets ATT get away with deciding they can insist on having everyone pay it.
I certainly am not going to.
I now have a much better idea of what my options are and what costs (in both dollars and usability) my final choice will entail. A lot of that information came off this forum, and I appreciate it.
IMNSHO, it's sheeplie who pay the extra $30 that lets ATT get away with deciding they can insist on having everyone pay it.
I certainly am not going to.
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Essentially, this is what designates a phone as a Smartphone:
A full QWERTY keyboard.
An operating system that is different than the standard ATT one (Palm, Blackberry, S60, Windows Mobile, Apple, etc.
The ability to synch up with a computer to exchange and store data.
The ability for the phone to have either push or pull email (not the standard Mobile Email, that can allow you to have multiple email accounts of the phone with the availablity to open many types of attachments.
Ususally has a full HTML browser.
If your phone has these features, it would be classified a smart phone and would require the $30 data package.
A full QWERTY keyboard.
An operating system that is different than the standard ATT one (Palm, Blackberry, S60, Windows Mobile, Apple, etc.
The ability to synch up with a computer to exchange and store data.
The ability for the phone to have either push or pull email (not the standard Mobile Email, that can allow you to have multiple email accounts of the phone with the availablity to open many types of attachments.
Ususally has a full HTML browser.
If your phone has these features, it would be classified a smart phone and would require the $30 data package.
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Thank you Phonemanj,
So, looking at ATT's website, some of the smartphones are not marked as needing the data plan (LG eXpo, LG Xenon, or the Samsung Magnet to name a few).
Is this an oversight on ATT part or do they not require the smartphone data plan?
So, looking at ATT's website, some of the smartphones are not marked as needing the data plan (LG eXpo, LG Xenon, or the Samsung Magnet to name a few).
Is this an oversight on ATT part or do they not require the smartphone data plan?
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Those are not considered smartphones because they do not fit all of the criteria he mentioned.
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Really? Even the LG Expo? That is a WinMo phone. Even has a slideout keyboard.
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As bwag717 mentioned, the LG Expo does have Windows Mobile, so it is considered a smartphone. Examples of phones with a full QWERTY keyboard that do not require the $30 data packager are:
LG: Xenon and Neon
Samsung: Flight, Solstice, Impression and Mythic.
Pantec: Reveal and Impact
Motorola: Karma
Hope that helps.
LG: Xenon and Neon
Samsung: Flight, Solstice, Impression and Mythic.
Pantec: Reveal and Impact
Motorola: Karma
Hope that helps.
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