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End of an Era
I've been an Orange subscriber for a long time now, longer than I can remember. I've been through the whole WAP boom with them, through the first smartphones, and through more devices than I can remember.
However today I called up and asked for my PAC. Orange still hasn't launched a flat-rate data service, so it's time to go somewhere else.
I've decided to move to another operator with a lower-cost data tariff, and off-the-shelf mobile email. My current thinking is to go to T-Mobile with Web'n'Walk and Flext, and probably get a Blackberry Pearl. I did rather like the one I reviewed for IT Pro. The alternative is Vodafone's similar service, and a Treo 750W.
The one big question, of course, is the cost of getting mail while I travel....
It's a pity T-Mobile have't launched the Dash over here, as that might have tipped the odds one way or another. Still, I have 30 days to decide now.
Decisions, decisions.
I'd be interested in understanding what other folk have been looking at, and what you all recommend...
However today I called up and asked for my PAC. Orange still hasn't launched a flat-rate data service, so it's time to go somewhere else.
I've decided to move to another operator with a lower-cost data tariff, and off-the-shelf mobile email. My current thinking is to go to T-Mobile with Web'n'Walk and Flext, and probably get a Blackberry Pearl. I did rather like the one I reviewed for IT Pro. The alternative is Vodafone's similar service, and a Treo 750W.
The one big question, of course, is the cost of getting mail while I travel....
It's a pity T-Mobile have't launched the Dash over here, as that might have tipped the odds one way or another. Still, I have 30 days to decide now.
Decisions, decisions.
I'd be interested in understanding what other folk have been looking at, and what you all recommend...
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For unlimited data and reasonable coverage I went with 3. On a pay monthly tariff the addition of unlimited data is £5 a month. I was put off all the other providers because their offers were, frankly, mean. 3 also have the advantage of being a new ground-up 3g network rather than shoehorning the extra bandwidth into an existing network.