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Posted by Notan on May 25, 2006, 9:05 am
Please log in for more thread options Olivia Wood wrote:
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> In Sept I'll be moving to student accomodation with no internet. I wont
> be able to get anything 'wired' put in, and the nearest wireless I'll
> be able to use is the local Starbucks that closes at 7...
>
> Thus - I'm looking for other alternatives. I've been looking at the 3G
> data card things provided by a few mobile companies - but they all
> appear to have very low useage limits (The 'unlimited' packages tend to
> allow around 1GB a month).
> Granted, I have no idea how much useage that would allow - but I use
> the internet a lot, stream videos, use e-mail and messenger (which
> rules out t-mobile). I have even been known to play online games...
>
> Is there any option available to me? Or do I have to accept my internet
> access will be limited by starbucks' opening hours?
>
> What kind of limit would a non-hard core gamer, otherwise average
> internet user use? (I could go without games easily - but would like to
> be able to continue to stream videos, as use them in reference to
> learning the guitar...)
>
> Or does anyone know of any other options?
Both Verizon and Sprint offer "unlimited plans" which really are *unlimited,*
though both plans are rather expensive.
At last count, each was ~$80/month, although discounts are usually given with
preexisting phone plans.
Notan
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