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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Comparison Of Cell Phone Service Plans

By James Keyes

The Internet has become a very important part of everyone's lives. Some can' live without the social networking websites such as MySpace, Twitter and Facebook and others just use it to check their emails. A considerable number of members of the older generation such as businessmen depend on a reliable and constant Internet connection as well as the younger generation do.

Service provider offer numerous data plans to meet the needs of various segments of society but many just can't seem to find the most economical and best plans. Prior to looking for a data plan, you should take a look at the overall reputation of the provider. In addition, you should look at the factors of availability and affordability. Nobody wants to purchase a plan that is limited to only to certain states and areas. Likewise, most people can't afford the expensive plans.

AT&T data plans AT & T's DataConnect plans are for those people who live in major metropolitan areas but who are dependent on the Internet for one reason or another. The DataConnect plan is limited to major population areas but isn't available 24 hours a day, 7days a week. The $60/ month buys you 5GB of unlimited usage. After the 5GB of data, additional data is available at $0.00048 per KB. AT&T provides coverage in some Asian and European countries and coverage in the United States is limited to the major metropolitan areas. The charges for Canadian roaming are $15 per MB and international roaming will cost you $20 per MB.

Sprint Mobile's Broadband A similar package is offered by Sprint for $59.99. Your monthly data limit is 5GB and there is a 300MB per month off of usage of the network. In addition, you will need to sign a 2 year contract and a onetime activation fee is $36. Coverage is fully available in Texas, Florida, and California and there is limited coverage available (airports and major cities) is available in all states including Hawaii. International roaming is limited to a few Asian and European countries.

T Mobile's webConnect Data Plan T-Mobile offers a similar deal for $59.00 with a quota each month of 5GB. T Mobile charges you an additional 20 cents for each MB extra that you use on the Internet. However, there is no charge for unlimited Wi Fi use. T Mobile operates as many as 7,000 Wi Fi hot spots in all major hotels, airports, and restaurant chains. The company's Internet service is available in all areas of the United States. There is international roaming available in twenty two countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, France, and the UK.

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