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Originally Posted by N3TWORK BURN3R
Forgive me if i sound stupid here, but if you can afford an AT&T voice/data plan, why not use the iPhone? Im not advocating the iPhone by any means, but why go thru hoops trying to get a G1 to work on the AT&T network, when you can just keep it simple and go with a iPhone? I love the Android OS on the phone, but hate the HTC Dream hardware (bad builds, sagging screen etc) i can understand you want to have some kind of open source software and all, but in the end, is it really worth it? Just a thought in my head. :-)
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- I don't want an iPhone. I want a G1.
- I don't need a data plan - AT&T or otherwise. In my original post, I explain how I disabled EDGE so I don't accumulate fees on my per-kilobyte rate.
- If you want any modern smartphone without a data plan, you'll probably need to jump through a few hoops. Contracts and data plans are how cell providers make money.
I think you're right though - many people will choose the iPhone over the G1. But if you want a phone that is cheaper, open source, has conversation and push capable Gmail, etc, a G1 without a data plan might be the way to go.
