[ubuntu-uk] G1 phone plans - WAS: Re: Webcam as a security camera

[Ronnie Tucker]

I paid about £180 for it on eBay.

LeeGroups wrote:
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>>>> On Thursday 02 July 2009 11:11:13 javadayaz wrote:
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>>>>> Dont take the Unlimited at face value. The unlimited is 3gb's worth of
>>>>> data. Although they do say if you go over your limit you will be informed.
>>>>> Im with Tmobile. I do occassionaly stream audio but not that much.
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>>>> Orange, who I am with, couldn't offer me anything, which is why I now have PAC 
>>>> code in hand and consider myself between contracts.
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>>>> Is the 3Gb a G1 special contract - I am looking at a T-Mobile solo (sim only) 
>>>> and the best I can find is 1Gb.  I must agree with Michael, T-Mobile do seem 
>>>> the best.
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>>>> I suppose what I was really looking for was a mobile phone package for voice 
>>>> that I could 'bolt-on' a mobile broadband package to, giving me, maybe, 3Gb 
>>>> or 5Gb - just doesn't seem to be an option.  When I mentioned this type of 
>>>> usage to the Orange customer services the guy nearly collapsed.
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>>>> I am looking for this bandwidth because I would like to dump FM radio and move 
>>>> to internet radio streaming instead.  Perhaps I'm just too ahead of the 
>>>> bleeding edge for this?
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>>>> Thank you all for not castigating me on my off topic post, which really was 
>>>> meant to go to Javad directly.
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>>> Yes, the G1 has it's own tariff on T-Mobile, it's due to the G1 chatting 
>>> to Google 24/7.
>>> You can't get the tariff  without buying a G1.
>>> I've had mine six months and used a lot of bandwidth, can't say how much 
>>> exactly but a lot...
>>> No ones, complained to me yet... And I use the Last.FM app to stream 
>>> music, it's brilliant, as long as you've remembered to charge the battery!
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>>> The cheapest tariff they do is £25/month, 200 txts/200mins (though I 
>>> think I got a special with 400 txts), and I paid £40 (I think) for the 
>>> phone.
>>> I don't you'll beat it, on sim only deal, and having to pay for the G1.
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>>> Lee
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>> What I did with my G1 was to unlock it, with a code (~£8) then stick a 3 
>> SIM in it. As long as the 3 SIM is activated and using data then it'll 
>> work dandy. They have a £5/mth bolt-on with unlimited data, you just use 
>> £5 from your available balance (if over £5) to buy the bolt-on. I hardly 
>> use mine for calls (ironic for a mobile phone) so I put about £10 in it 
>> every few months.  :D
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>> The G1 is easily the best phone I've ever had and I wouldn't part with it.
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> But how much did you pay for the G1 can I ask?
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