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by taxico » Mon, 21 Sep 2009 8:11 pm
my wife's got mio TV and internet hooked up at our place, and that's linked to her cell phone.
my only ties to M1 are from the gift of a m1 sim card when i return home - the wife purchased a special number for me, but as i understand it, these things are totally portable between operators now.
i'm disinclined to go to starhub as reception is terrible where we will be staying. during my years in singapore i've not had happy experiences with singtel either, so they're out too.
i'm just not sure if i've got the whole scenario worked out right now as i'm basing everything on the details and fineprint from m1's website...
if i bought a regular blackberry, i'd be hooked onto a 2 year contract:
$398 (phone price on contract) + $616.32 (25.68/voice plan x 24 months) + $385.20 (16.05/1gb bis plan x 24 months) + $128.40 (24 month caller ID)
my total bill for this 1gb plan is: 1527.92
if i took the take3 blackberry handset, i'll have to take a 3gb data plan but pay nothing upfront for the phone:
$160.50 (price to keep phone at end of 24 months) + $1206.96 (50.29/voice+3gb bis plan x 24 months) + $128.40 (24 months caller-id)
my total bill for this 3gb plan is: 1495.86
so it appears that if i were to NOT destroy the phone during the first 21 months, i would be better off using take3 as i get more data to burn (voice/text msg entitlements are the same in both scenarios).
i'm not sure if i've left anything out. i hope not... and thank durain, i've been waiting for your reply!
i have to get a pushmail device because i do some part time consulting via email (requires immediate reply/PIN messaging). starhub's out of the picture. i could go to singtel if it really came down to it, but they don't offer a blackberry bold in their online store.
the alternative would be to try out nokia messaging, which i'm sure will suck the battery dry real fast, but i've not had real experience with it yet.