iPhone 3G questions - Page 6

Ghoulish Delight · 01-14-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

I'm still trying to do a price comparison between AT&T and Verizon. Do you iPhone users have the AT&T texting plan? If not, how do you send and receive texts with other people? Is there another app you use?

I don't know if there are other options, but you can use google talk to send and receive text messages to/from someone's phone (either through the browser, or if there's a standalone iPhone app).

mousepod · 01-14-2009, 10:01 AM

I like FRING.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-14-2009, 10:29 AM

I've considered ditching our text plan in favor of chat apps, but then if someone sends an SMS message to my mobile #, it's a bit of a hassle to reply.

BarTopDancer · 01-14-2009, 10:35 AM

I have chat apps for Yahoo, AIM and gChat and an SMS plan (it's part of my blackberry data plan). The chat apps are free, and I find I am rarely on them. If I want to text someone, I'll send them a text.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-14-2009, 10:39 AM

Does your gChat app work with the google SMS capability? If you can get your friends to use that as your txt #, wouldn't that effectively replace your need for SMS plan (not that you have a choice with the blackberry plan)?

BarTopDancer · 01-14-2009, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Does your gChat app work with the google SMS capability? If you can get your friends to use that as your txt #, wouldn't that effectively replace your need for SMS plan (not that you have a choice with the blackberry plan)?

Not sure, but it's a app produced by google.

€uroMeinke · 01-14-2009, 11:01 AM

I just use the low end text plan at AT&T (I think it's $5 for 200 texts), I rarely exceed that number as with the iPhone I seem to do more email, or tweets, than texting - but that's just me. AT&T does have unlimited texting for $20, but so far when I go over the 200 it still is only costing me a couple bucks.

Stan4dSteph · 01-15-2009, 11:43 AM

If you buy the iPhone at an Apple store, how does the activation work?

FEJ · 01-18-2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I've considered ditching our text plan in favor of chat apps, but then if someone sends an SMS message to my mobile #, it's a bit of a hassle to reply.

I use both SMS and Twitter mainly. That and email is much easier way of communication with the iPhone. I have the minimal phone plan as I don't talk much on it.

FEJ · 01-18-2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

If you buy the iPhone at an Apple store, how does the activation work?

They can port and activate at the store. Go to apple.com/iphone/buy and prequalify before you go to the store. Makes it easier.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I've considered ditching our text plan in favor of chat apps, but then if someone sends an SMS message to my mobile #, it's a bit of a hassle to reply. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I have chat apps for Yahoo, AIM and gChat and an SMS plan (it's part of my blackberry data plan). The chat apps are free, and I find I am rarely on them. If I want to text someone, I'll send them a text. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Does your gChat app work with the google SMS capability? If you can get your friends to use that as your txt #, wouldn't that effectively replace your need for SMS plan (not that you have a choice with the blackberry plan)? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I just use the low end text plan at AT&T (I think it's $5 for 200 texts), I rarely exceed that number as with the iPhone I seem to do more email, or tweets, than texting - but that's just me. AT&T does have unlimited texting for $20, but so far when I go over the 200 it still is only costing me a couple bucks. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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