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Originally Posted by Capt. Carrera View Post
I'm loosing my company cell phone. (cost cutting issue). I've had a company cell for 6 years, and I'm baffled now that I need to buy my own phone. Anyway, I need to replace it, and my plan to date is to add a line to my wife's AT&T account.

Here's where I'm a bit lost...

What is the difference between Web access on a smart-phone and a PDA? Most smart-phones say they handle html. Web access on the PDA is an additional $30 per line. (That's $60 more a month since it's two lines.)

Why is the PDA Web access so much more? What am I missing?

...And yes, I asked at the AT&T store. It went something like this...

Me: So what's the difference?
Kid: The PDA is more organized.

Me: That's all?
Kid: Well, it does other stuff..

Me: What stuff?
Kid: Organized stuff...

Me
A PDA with HTML browser will be more like using a pc, and the pages will look the same. Non-HTML, not so much.

As far as networks, AT&T is nothing compared to Verizon. More 3g coverage (5x) and 4g is on the horizon, meaning upload speeds for Verizon is faster at at it's lowest end than ATT at it's top end.
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