Comments on: I need an iPhone (or an Android or BlackBerry for that matter)

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:54:15 +0000

You don’t have to sign a contract if you don’t want to. I haven’t purchased a phone on contract for years, opting instead to buy an unlocked phone elsewhere. This gives you more options, especially if you want to stick with pay as you go.

For data, though, you can expect to add $25 or more to your monthly bill. If you don’t need to be connected all the time, then I suggest you get a smartphone with Wi-Fi and just hit up the hotspots as needed.

By: Raul

Raul — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:59:41 +0000

It’s really for business, but I need to be able to make phone calls too!

By: luc

luc — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:23:57 +0000

Is this for business, or pleasure? If you can live with WiFi only, a netbook would be more practical to type longer message than a small screen mobile phone.

By: Ryan Cousineau

Ryan Cousineau — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:06:07 +0000

I can’t tell you whether or not ubiquitous connectivity is a good thing. It would probably be a fun thing. Any way you slice it, it costs $25-40/month to add a high-quality data plan to a phone subscription.

A friend of mine with, er, access to a lot of very smart phones, has made an effort to keep himself _more_ disconnected when he’s not working. He wanted to create a greater work-life balance.

That said,