Comments on: Why are mobile data plans so expensive?

By: christo

christo — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:29:28 +0000

dredhead:
entered “direct-connect.com” into browser and google and found nothing.

By: christo

christo — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:18:38 +0000

reply to dredhead: go to their website. look for their street address…? where does it say their street address is on their site? you’re saying that if you click their contact page that # does not go directly to voicemail? before you make any claims about this company’s service, try to contact them about a bricked phone. i’m telling you i have a bricked blackberry. you can buy the 8330 directly from boost and metropcs, for less than boostberry.com charges, without any hacks or dealing with shady companies like this. i can also say that bis, downloading, push, and typical blackberry features do NOT work on this phone. you can NOT download apps and it doesn’t work at all coming out of the box. i don’t like the 8330 and tried this company because the 8350i is a better phone hacked to work on an affordable unlimited plan. thing is, t-mobile has a $60 no-contract plan with unlimited web, data, text, night/weekend voice, 3g gsm network (which means the phones can work anywhere in the world and switch carriers with a new sim- also have international roaming option on this plan), and 500m/mo anytime. their full line of new blackberries are new and fully supported with manufacturers warranties honored at stores nationwide, and they are better phones at a cheaper price than this shady sight. conclusion: metropcs and boost sell their own supported 8330’s that actually work and t-mobile has a comparable no-contract plan with a full line of superior gsm blackberries at decent prices. i have a $320+ paperweight from boostberry.com and THEY ARE SHADY.

By: dredhead

dredhead — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:18:44 +0000

reply to Christo. I didn’t order the phone yet but i did get to talk with a live operator(boostberry.com) about the boostberry phones. So far, you are the only person who has had this complaint. If you’re not a member already, sign up with direct-connect.com and visit their blogs about boostberry.com. i will further investigate boostberry.com but i will say for me, i’d rather just pay for the phone instead of taking a chance with ebay and craiglist and trying to download all the applications.

By: christo

christo — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:01:14 +0000

to reply to boostberry beau, i ordered from boostberry.com. on their webpage they say what is included and then when i got the boostberry the headphones were not in the box and they insist they are not included. again, their webpage says “headset included”. they also say “for faster service send email”. i sent emails LAST WEEK (because the browser has problems and texting doesn’t work at all) and they have not replied. i also left voicemail messages and they have not returned the calls. i’m going to post a youtube video showing what happens when you do business with them and how the phones don’t work. i’m about to put the phone in the box, return it, and dispute it with paypal. unfortunately i already transferred my # to boost and paid for the service so i’ll need to get another phone fast. before you do business with this company, try contacting their customer service to see how easy they are to work with because the phone will not work when you get it and if you can’t get them to help you, you will wind up with a $300+ paperweight.

By: boostberry beau

boostberry beau — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:43:34 +0000

i have a boostberry to! i can hook it up to my laptop and have free internet anywhere. after the hack (BOOSTBERRY.COM) you will have free internet even with out phone service. take that iphone! it took me some time to enable internet and sms text. but $50 a month it was well worth it because all i really wanted was a phone i can use with out paying the dummy fees they sneak on you. plus no contract! take that again iphone! i have a custom built desk top that will blown your iphone away! plus you have to pay $80 to replace a iphone battery thats soldered to the board.

By: boostberry beau

boostberry beau — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:32:33 +0000

i agree! this will be the death of cell phone companies. i have a boostberry (blackberry 8350i on a boost mobile contract) everything works sms/mms, internet, phone. (phone will work as soon as you put a sim card in it, you will need the proper service books for everything else) and i only pay $50 a month for unlimited everything. this is the future. as users start hacking phones to use on any network the desire the big cell companies will continue to lose customers! it’s ashame they sell you a phone and the charge you out the ass to use it! i personnally think a cell phone bill shouldn’t be no more than $30 a month! i also think their should be standards in the industry so a user can use any phone on any network. google boostberry and you’ll see what i’m talking about!

By: Loran

Loran — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:23:27 +0000

U should be able to use ur phone as a modem if it cost so much.

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By: Cheryl Cohen

Cheryl Cohen — Mon, 07 May 2007 23:11:54 +0000

I am OUTRAGED that cell phone data plans are so expensive! In fact, I have decided not to have web access on my new Nokia E62 smartphone from Cingular.
My husband can’t have it either. Cellular providers should make the Internet more affordable so more users can take advantage of being able to go online from anywhere at any time.

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