(07-15-2011, 01:12 AM)Jotokun Wrote:(07-11-2011, 11:53 AM)vbetts Wrote:(07-11-2011, 08:59 AM)Jotokun Wrote: Yeah, the smartphone supercharges are really stupid. I actually wanted to buy mine without a data plan and primarily use wifi, but no carrier where I live allows that. At least, none with decent coverage.Problem is smart phones are constantly sending and receiving certain amounts of data that is excluded from any cap if there is one, where if you're charged by certain rate per mb, you're gonna end up paying more.
Thats what the carriers want you to think. What they dont tell you is that its a non-issue if you turn off cellular data in your settings. Cant send/recive if its not connected to the data portion of the cellphone network.
It's not the carrier, it's google that sends and receives data, mainly a lot of times for market/vending.apk. Doing this can eventually cause stability issues with your phone.