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PCDeaf · 10-22-2008, 09:41 PM

Hi, first post here

I'm just wondering if anybody knows of any particular disability right on cell phone because I've been trying to figure out how these carriers can offer a voice only plan for the hearing but if you want to have data only plan, you are limited on just a few phones without having to pay for voice plan.

I really really want to get a G1 but they said that there is no way I can get it without a voice plan. WHY? I know that data cost more for carriers to provide but just offer a data only plan at a slightly higher cost like the Blackberry Internet Plan do. I don't want to waste like $720 over the 2 years contract just for something I absolutely can't use.

I'm still just researching on this but right now but I'm hoping to be able to use whatever info I have to convince the store around here to be able to let me get the G1 without the voice plan. I know that there are sidekick and blackberry but I still think that we should have equal access to these other phones cause I can't find any proof that data plan needs voice plan to be cheaper or profitable for the carrier. the G1 have 2 data plan that must have voice plan and they go for $25 and $35. I wouldn't mind paying an extra $10 or $15 for the data only plan.

So I hope that somebody here knows about these disability laws for cell phone.

10-22-2008, 09:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
PCDeaf Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 21	Disability right with cell phone company? Hi, first post here I'm just wondering if anybody knows of any particular disability right on cell phone because I've been trying to figure out how these carriers can offer a voice only plan for the hearing but if you want to have data only plan, you are limited on just a few phones without having to pay for voice plan. I really really want to get a G1 but they said that there is no way I can get it without a voice plan. WHY? I know that data cost more for carriers to provide but just offer a data only plan at a slightly higher cost like the Blackberry Internet Plan do. I don't want to waste like $720 over the 2 years contract just for something I absolutely can't use. I'm still just researching on this but right now but I'm hoping to be able to use whatever info I have to convince the store around here to be able to let me get the G1 without the voice plan. I know that there are sidekick and blackberry but I still think that we should have equal access to these other phones cause I can't find any proof that data plan needs voice plan to be cheaper or profitable for the carrier. the G1 have 2 data plan that must have voice plan and they go for $25 and $35. I wouldn't mind paying an extra $10 or $15 for the data only plan. So I hope that somebody here knows about these disability laws for cell phone.