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Agree with you here. At this price point, smart phone is starting to be a commodity item, just like the shirt you are wearing, like the cup of coffee you drank

Agree with you here. At this price point, smart phone is starting to be a commodity item, just like the shirt you are wearing, like the cup of coffee you drank this morning or like that piece of apple you ate. Just need for the service provider to give ground breaking plans. Imagine having a flat data plan for $5/month at LTE speed with this type of smart phone.

mrbill 12y ago
This type of phone is going to have 3G data at most.
- jhatax 12y ago
  This phone lacking 4G shouldn't be a show-stopper in India, where most of the network providers only have 3G networks deployed. Reliance has announced a 4G network, but it hasn't been deployed yet.
- soapdog 12y ago
  First reference design of this device didn't had 3G, it had 2G and WIFI. This is a $25 dollars phone, there is a limit on the chips you can afford with that amount of F.O.B.
outside1234 12y ago
"flat data plan for $5/month at LTE speed with this type of smart phone" Flat data plans are gone forever I'm afraid. We might get more data for less money over time but there is no way they are going back to unmetered data.
- arboroia 12y ago
  Not sure how it is in the USA, but unmetered data plans do exist - here in Ireland it's the equivalent of ~$27 for unmetered 4G data (with a certain limited number of calls and texts included)
- maccard 12y ago
  You're obviously in the US I take it? I'm in ireland and have a UK sim card too. Both my providers (granted, same provider in both countries) give me unlimited data, for 20 euro/25 pounds a month. I also get calls and texts included in that.
- yitchelle 12y ago
  Un-metered data in Germany as well. Only the speed gets throttled when I reached my quota. This is not much of a problem with so many open wifi access points around these days.
  - batuhanicoz 12y ago
    Same thing here in Turkey with Vodafone. Last time I've used that plan it was 9 liras/3$ a month.
  - andor 12y ago
    Only the speed gets throttled ...by a factor of >100, which narrows down the use cases a lot. They don't completely turn off your internet, but they turn off >99%.

mrbill 12y ago

This type of phone is going to have 3G data at most.

jhatax 12y ago
This phone lacking 4G shouldn't be a show-stopper in India, where most of the network providers only have 3G networks deployed. Reliance has announced a 4G network, but it hasn't been deployed yet.
soapdog 12y ago
First reference design of this device didn't had 3G, it had 2G and WIFI. This is a $25 dollars phone, there is a limit on the chips you can afford with that amount of F.O.B.

outside1234 12y ago

"flat data plan for $5/month at LTE speed with this type of smart phone" Flat data plans are gone forever I'm afraid. We might get more data for less money over time but there is no way they are going back to unmetered data.

arboroia 12y ago
Not sure how it is in the USA, but unmetered data plans do exist - here in Ireland it's the equivalent of ~$27 for unmetered 4G data (with a certain limited number of calls and texts included)
maccard 12y ago
You're obviously in the US I take it? I'm in ireland and have a UK sim card too. Both my providers (granted, same provider in both countries) give me unlimited data, for 20 euro/25 pounds a month. I also get calls and texts included in that.
yitchelle 12y ago
Un-metered data in Germany as well. Only the speed gets throttled when I reached my quota. This is not much of a problem with so many open wifi access points around these days.
- batuhanicoz 12y ago
  Same thing here in Turkey with Vodafone. Last time I've used that plan it was 9 liras/3$ a month.
- andor 12y ago
  Only the speed gets throttled ...by a factor of >100, which narrows down the use cases a lot. They don't completely turn off your internet, but they turn off >99%.