Buying a PDA
Thing No. 6
Get an unlimited data plan (see Five Things cell plans).
Unlimited plans are a much better deal because data adds up fast. The 3G wireless data technologies (UMTS, HSDPA EV-DO) allow for much faster transfer speeds, averaging 300 Kbps for UMTS and 500 to 800 Kbps for EV-DO and HSDPA, which is roughly equivalent to a DSL connection. Otherwise, you’re talking about transferring at 100 Kbps – not so nice.
Thing No. 7
Return to sender.
If you buy a new cell phone and you hate it or you find you aren’t as smart as your smartphone, generally, you have 15 days to return the phone (in the box that you have held onto) and cancel the service (but do not assume that returning the phone automatically cancels the service.) This way, you can get your money back. Unlike throwing it out the window.
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