Unlimited Internet + 400 Text messages

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Ok... so I have heard that IM counts as a text message but to me that doesn't make sense because that is internet and part of the data package. With IM clients on my tilt it just went thru the internet and never charged me as a text message. Does anyone know how that will work?

Yeah the only bad thing about this phone so far is the messaging and data.....weird to pay so much when ive only been paying 20 for data since 04

Originally Posted by rantrav

Yeah the only bad thing about this phone so far is the messaging and data.....weird to pay so much when ive only been paying 20 for data since 04

exactly... and if you look we are basically paying for the $20 internet + the $4.99 for 400 text. So I guess it's fair if you get text but for someone like me that get's about 2 text messages a month I don't care about the 400 text.... just give me internet.

Originally Posted by dagentooboy

exactly... and if you look we are basically paying for the $20 internet + the $4.99 for 400 text. So I guess it's fair if you get text but for someone like me that get's about 2 text messages a month I don't care about the 400 text.... just give me internet.

im wondering how this is going to change my plan.....i have 4 lines and unlimited txt and data so on.......it says that once i change it to the g1 stuff it will change my account.........so what does this mean exactly?????

Originally Posted by rantrav

im wondering how this is going to change my plan.....i have 4 lines and unlimited txt and data so on.......it says that once i change it to the g1 stuff it will change my account.........so what does this mean exactly?????

What everyone here and at tmonews have been saying is this:
Your shared voice plan won't change unless you choose to. When you add the G1, you add a G1 data plan...regardless. You'd add the lower-priced plan of the two available to yours and when you go over on SMS, it'll draw from your shared pool you already have. So your bill will probably go up an extra $25/month.

GoogleTalk does work as part of the data package, so it's 'unlimited'; the others will cost you a text message for each IM sent and received. I'm hoping MS will slap Google by launching a data based IM client. Until the G1, I didn't know Google had a chat client. I looked up a review on CNET that referred to it as the 'cheap motel room of chat software'. It's definitely basic, which doesn't really matter -- but -- no one uses it.

FYI -- GoogleTalk is somewhat integrated with AIM, however, on the G1 you won't be able to add AIM chat buddies to GoogleTalk -- you have to chat with them via the AIM buddy list, and pay (or use one of your 400 texts) to chat with them.

If you do a lot of non-GoogleTalk IM-ing, you're better off with the unlimted data/messaging plan.

Originally Posted by dagentooboy

Ok... so I have heard that IM counts as a text message but to me that doesn't make sense because that is internet and part of the data package. With IM clients on my tilt it just went thru the internet and never charged me as a text message. Does anyone know how that will work?

Good Point, i signed up for the 25 dollar one because i already have unlimited messaging from the family for only 10 bucks a month. When i get the phone i am going to try and downgrade to 20 dollar internet plan because i already have unlim messaging.

When i spoke to the G1 representatives (i spoke with 3 different ones) they said that the $25 plan has a certain function that the $20 plan doesnt this function is suppose to register your device to google with a gmail account. one of the reps clam it has to register through the 3G network, not the edge or gprs; and the 3G is available in the $25 and $35 plan.

but what i theorize is, if its possible to change android to wm then you can switch back to the $20 plan. otherwise, according to the 3 reps, tmobile is trying to create a plan just for the G1 for data and they said it would be priced around $20.

But if you did that, it would defeat the purpose of getting a G1 in the first place. You'd have a cheaper data plan, but you'd have an OS that couldn't use all the hardware the phone has to its best abilities.

Originally Posted by beartard

But if you did that, it would defeat the purpose of getting a G1 in the first place. You'd have a cheaper data plan, but you'd have an OS that couldn't use all the hardware the phone has to its best abilities.

I think the 20 dollar internet plan will connect to 3G. I dont even think they have the capability to make your phone only connect via Edge.