Audiovox SMT 5600 / SPV C500 (HTC Typhoon)
Normal users, read before you buy!
Just finished talking with AT&T sales reps, and they told me that the voice plans that come this plan do not have unlimited nights and weekends. I.E., if the plan says "400 anytime minutes" that's ALL you get, anything over costs per minute.
I find this deplorable. I want this phone, because it's a cool phone. But I want it as a PHONE. I'm not a business user, so I'm paying my own phone bill, and there's no way I'm paying $100 a month to use this phone.
Maybe you business users won't be too disturbed by this, but I find it despicable.
I find this deplorable. I want this phone, because it's a cool phone. But I want it as a PHONE. I'm not a business user, so I'm paying my own phone bill, and there's no way I'm paying $100 a month to use this phone.
Maybe you business users won't be too disturbed by this, but I find it despicable.
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Good point. I called AT&T sales reps several times yesterday, and I got a couple of different answers to the same questions. For example, the website offers a $39.99 plan of 350 national minutes for the 5600, but their normal price plan for other phones is 450 national minutes for the same price. Some sales reps told me that I would actually get 450 minutes, while other told me that they were different plans and the 5600 only offered the 350 minutes.
Regarding the voice plan features, the 5600 doesn't display any features when purchasing the phone. However, when purchasing the Moto V505, for example, I get the following features, to name a few: Unlimited nights/weekends, caller ID, voicemail, call waiting, call forwarding.
So does this...
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Regarding the voice plan features, the 5600 doesn't display any features when purchasing the phone. However, when purchasing the Moto V505, for example, I get the following features, to name a few: Unlimited nights/weekends, caller ID, voicemail, call waiting, call forwarding.
So does this...
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So has anyone talked to anyone in a store?
This is a smartphone and is treated as such.
First the phone gets a data plan: In this case a 24.99 unlimited internet plan.
Second the phone gets the voice plan:
ANY Plan that is available in your area is available on the device.
If you want a 39.99 local plan with nights an weekends that is what you get.
If you want a 59.99 plan with early evenings.
And when Cingular and ATT Merger expect higher prices for data.
This is a smartphone and is treated as such.
First the phone gets a data plan: In this case a 24.99 unlimited internet plan.
Second the phone gets the voice plan:
ANY Plan that is available in your area is available on the device.
If you want a 39.99 local plan with nights an weekends that is what you get.
If you want a 59.99 plan with early evenings.
And when Cingular and ATT Merger expect higher prices for data.
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