I enjoyed the Stainless Steel Rat series by Harry Harrison. Light reading, but fun to read.
Not sci-fi, but Stephen R. Donaldson was fun to read when I was in sixth grade. Might be too deep, but it was something new to me.
Dune, except for the fact that Frank Herbert died before finishing the series, and the follow-on books by his son definitely don't have the same flair.
I think I'm actually in the other boat from you. On my current plan with AT&T, I pay $40/mo for unlimited data and 1500 text messages. That's with an EDGE-only Treo 650. With the iPhone, I will get a similar data-only plan for $30/mo, with the option to add 200 messages for $5. Since I use maybe 50 text messages a month, this actually saves me money.
So since I've been planning on replacing this phone, and the comparables that I've checked out are approximately $100 - $300 depending on rebates, refurbished, etc., this is actually good news for me. That iPhone math would actually come out in my favor since I would have kept the same data plan I currently have.
Granted, I think I'm in the minority, and I would love to have an unlocked iPhone, but I think I'm ok with things as they've been announced since I would otherwise have to wait until the Next Great Thing.
Not the cheapest, but cheaper than what I would have paid.
I think I'm in this boat. I don't really understand the frustration with the service contract if you already have it. For those of us who have been on AT&T through work or otherwise and have similar plans already (I have a Treo 650 with unlimited data and the 1500 text messages), this is a non-issue.
Why all the vitriol for this item? Do most people not have contracts? Granted, I use my plan pretty extensively and get good value out of it, so it works out for me.
It's funny, but I was once told that the promise of the Industrial Revolution was not increased productivity, but, rather, increased leisure time. I don't know if there is/was a promise to whatever age we're in now, but it certainly seems to have strayed from that particular ideal.
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I enjoyed the Stainless Steel Rat series by Harry Harrison. Light reading, but fun to read.
Not sci-fi, but Stephen R. Donaldson was fun to read when I was in sixth grade. Might be too deep, but it was something new to me.
Dune, except for the fact that Frank Herbert died before finishing the series, and the follow-on books by his son definitely don't have the same flair.
I think I'm actually in the other boat from you. On my current plan with AT&T, I pay $40/mo for unlimited data and 1500 text messages. That's with an EDGE-only Treo 650. With the iPhone, I will get a similar data-only plan for $30/mo, with the option to add 200 messages for $5. Since I use maybe 50 text messages a month, this actually saves me money.
So since I've been planning on replacing this phone, and the comparables that I've checked out are approximately $100 - $300 depending on rebates, refurbished, etc., this is actually good news for me. That iPhone math would actually come out in my favor since I would have kept the same data plan I currently have.
Granted, I think I'm in the minority, and I would love to have an unlocked iPhone, but I think I'm ok with things as they've been announced since I would otherwise have to wait until the Next Great Thing.
Not the cheapest, but cheaper than what I would have paid.
I think I'm in this boat. I don't really understand the frustration with the service contract if you already have it. For those of us who have been on AT&T through work or otherwise and have similar plans already (I have a Treo 650 with unlimited data and the 1500 text messages), this is a non-issue. Why all the vitriol for this item? Do most people not have contracts? Granted, I use my plan pretty extensively and get good value out of it, so it works out for me.
It's funny, but I was once told that the promise of the Industrial Revolution was not increased productivity, but, rather, increased leisure time. I don't know if there is/was a promise to whatever age we're in now, but it certainly seems to have strayed from that particular ideal.