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Verizon to offer a $50/month data-only plan for the Droid: http://bit.ly/3dd0uo So tempting... 11/2/2009 |
Droid Users: Accessing Exchange Will (Naturally) Cost You
Android Phone Fans —
... $45 per month on top of your voice plan’s rate for Exchange usage, and $50 per month total cost for a data-only plan (whether or not you use it to access Exchange). Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney notes that the requirement to get the $45 “smartphone plan” for corporate e-mail usage applies to any smartphone, such as the BlackBerry — not just to the Droid. “The Droid is primarily a consumer phone,” Raney adds.”
….Full Article Here.
[Via InfoWorld]
The Party Line — Phone Buzz of the Day
jkOnTheRun —
... iDon’t do Exchange for free (InfoWorld) — It’s all well and good that the Droid with Android 2.0 offers native Microsoft Exchange, but might it cost you? $15 a month could be the price tag. If true, I suggest Verizon change the Droid commercials to include the line “iDon’t get it.” ...
Work email on Droid will cost $15 Extra.
Phones Review —
... on Verizon Wireless may not be that inviting, for those who wish to use the smartphones built in Microsoft Exchange Active Sync support for corporate email from Exchange servers will have to fork over an extra $15 a month for the use reports an article over on infoworld. ...
Regarding Apple Multi-touch Patents, iPhone, Verizon Droid, and Palm Pre
The iPhone Blog —
... users by charging an extra $15/month for Exchange support, or that given Verizon’s CDMA technology the Droid can’t multitask a phone call and a data connection (so if, for example, you’re using the new Google Maps Navigator and a need to talk on the phone at the same time, ...
Droid’s dirty little secret - no monkey business?
Gadgetell —
... top of voice and includes Exchange access. AT&T does have a business plan that mirrors Verizon’s at $45 per month.
While realizing it’s tough being a carrier these days, profiling data is a bad idea. Data costs the same whether it is a movie streaming, Exchange email or surfing the net. Verizon should not penalize users based on what data they consume. Maybe, it’s just $15 a month but it bugs me. How about you?
Read: [InfoWorld]
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Almost Though For Minute That Verizon Wasn’t Going To Lock The Droid Down
RIMarkable —
... charge you an extra 15 bucks per month to do so even though they aren’t providing you additional service. To be completely honest Verizon probably spends less money supporting customers who pay the $15 Active Sync charge simply because they don’t have to actively block you from accessing Exchange Servers which the Droid can do out of the Box. If only AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint didn’t suck when it comes to network coverage in comparison to Verizon. [Source] Almost Though For Minute That Verizon Wasn’t Going To Lock The Droid ...
Almost Thought For Minute That Verizon Wasn’t Going To Lock The Droid Down
RIMarkable —
... charge you an extra 15 bucks per month to do so even though they aren’t providing you additional service. To be completely honest Verizon probably spends less money supporting customers who pay the $15 Active Sync charge simply because they don’t have to actively block you from accessing Exchange Servers which the Droid can do out of the Box. If only AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint didn’t suck when it comes to network coverage in comparison to Verizon. [Source] Almost Thought For Minute That Verizon Wasn’t Going To Lock The Droid ...
What Are the Downsides to Droid?
GigaOM —
... Accessing the Droid’s built-in support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync will cost users an additional $15 a month. While the charge isn’t new — Verizon has long charged BlackBerry users a tacked-on fee, and AT&T and T-Mobile USA have similar plans — it could hinder the gadget’s uptake among business users. ...
Verizon Charges Motorola Droid Users for Exchange Access
Gadget Lab —
... feature that lets users access email, calendar and contacts from their corporate servers running Exchange. But now they will have to pay for the privilege, says InfoWorld. ...
Verizon to Charge Droid Users for Exchange Access
Gadget Venue —
... The charge for Exchange access will also be in the region of $15/month according Infoworld potentially bringing up the cost to fully use your Droid from $30/month up to $60/month if you also bundle tethering in to the equation (this is Data costs… not including voice). I will mention that it’s not clear if the extra $15/month for tethering also includes Exchange access, but either ways it’s crazy to have to pay for standard features built in to a phone. ...
Update: Exchange Sync On Droid Won’t Cost Extra For Consumers
RIMarkable —
Yesterday we put up a post, based off of a report from Infoworld, that the much anticipated Verizon Droid would require a $15 fee on top of the $30 per month data plan fee for those who want to connect their device to a corporate Exchange system. Well, according, to a post over on Gearlog, this is not the case. ...
