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Two weeks ago I bought the unbranded GSM version for use on TMo. I had a PalmOne retail store in the neighborhood (West L.A.).
Before purchasing the unbranded Treo I signed up with Sprint and got the $289 deal. This would have been great, except I could not get reception in the two places I need it most. So, I cancelled with Sprint.
Then I thought about going with Cingular. After adding everything up (cost of the phone, tax, phone plan, upgrading Cingular's plan so I could have comparable service to TMo, activation fee, etc.) it was about $175 more to buy the unbranded Treo and keep my TMo plan month to month.
Then I thought about being locked in to a 2-year plan, reports of lousy C.S. at Cingular, the fact that an unbranded, unlocked Treo would ultimately go for more on eBay , how great my reception is with TMo, the data plan, and the fact that I've always gotten good service with TMo, and it seemed like the $175 difference wasn't all that bad.
If TMo were to offer the Treo 650, it would probably go for $499. So, I was back to where I was before when considering Cingular. Sure, I could wait and wait and wait and wait for TMo to offer it and maybe save $200, but then I'd have a TMo branded Treo. I'd also be locked in to a contract for at least a year.
I opted not to wait for TMo to offer the 650 and went for the unbranded, unlocked Treo from P1.
Bill
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