Saving on internet

[kalimaniac]

Some of the new 4G smartphones have pretty good bandwith and function as wifi hotpoints. So your cell phone can double as your internet service.

[uRabbit]

Using an iPad would be great. You can purchase a physical keyboard for it. They even make portable ones. However, consider the cons:
- Only 2GB of data per month. If you're not sure how much that is... Well, I'm on my iPhone a lot at work and in half a month, use 3.5GB. I am grandfathered in on the Unlimited plan for $30/mo.
- Buying an iPad would offset the monthly savings. I am surprised no one has addressed this issue yet. The cheapest iPad with WiFi is a refurbished 16GB iPad (1st gen) for $449. And it only goes up from there. Taking into account that you'd be spending $25/mo on the data plan (let's say you DON'T exceed 2GB/mo, highly unlikely), saving you $15/mo, it would take 30 months for the iPad to pay for itself, and to finally start saving you money.

Originally Posted by kalimaniac

Some of the new 4G smartphones have pretty good bandwith and function as wifi hotpoints. So your cell phone can double as your internet service.

That service is typically $45/mo extra.

[KiwiJo09]

Originally Posted by uRabbit

That service is typically $45/mo extra.

Not with T-Mobile. I know AT&T does charge extra for this service.