[Eleven]

FYI. I tried to activate a Blackberry with this new plan and found out that it DOES NOT work.

You still need to sign up for, and pay for a data plan to use Blackberries and Droids with this new plan. I am still unsure exactly what DATA means on this plan, all I know is you cannot use it for smart phones as is.

Here is the relevant portion of the email I received when I inquired about this discrepancy:

"I am sorry to learn of the confusion surrounding an Unlimited Data plan and an add on Data plan." "Since you are activating a Motorola Droid2 and Blackberry Storm, you will need to choose a data feature in addition to your calling plan in order to perform data-related functions such as checking e-mail, surfing the Internet or transferring files. You may choose from the following data plans:

• 150-Megabyte (MB) Personal E-mail and Web Feature: This feature is $15.00 monthly access. Please note that this feature will provide only 150 MB to for web browsing, application usage and access personal e-mail accounts. Each time you exceed 150 MB, you will be billed an additional $15.00 and receive another 150 MB of data to use. Since Smartphones are data intensive, this plan is not recommended.

• Unlimited Personal E-mail and Web Feature: $29.99 monthly access. E-mail and Web for Smartphone is an easy-to-use e-mail solution that provides unlimited access to the Internet, apps, and personal e-mail services such as Yahoo!, Windows Live, AOL, AIM and Verizon.net (plus other POP3/IMAP providers such as Google Gmail, Comcast, or RoadRunner for select devices). E-mail and Web for Smartphone is not for Enterprise E-mail - i.e. Exchange Active Sync, Wireless Sync, BlackBerry or Good Mobile Messaging."


So...I have no friggin clue what this new plan was supposed to accomplish, it sure didn't do what it sounded like it was going to do.

Caveat Emptor.