I can't believe the level of ignorance and snobbery I'm reading on this thread.
Prepaid is used by a variety of groups from the economically poor to those not in a position to pass credit checks (the young), for a variety of reasons from wanting to pay a minimum and keep control on spending to wanting control over the account.
Service plans and phones of all shapes and prices have always been available on prepaid since the major carriers started taking it seriously. To the people who are claiming that no data phone has ever been released on prepaid in the US, perhaps you'd like to take a look at T-Mobile, who have offered the Sidekicks on a prepaid, PAYG, plan now for as long as I care to remember. Perhaps you'd like to take a look at Virgin Mobile USA's offerings (all their plans, PAYG and regular talk plans, are prepaid.) Cingular doesn't have any right now, but it does have a wide variety of phones on offer, from $30-$200.
I'm, right now, bewildered by the snobbery. Some of you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Prepaid is used by a variety of groups from the economically poor to those not in a position to pass credit checks (the young), for a variety of reasons from wanting to pay a minimum and keep control on spending to wanting control over the account.
Service plans and phones of all shapes and prices have always been available on prepaid since the major carriers started taking it seriously. To the people who are claiming that no data phone has ever been released on prepaid in the US, perhaps you'd like to take a look at T-Mobile, who have offered the Sidekicks on a prepaid, PAYG, plan now for as long as I care to remember. Perhaps you'd like to take a look at Virgin Mobile USA's offerings (all their plans, PAYG and regular talk plans, are prepaid.) Cingular doesn't have any right now, but it does have a wide variety of phones on offer, from $30-$200.
I'm, right now, bewildered by the snobbery. Some of you should be ashamed of yourselves.