[bog4rt]

do e-mails you receive on your blackberry count as messeges (text messeges) on your plan?

[DallasFlier]

Originally Posted by bog4rt

do e-mails you receive on your blackberry count as messeges (text messeges) on your plan?

No. Emails come in as data (EDGE/GPRS) while text messages come in as SMS messages (GSM).

[CO_BBTechie]

Originally Posted by bog4rt

do e-mails you receive on your blackberry count as messeges (text messeges) on your plan?

And, as I found out, unlimited data does not equal unlimited text messages. email/web traffic is counted against data plan where text messages are not. You will need plans for both.

[dirtypirate]

Originally Posted by bog4rt

do e-mails you receive on your blackberry count as messeges (text messeges) on your plan?

Depending on content, AT&T says yes.

[dirtypirate]

Originally Posted by CO_BBTechie

And, as I found out, unlimited data does not equal unlimited text messages. email/web traffic is counted against data plan where text messages are not. You will need plans for both.

And unlimited pics messaging does not mean it includes data either, they bill addtionally for that.

[Sith_Apprentice]

Not to mention ATT on their new plans do not include actual unlimited data, they have a cap of 5gb

[letterboxdreams]

Originally Posted by Sith_Apprentice

Not to mention ATT on their new plans do not include actual unlimited data, they have a cap of 5gb

There is a "cap", but you aren't charged overage. If you go over your 5 gb "cap" for a few months in a row, they might send you a nice little disconnect notice.

Same thing as the 50/50 rule if you are "roaming". - They don't charge you, but if you do it too much, they will shut your service down.

I haven't ever heard of this actually happening to anyone I know, but I'm sure it has since they have it in the small print.

[dirtypirate]

Originally Posted by Sith_Apprentice

Not to mention ATT on their new plans do not include actual unlimited data, they have a cap of 5gb

I hit 30 Mb data last month on the phone alone, no pink slips from them yet....

[mazzel]

Originally Posted by dirtypirate

I hit 30 Mb data last month on the phone alone, no pink slips from them yet....

Wellll 30 mb is a LONG way from 5gb....at that rate of 30 mb per month, you wouldn't hit 5gb of transferred data in 12 months time. For that matter in 3 years time you wouldn't hit a 5gb cap.

[cjcarbone]

Originally Posted by dirtypirate

And unlimited pics messaging does not mean it includes data either, they bill addtionally for that.

Technically, that is an error, and you can get a refund, because in their contract it states that it includes all charges associated with the pic message. Although i have the unlimited BB and unlimited texts because i text a ton and use the internet a lot too.