Well, as things go, instead of the Pearl I wound up picking up a tMobile Curve for my daughter. Texting is her thing and I still don't think you can beat a full Qwerty in the hands of a young person. It is truly a sight to behold!!! Besides, that is the one she finally hinted at.
Needless to say she was tickled and I could get some great mileage out of this. She might even like me for two or three weeks in a row!!! <sigh>
I will be very interested to see how the tMobile plan I got holds up to a college sophmore, away from home and her boyfriend.
I found a plan that just seems to be a great offering for a pretty affordable price:
BlackBerry Minutes & Mail
1000 monthly any-time minutes (only choices are this and 1500 for more $)
Unlimited Data
Unlimited Text and Instant Messages
Unlimited Email
WiFi too
All for only...........$59.99 per month.
However, this plan does not appear to include myFaves, which could have reduced her monthly minutes usage by at least half. When I went back to sign he tried writing a 600 minute (?) plan and then asked if I wanted text, insurance, destination, dealer prep, etc. To get a similar total plan with only 600 minutes was over $90 a month!
We will see.
Here is a link to the full plan description if you are interested.
What type of plan do you have and how much???
SteveTaz