But compare that with AT&T's $65 plan for minimal voice minutes, no text messages and two gigabytes of data. IPod Touch owners wanting to turn it into a phone will need to pay $150 for a MiFi device, plus $40 per month for unlimited usage.
He gets most of the benefits of a smartphone for a fraction of the cost.īut this arrangement may not be for everyone. Stehling likes this setup because it's inexpensive and helps him avoid the two-year contracts favored by most wireless carriers. "My iPod Touch gets notifications, so I see the incoming messages immediately," Stehling wrote in an e-mail to CNN. His device from Virgin Mobile hooks into Sprint Nextel's 3G online network and broadcasts a Wi-Fi signal so that as many as five nearby gadgets can connect. That allows your iPod, laptop and other gadgets to get online anywhere you can get cell reception. When he ventures out on the street, Stehling carries a MiFi to stay connected.Ī MiFi is a credit card-sized gizmo that can connect to a cellular network and translate that signal into Wi-Fi. They are better-sounding than on most cell transmissions, he says.
When home, at the office or sipping coffee at Starbucks, Stehling uses a Skype app to make calls that are crystal clear over a Wi-Fi internet connection. These resourceful iPod Touch owners make calls via speakerphone or with a Bluetooth or wired headset. Many of them share phone-related strategies, usually involving use of Skype or Google Voice, on internet message boards. Use of the iPod Touch as a makeshift smartphone is an endeavor reserved mostly for a small niche of enterprising techies. It's an iPod Touch, a touch-screen gadget that contains most of the features of an iPhone except for the earpiece and cellular chip. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, man's Apple device isn't a phone, exactly. His costs $40, but it can dip as low as $30 on months when he uses the phone sparingly. (CNN) - Brennan Stehling's phone looks just like an iPhone, but his bill is nothing like the ones most smartphone customers get in the mail each month.
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