Ipod Touch Data plan?

[Red]

Hello resident geeks :-)

My wife wants an ipod, I see this thing called iPod Touch and it says it can do email, them internets etc.
How do I get one hooked up to a network? All she'd need is some email and web browsing.
I am a complete Data plan dummy and have no idea how to get this thing to get online and what providers there are. We currently have telus cell plans btw.


Any help is appreciated.

[@theCBE]

Ipod touch can only connect to the internet via wifi. So if you have wireless its free.. but it can not connect to a telecom network.

[I_H8_Crawford]

You want an iPhone if you want to be able to access data on it wherever you go in Canada.

[Red]

I see. So it's like a laptop then.

Thanks for the help.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Found this a while ago, you can turn an iTouch into an "iPhone".

http://lifehacker.com/378511/turn-yo...into-an-iphone

Not a true iPhone obvioulsy but one of the cooler mods I've seen in a while.

[mrdeeds]

Great find, I will definitely have to look into this for my wife's IPt

[Kipper is King]

Trust me...getting into jailbreaking can be a pain in the butt.

[MJK]

Originally Posted by Kipper is King

Trust me...getting into jailbreaking can be a pain in the butt.

Would you care to elaborate?

[Kipper is King]

Originally Posted by MJK

Would you care to elaborate?

I've heard that jailbroken ipod touches can be quite buggy. But also, I thought the 2nd generation ipod touch had limited potential for jailbreaking.

http://www.ipodtouchfans.com/forums/...d.php?t=116765

[Jing]

One possibility is a s60 nokia smart phone and the itouch used as a combo. I know quite a few people use this, just use joikuspot (program that turns your phone into a wifi spot) and just connect to that with your itouch.

If other phones have this program/capability, then they can be used as well. Make sure you have a decent data plan as well.

[HotHotHeat]

Originally Posted by GoinAllTheWay

Found this a while ago, you can turn an iTouch into an "iPhone".

http://lifehacker.com/378511/turn-yo...into-an-iphone

Not a true iPhone obvioulsy but one of the cooler mods I've seen in a while.

It's amazing the amount of work people will do just to save a couple bucks.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

It's amazing the amount of work people will do just to save a couple bucks.

I would imagine most do it to make something perform beyond it's original specs. People love modding stuff. Not something I'd do myself but pretty impressive anyways.

[Titan]

But what about the data plans for the Iphone? How much would it cost to be able to surf the net on an iphone and how much surfin?

[anyonebutedmonton]

Originally Posted by Titan

But what about the data plans for the Iphone? How much would it cost to be able to surf the net on an iphone and how much surfin?

30 dollars gets you virtually unlimited (6gb). All the other plans are brutal.

[Russic]

Originally Posted by Titan

But what about the data plans for the Iphone? How much would it cost to be able to surf the net on an iphone and how much surfin?

My bill comes to $80 - $85 per month total (obviously this includes both talk and data). You can surf all you want. I've often wondered if it would even be possible to use all the allotted data in 30 days without tethering your phone to a laptop and downloading full movies all day.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by anyonebutedmonton

30 dollars gets you virtually unlimited (6gb). All the other plans are brutal.

All the more reason I hope Telus eventually carries the iPhone. $15/mnth = umlimited data/mnth

[photon]

Originally Posted by anyonebutedmonton

30 dollars gets you virtually unlimited (6gb). All the other plans are brutal.

That's not available anymore though. $30 is for 1GB now I believe.