What moblie service to get, part 2

[Mike]

mathew davis wrote:

>   you also don't _need_ to sign up for 
> a data plan, but I would bet if your getting this for the neo1973 you 
> will have more features like google maps, internet browsing, and many 
> other features that would require a data plan.  

Thanks by why don't I need to sign up for a data plan? Can I get on the 
web/internet without a data plan? Can I "dial" up like I asked in my 
last email?

And if I can, then couldn't I just get google maps by opening up a web 
browser on my neo and going to maps.google.com, what's the advantage of 
a data plan?

> What services are you looking for?  You should check the wiki I think it 

As in what cell phone service plans- tmobile, cingular, contracts, sim 
cards, data plans, prepaid. what plans will it work with.  This seems 
like an obvious set of common questions.  The only thing I found on the 
wiki was "A: Wikipedia has a list of providers and technologies here. A 
brief look gives the impression that T-Mobile and Cingular (which is 
renaming itself AT&T) seem to be the only major ones."  That's not enough.

thanks
m