Mobile Browser: How does it work, and why would I need a more expensive data plan?

[tpapa5520]

I currently have the Mobile Browser ($10/month) added to my voice plan, which I use with my HTC Touch. Four months ago, i flashed my phone to run Android 1.6, and noticed that I have yet to be contacted by Bell, or to be billed additional charges. On Android, I use approximately 15mb of data per month which comes from:

• pushing gmail to phone
• browser usage
• have multiple apps sync data
• use google maps
• watch youtube videos every now and then

*I tested this first just before the end of the month in January so as to not to use too much data*
Now I would have thought I would need a special data plan (extra $30/month) to use an Android phone (or any other smartphone for that matter), so am I an exception or is there no actual difference?

If so, wouldn't this also work with a Blackberry, especially since it compresses data packets before it sends? I can understand it might not work with an HSPA BB (the 9700) but wouldn't this still work with a CDMA version like the 9550 (apparently coming to bell)?

I understand that Bell would never offer me the BB at a discount if i didnt buy a voice plan, but I believe I would save cash if I bought it for its regular price.

[Coruptyed]

Your post doesn't make sense.. Firstly htc only uses mobile browser not the data packages that the iphone and blackberry use... You said you flashed your htc to android? That steal means the htc is still an htc on record with bell. If you got an android phone that would be different. And no it won't work as the computer knows that a blackberry iphone samsung smart phone is on the network and will automatically take off mobile browser

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