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iPhone 2.0

Windows Mobile 6
Professional

Windows Mobile 6
Standard

BlackBerry

Palm OS Garnet

Reference
Hardware

iPhone 3G

Verizon XV6800

Verizon SMT5800

8830 World Edition

Treo 755p

Carrier(s)

AT&T

Verizon, Sprint,
AT&T, & T-Mobile

Verizon, Sprint,
AT&T, & T-Mobile

Verizon, Sprint,
AT&T, & T-Mobile

Verizon, Sprint,
& AT&T

Coverage at MIT
(W20 and 3)

Usable/Poor

Excellent/Usable

Excellent/Usable

Excellent/Usable

Excellent/Usable

MIT IMAP

Good

Good


Good

 

MIT Exchange Mail*

Good

Excellent

Excellent

Usable
(BlackBerry Internet Service)
Excellent
(BlackBerry Enterprise Service)

Excellent

TechTime Sync
(over-the-air)

n/a

Excellent

Excellent

Usable

Excellent

Dial-up Networking
(use device as modem)

n/a

Available

Available

Available

Available

3G Data Support

UMTS/HSDPA

EVDO

EVDO

EVDO

EVDO

Wi-Fi

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Web Browser

Excellent

Usable

Usable

Usable

Usable

X.509 Certificate

Supported

Supported

Supported

Supported

n/a

Device Price
(w/ 2 year contract)

$199 (8GB)

$210
(after MIT Discount)

$130
(after MIT Discount)

$60
(after MIT Discount)

$200
(after MIT Discount)

Data Plan Price
(per month)

$27 (personal,
after MIT Discount)
$41 (business,
after MIT Discount)

 

 

 

 

Carrier Comparison Matrix

 

Verizon

AT&T

Sprint

T-Mobile

Reference Hardware

XV6800

iPhone 3G

Palm Treo 755p

BlackBerry Curve

Voice Plan
(per month)

$34 - $170
(450 - 6000 min)

$34 - $170
(450 - 6000 min)

$23 - $75
(200 - 2000 min)

$30 - $130
(200 - 2000 min)

Data Plan
(per month)


$25 - $45
(10 MB- unlimited)

$27 (personal,
after MIT Discount)
$41 (business,
after MIT Discount)

$11.25 (unlimited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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