There may be another option for those out there that absolutely love Apple and their iPod touch product, but have the major urge to just upgrade to an iPhone 4 for the added functionality. For many owners of the ipod touch, their biggest issue with it, is the missing functionality of being able to call someone, other than using Facetime. Recently a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, man named Brennan Stehling shared with CNN a technique that he has been using for several months. Mr. Stehling uses his iPod touch as a full-fledged makeshift smartphone. Not only does it do almost everything the sometimes expensive iPhone 4 can do, but his technique is far less expensive. Costing him only $30-$40 monthly, Mr. Stehling has managed to use the incredible device to its full potential.
When compared to the cost of owning an iPhone 4 at roughly $65 monthly with minimal voice minutes, no text messages and two gigabytes of data, this new option has the potential to save significantly. In fact, over the span of a two-year contract, that adds up to about $1,110 for an iPod Touch “phone” versus about $1,560 for an iPhone with a $65 data plan. That’s a savings of $450.
This is able to be done by simply using Skype or Google Voice for all calling purposes. To get a phone number from Skype to use, it will cost about $6 monthly. Wonder how do you use Skype when not in wifi area? Simple, using MiFi to stay connected. MiFi is a credit card-sized gizmo that can connect to a cellular network and translate that signal into Wi-Fi. That allows your iPod, laptop and other gadgets to get online anywhere you can get cell reception. This technique is inexpensive and helps avoid the long term contracts from most carriers.
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