I've had a Kyocera QCP-6035 Palm Smartphone since 2001 and had the same phone plan since 2002. My plan gave me 400 minutes anytime, unlimited nights and weekends, and 1000 mobile to mobile minutes for $40/month. I also had something that Verizon didnt originally have a name for, namely a Minutes-Only data plan. The CDMA modem in the 6035 works at a slow 14.4kbps but it works, and with unlimited nights and weekend minutes, its sufficient to use as a wireless modem with my laptop to do some email and very light web surfing.

Last Monday I inherited a Kyocera QCP-7135 Palm Smarthphone - I'm lucky, it doesnt have the exploding Li battery. After two calls to Verizon customer support (the first call got dropped) I did what I thought was just an ...
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