Droid Will Cost You Extra For Work E-Mail

7th November 2009

Industry is abuzz on Motorolaâ€™s Droid, which is the first Android version 2.0 based smartphone and to be released this Friday, on Nov. 6, in the U.S., with the network access given by Verizon Wireless. But the users who are buying this device and are expecting to use the built in support of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync in order to get the corporate e-mail from the Exchange servers will have to pay the additional $15 per month for getting the privilege as confirmed by Verizon.

Verizon is offering three data plans for its Droid customers. An amount of $30 month on the top of the rate of the voice plan for the non Exchange usage, an amount of $45 per month on top of the voice plan's rate for the Exchange usage, and an amount of $50 per month of a total cost for the data-only plan and is not related whether one uses it to access the Exchange or not. Brenda Raney, a Verizon spokeswoman has noted that the requirement needed to get the plan of $45 smartphone for the corporate e-mail usage applies to any of the smartphones, like the BlackBerry and is not just related to Droid. Raney added that the Droid is basically a consumer phone.