[brlug-general] new trend in netbooks

[Andrew Baudouin]

Isn't it already around $35 a month to get data plans for an Iphone, for
example?  Why would ATT charge any more for 3g netbooks?

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Edmund Cramp <eac at motion-labs.com> wrote:

> Looks nice but:
>
> $499 w/o the data plan OR $99 w/ a two year $60/month data plan = $1539
>
> It makes sense IF you're going to sign up for the data plan anyway but not
> otherwise.
>
> Without getting into the "data just wants to be free" argument ... Just
> what does a $60/month data plan do for you?  That sound like a lot of money
> to me.
>
> Edmund Cramp
>
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>
> retailers are starting to sell netbooks for a lower fee with commitment to
> 3g services.
> I found this example:
>
> http://www.radioshack.com/uc/index.jsp?page=researchLibraryArticle&articleUrl=../graphics/uc/rsk/USContent/HTML/pages/acernetbk.html&noBc=true
>
> companies in Japan etc. have been offering netbooks for $40 to $50 with
> services for some time now. I look forward to more price drops and linux
> compatible air cards.
>
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