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?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:41 AM, Edmund Cramp <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eac@motion-labs.com">eac@motion-labs.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Looks nice but:<br>
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$499 w/o the data plan OR $99 w/ a two year $60/month data plan = $1539<br>
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It makes sense IF you're going to sign up for the data plan anyway but not otherwise.<br>
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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.<br>
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Edmund Cramp<br>
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Subject: [brlug-general] new trend in netbooks<br>
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retailers are starting to sell netbooks for a lower fee with commitment to 3g services.<br>
I found this example:<br>
<a href="http://www.radioshack.com/uc/index.jsp?page=researchLibraryArticle&articleUrl=../graphics/uc/rsk/USContent/HTML/pages/acernetbk.html&noBc=true" target="_blank">http://www.radioshack.com/uc/index.jsp?page=researchLibraryArticle&articleUrl=../graphics/uc/rsk/USContent/HTML/pages/acernetbk.html&noBc=true</a><br>
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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.<br>
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