Re: Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21053265 en Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:17:38 EDT Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:17:38 EDT Re: Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21055643 EPS : But there are competing standards as well. I don't want an integrated EV-DO laptop card either, even if they could make it so you could switch between providers easily (CDMA would be a great standard if it wasn't so carrier-controlled), because if I wanted to use HSDPA, I'd have to have two 3G devices inside my laptop.

Plus, an external antenna could get better reception. (Probably not an issue with plastic laptops)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21055643 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:34:12 EDT Re: Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21055295 antwanp : What's your problem with WiMax? There's multiple providers for WiMax. It's a standard. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21055295 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:49:39 EDT Re: Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21054104 EPS : I try to go for laptops without integrated 3G myself- it allows more selection of carriers, and is upgradable... this is the reason I don't like the fact that Intel wants to push WiMax to every single Centrino 2 laptop once its chipsets are ready.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21054104 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:59:09 EDT Re: Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21053265 sharksfan3 :
said by EPS See Profile :

Last time I checked 3G cellular service covers far more areas than WiFi (of course, for some areas you have enough WiFi that it doesn't matter too much)... so if you were going to get the 3G data plan anyway, a laptop is a nice bonus that could sway some people.
Agreed. I went out of my way last December to find a laptop with an integrated 3G AT&T card. It cost me $250... I couldn't be happier!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21053265 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:20:46 EDT Re: Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21053211 EPS : Last time I checked 3G cellular service covers far more areas than WiFi (of course, for some areas you have enough WiFi that it doesn't matter too much)... so if you were going to get the 3G data plan anyway, a laptop is a nice bonus that could sway some people.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21053211 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:09:15 EDT Re: Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21053130 Mr Matt : :( Do not forget the 5Gb CAP!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21053130 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:54:22 EDT Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21052935 Joe12345678 : Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 years vs paying more and useing wifi for free?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21052935 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:21:13 EDT