2 edits | $60/mo 2 yr contract for all AT&T laptop data plans Since all AT&T laptop plans cost $60/mo on a 2 yr contract anyway, taking advantage of this offer to get a $500 netbook for $99 will be a deal possibly worth taking. So, if you were planning to sign up for a laptop data plan anyway - this deal may be for you.
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1 edit | said by fAcEtIOUs:Since all AT&T laptop plans cost $60/mo on a 2 yr contract anyway, taking advantage of this offer to get a $500 netbook for $99 will be a deal possibly worth taking. So, if you were planning to sign up for a laptop data plan anyway - this deal may be for you. ROFL the good-ol' corporate mouthpiece "arguments" - as awlays it's simply not true because
- you can sign up WITHOUT making a VERY EXPENSIVE 2-yr commitment
- you could just use a regular SIM with the ~$20 unlimited smartphone monthly service fee as well (provided you have an account anyway).
So no, it doesn't make sense anyway to commit so much money for AT&T, especially for such a crappy 3G service.
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said by fAcEtIOUs:Since all AT&T laptop plans cost $60/mo on a 2 yr contract anyway, taking advantage of this offer to get a $500 netbook for $99 will be a deal possibly worth taking. So, if you were planning to sign up for a laptop data plan anyway - this deal may be for you. Whoa. I thought I'd entered a time warp, brainfart induced haze leading to a parallel universe until I went back to the top and re-read the copy for this topic after your post. Seems I'm OK:
"a $99 Acer Aspire One can be yours if you're willing to sign a two year contract for any AT&T data plan of $60/month or higher. The Aspire One is normally $500, so if you're willing to shell out nearly $1,500 for access over the length of your contract, this is the deal for you."
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I paid $99 for my 3G card. $260 for my netbook after rebates. So people are getting a modem + netbook for $99 is a steal. |
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY | said by ninjatutle:I have a netbook + ATT data plan. I wish they offered this a month ago. Currently using a USB 3G stick. Integrated would nice. A netbook for $99 would even be nicer. I paid $99 for my 3G card. $260 for my netbook after rebates. So people are getting a modem + netbook for $99 is a steal. Suuure, along with the $1500 cost, right? :rolleyes:
Why am I not surprised that none of you guys realize that you can add your own SIM reader and then if you get a second line added to your plan w/ $20 unlimited smartphone service you got the same service.
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| Its my choice if I want to shell out $1500 or so a year. I have been doing this for the past 2 years at Sprint.
Sure I could tether and hope they don't find out I could also dump my auto insurance premium while I am at it. Just hope I don't get into any accident. |
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY | reply to ninjatutle
Re: $60/mo 2 yr contract for all AT&T laptop data plans said by ninjatutle:Its my choice if I want to shell out $1500 or so a year. I have been doing this for the past 2 years at Sprint. Sure I could tether and hope they don't find out I could also dump my auto insurance premium while I am at it. Just hope I don't get into any accident. Feel free to ask if you don't get something - your comment makes little or zero sense FYI.
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| So your tethering for $20 is legit? |
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said by kamm:said by ninjatutle:I have a netbook + ATT data plan. I wish they offered this a month ago. Currently using a USB 3G stick. Integrated would nice. A netbook for $99 would even be nicer. I paid $99 for my 3G card. $260 for my netbook after rebates. So people are getting a modem + netbook for $99 is a steal. Suuure, along with the $1500 cost, right? :rolleyes: Why am I not surprised that none of you guys realize that you can add your own SIM reader and then if you get a second line added to your plan w/ $20 unlimited smartphone service you got the same service. to get a $20 smartphone data plan, you would need the IMEI of a smartphone. the billing system only allows compatible plans to their devices, so if your IMEI is for a blackberry, it will only allow a user to add a blackberry data package to it. in order for you to take advantage of this deal, you would be activating it with the IMEI of the integrated data card, thus the billing system would only allow the compatible data plan.
and btw, YOU are the one not seeing the deal. if someone were to buy a laptop from anywhere and go on their own to get the data plan, they are STILL paying the $1500 assuming they use the data plan for 2 years PLUS buying their own data device if it not already integrated in the laptop. (this price goes for either of the "big 2" - VZ or ATT) getting an extra couple hundred bucks off your "device" (i.e. laptop) is therefore a deal. |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to kamm
said by kamm:ROFL the good-ol' corporate mouthpiece "arguments" - as awlays it's simply not true because
- you can sign up WITHOUT making a VERY EXPENSIVE 2-yr commitment
- you could just use a regular SIM with the ~$20 unlimited smartphone monthly service fee as well (provided you have an account anyway).So no, it doesn't make sense anyway to commit so much money for AT&T, especially for such a crappy 3G service. Not quite - the $30 PDA phone != a tethered device.
Oh wait ... that's assuming you already have a PDA.
All tethered plans and/or laptop devices have been $60/month. This is nothing new.
Personally - I'd take purchase a laptop and tether to 3G service as needed (vs. 2 year commitment) - but that's because I already have a 3G device.
The ONLY downside of this arrangement is _really_ that AT&T has a harsh TOS on their plans... 5GB and no VoIP, etc.
I think that's more of the problem for me than the $99 laptop w/service arrangement. |
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en102Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to ninjatutle
Exactly.
For some... a $99 laptop + $60/month for Internet isn't a bad deal.
How much do you pay for Internet over DSL or Cable ?
Since this is mobile, you pay a little more, but to be given a laptop (sure ... its no Toshiba) for $99, its not a horrible deal.
I'd just have to ensure that I 'could' take that SIM out and into another device (say my phone) and connect it to a 'real' laptop or PC if needed. |
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