| So what's the big deal? If you get a card by it's self for $60/mo that's $1,440 over 2 years. Then you add a $100 to get a $300-400 netbook. If you were going to get the card to begin with why is this a bad deal?
The only way I can see it as a bad deal would be if the Verizon card was built into the netbook and you could not use it on any other machine.
I know there are other ways to do this but I don't think tethering is an equal comparison. |
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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
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New York, NY | said by battleop:If you get a card by it's self for $60/mo that's $1,440 over 2 years. Then you add a $100 to get a $300-400 netbook. If you were going to get the card to begin with why is this a bad deal? Its not a bad deal, you just explained it perfectly. This isnt meant to be marketed to people who are simply looking for a new computer, its meant for people who are already on the market for a laptop data card. You get to the store and instead of paying $100 to $200 for a card itself, you get a brand new netbook for the same price. Its a win/win for someone who has a need for a data card, of which there are millions sold each year.
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| I've got a Verizon and Sprint card that I carry around for work. I am now shopping for a netbook to supplement my laptop that weighs 10.5 lbs. This would have been a great deal for me. |
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It is built in card. |
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VZW gives the cards away if you sign up for a data plan (that's today), as they are USB (not ExpressCard or PC Card Type II/III), so the current generation of connect-cards will plug into current netbooks without issues, so why would VZW reinvent the wheel? |
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