dcdeadbeat
join:2008-10-07
Washington, DC
 ·Covad Communications
| the math just does not add up on this deal
Why would anyone in their right mind go for this deal? It's not like they are giving the netbook away free. They are still charging $200 for the notebook and then $60 (actually with taxes and fees it is more like $73 in my state) a month for only a small amount of bandwidth. So in my state that would be $1752 for the bandwidth plus $200 for the netbook. So basically $1952 for a nebook worth $400.
And to make it worse, you can only you that expensive $60/month bandwidth on that machine. So if you are like me an also have a full sized laptop, then let's double that bill.
No way....I will stick with tacking the sim card out of my iphone and putting it a wireless usb adapter from AT&T. That way I am only paying for mobile internet access for one device, not three.
Oh wait...you can't do that on Verizon as they don't use sim cards. So it is AT&T for me. |
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Millenniumle
join:2007-11-11
Fredonia, NY | That's an excellent point to remember. You can only use the service on this device. |
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ameritech
The Helping Hand
join:2008-09-26
Winnetka, IL
·AT&T Yahoo
 ·AT&T CallVantage
 ·Comcast
·AT&T Yahoo
 ·Dish Network
|  reply to dcdeadbeat
No, you can't. HOWEVER, you can use the Bluetooth2EDR in most laptops to connect to your phone to your laptop, then select Dial Up Networking, and set your phone up as a modem. (Requirements: Access Numbers, Dial Up ISP (Worldnet, MCI, etc.) OR SBC/Yahoo! Dial Backup for DSL, A phone that supports Bluetooth 2/2EDR as well as a laptop that supports Bt2/2EDR. You are connected @ 14.4 kbps by default, however with a little tweaking, you can get 57 kbps out of Bluetooth 0.5/1, 64 out of Bluetooth 2, and 112 out of Bluetooth 2EDR. Glad to be of ASSistance.
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