 tiger72SexaT duorPPremium
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Re: Netbooks aren't expensive enough to require a subsidy said by El Quintron:I like the idea of mobile carriers supporting netbook, and them having 3G/4G/LTE modems from the get go. I don't really understand why you'd bother subsidizing it... they run from $250-350 CAD and generally have a much longer shelf life than a cell phone (3-5 years vs. 1-3 years for a cellphone) A decent smartphone would run you at least $400 and be obsolete in 18 month... I can see the point of a subsidy there, but do we really need one for a netbook? because you're very likely to get people to go over their limits of 5GB/month and can get a lot more money in return. The subsidy gets people hooked onto netbooks when they otherwise might not.
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| said by tiger72: The subsidy gets people hooked onto netbooks when they otherwise might not. I can sort of see it, but a netbook is relatively inexpensive, and a very small amount of Due Dilligence would make you think twice about signing any type of contract for it.
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00000 | said by El Quintron: very small amount of Due Dilligence would make you think twice about signing any type of contract for it. bingo. people only see FREE! and jump like lemmings |
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 en102Canadian, eh?
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Valencia, CA | Its sad that retail cellphones cost more than retail netbooks. |
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| said by en102:Its sad that retail cellphones cost more than retail netbooks. This is a very good point. My iPhone 3G cost me $199 subsidized... I think it's like $500 unsubidy... This netbook, $0.99. I wonder what the unsubsidy price is on it. I'm sure it's still lower then $500 though. sigh...
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said by El Quintron:said by tiger72: The subsidy gets people hooked onto netbooks when they otherwise might not. a very small amount of Due Dilligence would make you think twice about signing any type of contract for it. Are you serious? This is AMERICA we're talking about. Land of the Free, home of the bailout. Due dilligence is like, soooooo last century.
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