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join:2001-02-14
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| Re: A typical nonsensical, greedy BS deal - this must be AT&T... This isn't a bad deal if someone already uses their service, and likes it. I mean if you're already a customer and don't mind signing a contract, I don't see an issue. You just get a perk for doing so. Personally, I hate contracts and dislike ATT, but that's not to say all do. | |
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| Re: A typical nonsensical, greedy BS deal - this must be AT&T... said by jc100  :This isn't a bad deal if someone already uses their service, and likes it. I mean if you're already a customer and don't mind signing a contract, I don't see an issue. You just get a perk for doing so. Personally, I hate contracts and dislike ATT, but that's not to say all do. It makes no sense for absolutely anyone except some AT&T shill - you can get full smartphone service added to a secondary line for a total of $25/mo if you already have a service.
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| Re: A typical nonsensical, greedy BS deal - this must be AT&T... Great so how about comparing an Orange to an Orange instead of an Apple and Orange.
This promotion appears to go along side the Air Cards not data added to a second smart phone device. If you were in the market for just an Air Card and not other phone service it would be an OK deal.
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| Re: A typical nonsensical, greedy BS deal - this must be AT&T... Umm, Let's see now. You are paying $1600.00 for your 'given away' notebook. The notebook SELLS for about $500.00, so why are YOU giving away $1100.00. As the previous poster ALREADY STATED, you can get the SAME plan for $25.00 a month, so 2 years @ $25.00 will set you back $600.00, thats $500.00 LESS than you are paying the evil empire for the 'privilege' of using their crappy network.
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join:2001-02-14
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| Re: A typical nonsensical, greedy BS deal - this must be AT&T... said by karlmarx :Umm, Let's see now. You are paying $1600.00 for your 'given away' notebook. The notebook SELLS for about $500.00, so why are YOU giving away $1100.00. As the previous poster ALREADY STATED, you can get the SAME plan for $25.00 a month, so 2 years @ $25.00 will set you back $600.00, thats $500.00 LESS than you are paying the evil empire for the 'privilege' of using their crappy network. Actually it's even worse: this netbook sells around $300 or less... 
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This is meant for people wanting a netbook and data service. | |
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join:2001-03-21
Smyrna, GA | No thanks... Eh....
I think I'll keep enjoying my Sprint Touch Pro and whatever laptop I want to tether it to via wifi.... | |
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join:2004-11-26
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| One thing That might be possible... is to simply take the card out of these and plunk 'em into a different laptop
From what I've read, the Aspire One's have a port on the bottom for the card. No need to disassemble it completely like you have to for a RAM upgrade... | |
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| Re: One thing said by amungus :That might be possible... is to simply take the card out of these and plunk 'em into a different laptop From what I've read, the Aspire One's have a port on the bottom for the card. No need to disassemble it completely like you have to for a RAM upgrade... The card itself should easily come out. However the SIM holder is separate and you would need an antenna in the other laptop if you wanted to use the card internally. Neither should be a big deal to add - but it's not going to be plug-n-play.
What I'm more interested in - is adding 3G to a non-3G Aspire One, which is apparently possible. 
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join:2001-02-14
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| Re: One thing said by nitzan :said by amungus :That might be possible... is to simply take the card out of these and plunk 'em into a different laptop From what I've read, the Aspire One's have a port on the bottom for the card. No need to disassemble it completely like you have to for a RAM upgrade... The card itself should easily come out. However the SIM holder is separate and you would need an antenna in the other laptop if you wanted to use the card internally. Neither should be a big deal to add - but it's not going to be plug-n-play. What I'm more interested in - is adding 3G to a non-3G Aspire One, which is apparently possible. Most netbooks sport a mini PCI-e so you can just install yourself any of these: »www.mobilx.hu/mobile-datacards/e···les.html
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join:2001-08-30
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| said by nitzan :said by amungus :That might be possible... is to simply take the card out of these and plunk 'em into a different laptop From what I've read, the Aspire One's have a port on the bottom for the card. No need to disassemble it completely like you have to for a RAM upgrade... The card itself should easily come out. However the SIM holder is separate and you would need an antenna in the other laptop if you wanted to use the card internally. Neither should be a big deal to add - but it's not going to be plug-n-play. What I'm more interested in - is adding 3G to a non-3G Aspire One, which is apparently possible. From what I understand you cant take the card out. It will be integrated into the laptop. | |
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| Re: One thing I don't think so. Assuming they haven't changed the overall layout for the 3G version, the layout on the non-3G versions suggests that the 3G card will be a mini-PCIe card which you will be able to take out. Either way I don't see why you'd want to buy a $350 Netbook (or $99 w/ $1440 contract) just to pry out a wireless card which you can easily buy elsewhere for something like $50. Moot point.
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join:2008-02-27
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1 edit | The Aspire One is even cheaper... :) The Aspire One is normally $500 Actually the Aspire One is dropping in price. It goes for around $350 these days for the higher-end versions. I just bought mine (arriving today!) for $250. This is the non-fancy version because I intend to mod it. Even with the additional parts (SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash to replace internal SSD (too slow), CF-to-ZIF adapter, 1GB RAM, SD card for additional capacity) it's just around $350.
OK, aside from being excited about my new toy - the point is that this Netbook can be had fully loaded for $350 these days. Why on earth would you want to sign a $1440 contract to save $250?!
Might be a deal if you're going to buy a data plan anyway.. but something tells me the price in 20 months is going to be lower than $60/month so you won't be saving anything.
On the upside- it's good to see Netbooks becoming mainstream. It seems like a very neat little device, and the more popular - the more hardware parts and mods we're going to see. even as-is with an SSD-based Aspire One you can easily get 3-9 hours of battery (depending on the size of the battery) in a computer weighing just over 2 lbs. I intend to spend a lot of time in Japan next year, and Tokyo is a big place if you don't drive. I need 24x7 access to the internet which I can easily take with me - and this is it! (why 24x7? I run a VoIP company and want to have access in case of server problems)
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join:2001-02-14
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| Re: The Aspire One is even cheaper... :) said by nitzan :The Aspire One is normally $500 Actually the Aspire One is dropping in price. It goes for around $350 these days for the higher-end versions. I just bought mine (arriving today!) for $250. This is the non-fancy version because I intend to mod it. Even with the additional parts (SanDisk Extreme IV CompactFlash to replace internal SSD (too slow), CF-to-ZIF adapter, 1GB RAM, SD card for additional capacity) it's just around $350. OK, aside from being excited about my new toy - the point is that this Netbook can be had fully loaded for $350 these days. Why on earth would you want to sign a $1440 contract to save $250?! Might be a deal if you're going to buy a data plan anyway.. but something tells me the price in 20 months is going to be lower than $60/month so you won't be saving anything. On the upside- it's good to see Netbooks becoming mainstream. It seems like a very neat little device, and the more popular - the more hardware parts and mods we're going to see. even as-is with an SSD-based Aspire One you can easily get 3-9 hours of battery (depending on the size of the battery) in a computer weighing just over 2 lbs. I intend to spend a lot of time in Japan next year, and Tokyo is a big place if you don't drive. I need 24x7 access to the internet which I can easily take with me - and this is it! (why 24x7? I run a VoIP company and want to have access in case of server problems) True though I think as soon as nettablets get down to the sub-$500 range they will quickly kill these - I just got this one: »www.mobilx.hu/index.php?target=p···54&sl=EN
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| Re: The Aspire One is even cheaper... :) You're probably right - if they get them down in price enough. But since this is an entirely new market there is plenty of room for both. Either way we're going to see rapid developments in both IMHO. They're becoming mainstream which is a good thing.
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join:2001-02-04
Bedminster, NJ | Spend $1,500 to save $400? Makes sense to me.  Although the real question should be why data plans are so expensive... | |
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join:2005-09-28
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join:2001-02-14
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1 edit | Re: $60/mo 2 yr contract for all AT&T laptop data plans said by TKJunkMail :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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Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
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| Re: $60/mo 2 yr contract for all AT&T laptop data plans 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.
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join:2001-02-14
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| Re: $60/mo 2 yr contract for all AT&T laptop data plans 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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| Re: $60/mo 2 yr contract for all AT&T laptop data plans 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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join:2001-02-14
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| 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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San Ramon, CA | Re: $60/mo 2 yr contract for all AT&T laptop data plans So your tethering for $20 is legit? | |
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Canadian, eh?
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| Re: $60/mo 2 yr contract for all AT&T laptop data plans 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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join:2001-03-30
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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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join:2006-12-06
Indiana, PA | $500? huh? Where is it $500? I just bout the Aspire One with win xp and 120gb hd for only $350 and thats what everyone I saw it selling sold it at | |
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| Re: $500? huh? My thoughts exactly. You can get the AA1 with Linux on it for $299 at newegg. Where did the other $200 come from? The only place that this is $500 is on HSN, and I wouldn't buy a computer from them. They have high overhead, with production costs, and paying their hucksters, unlike a place like Newegg, or Tiger.
I got my AA1 about a month ago, and it suits its purpose just fine. I wouldn't sign up for a data plan for this thing, because I already have one for my cell phone. I can attach the cell to it, and get on the 'net that way.
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Hilliard, OH | Re: $500? huh? $399 with a 160GB drive and 6 cell battery. The $500 model they are mentioning is for the model with the integrated 3G modem. MAkes sense. | |
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join:2002-06-03
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join:2007-10-09
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join:2004-06-14
Riverhead, NY
| Expensive I was actually about to buy one of these the other day.
I think I still will, but I'll be damned if AT&T is getting another $60 (Well, $54 - I get 10% off) out of my $120/mo bill already.
That $120 covers two lines, 1400 minutes, unlimited txt and internet. A bluetooth adapter is what, $5 now?
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Riverhead, NY | Re: Expensive I pay $30 for a data plan already. Is that cheap? Should AT&T not be ridiculous, I may very well pay them another $30/mo for something like an unlimited plan on a EEE or Acer Aspire....$60 is just too much. | |
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| im not calling you cheep its just that the policy is what it is. if you don't like it you have every right not to purchase the service.
but...
don't complain when/if AT&T cuts off your service or charges you more for violation of the tos.
go look at all the other providers data card plans you will see they fall right in line with AT&T. i cant blame them for charging what the market will handle. | |
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| while you're at it, why don't you leech of your neighbors' wifi too. the point is, if you are FOLLOWING THE RULES, the $60 is on the mark for 3G laptop service. So, if you are going to sign up anyhow, why not get a subsidized netbook out of it?? makes sense to me. | |
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as Mr. Pink as they come
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Phoenix, AZ | ACER Yukk. any bets on whether the notebook will outlive the contract? | |
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Here Comes The Subsidized 3G Netbooks
$60/mo 2 yr contract for all AT&T laptop data plans
