N3OGHYo Soy Col. "Bat" Guano Premium Member join:2003-11-11 Philly burbs |
N3OGH
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2010-Oct-20 12:15 pm
Price is wrong..I thought $700 was a little pricey for a 16GB tablet.
In fact, it is. The pres released linked to in the above headline states Verizon will be selling this device for $599....
I know it's only a $101 difference, but $599 sure does sound like a lot less than $700. | |
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MSauk
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2010-Oct-20 12:21 pm
Re: Price is wrong..599 for the device plus 20 dollars for 1GB! lol Holy shit.
1GB for 20 dollars, that is almost laughable. | |
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Re: Price is wrong..1GB for 20 dollars, that is almost laughable. Eh, just cancel that kitchen remodel so you can afford to stream Netflix HD films. | |
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FFH5
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2010-Oct-20 12:39 pm
Re: Price is wrong..said by Karl Bode:1GB for 20 dollars, that is almost laughable. Eh, just cancel that kitchen remodel so you can afford to stream Netflix HD films. Do what most will do. Only stream videos at WiFi sites; not over 3G. | |
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Re: Price is wrong..Do what most will do. Tech savvy people will do that. "Most" people don't even know what a gigabyte is, much less what network they're connected to. | |
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SLD
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2010-Oct-20 3:59 pm
Re: Price is wrong..What network?!? | |
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King P
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2010-Oct-21 4:07 pm
Re: Price is wrong..certainly not "The NOW Network"...lol
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said by FFH5:said by Karl Bode:1GB for 20 dollars, that is almost laughable. Eh, just cancel that kitchen remodel so you can afford to stream Netflix HD films. Do what most will do. Only stream videos at WiFi sites; not over 3G. Unless you live in an area which lack broadband and 3G is all you have.. | |
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said by FFH5:said by Karl Bode:1GB for 20 dollars, that is almost laughable. Eh, just cancel that kitchen remodel so you can afford to stream Netflix HD films. Do what most will do. Only stream videos at WiFi sites; not over 3G. Unless you've got T-Mobile HSPA+ where you live and then you don't have to worry | |
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said by Karl Bode:1GB for 20 dollars, that is almost laughable. Eh, just cancel that kitchen remodel so you can afford to stream Netflix HD films. ha, that just seems like so much money for so little. That is almost as bad as ATT who I believe is at 15 dollars for 200MB? | |
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then get the 3GB for $35 plan. or 5GB for $50. | |
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MSauk
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2010-Oct-20 2:08 pm
Re: Price is wrong..said by tiger72:then get the 3GB for $35 plan. or 5GB for $50. Do you really believe that is a good deal? That is what I am saying, way to over priced | |
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Re: Price is wrong..Wait till 4g becomes widespread and broadband becomes cheaper. When first mobile phones appeared (1G), you had to pay few dollars a minute to make a call and one cell site in an area could handle only few people (no more than 8 or less, more or less around that number).
Back in those days landline phone was much more cheaper and more often used. This time wireless broadband will not replace wired for most people and I am not talking about data cap but speed, latency and reliability. It will be used along with fixed broadband.
Did TV OTA antenna replaced cable or will it ever replace no? It was opposite. Satellite? Not really, for VOD you still need landline connection and in the event of storm the quality drops. | |
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said by MSauk:said by tiger72:then get the 3GB for $35 plan. or 5GB for $50. Do you really believe that is a good deal? That is what I am saying, way to over priced Last I checked, 5GB for any laptop stick is $60. Is it a good deal? That depends on how valuable mobile data is to you. | |
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Whoops, I'll correct that. Thank you. | |
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By x-mas there will be a flood of tablets on the market, these will probly drop to 299 or cheaper, especially for wifi only version. I'd like a non mac tablet but it'll have to be a lot cheaper than a net-top. | |
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ropeguru Premium Member join:2001-01-25 Mechanicsville, VA |
ropeguru
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2010-Oct-20 12:18 pm
No thanks...I can still only get 1x where I live from Verizon. It is painfull enough on my Droid. | |
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Duramax08
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2010-Oct-20 12:23 pm
DamnHope it wipes your butt too. | |
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caco Premium Member join:2005-03-10 Whittier, AK |
caco
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2010-Oct-20 12:25 pm
Price is out of lineStill too expensive for a 7 in device. Ipad is bigger and cheaper for some versions. Wish them luck. | |
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tiger72
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2010-Oct-20 1:23 pm
Re: Price is out of linesaid by caco:Still too expensive for a 7 in device. Ipad is bigger and cheaper for some versions. Wish them luck. And you can get a 15in screen on a laptop for $399. Good luck holding an iPad in one hand while standing for an hour. | |
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I want the WiFi version!I want the WiFi version! | |
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MRCUR
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2010-Oct-20 12:31 pm
Jobs was right...With a price like that and the amount of crapware Verizon is shoving onto it, it's DOA.
Try again Sammy. | |
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FFH5
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2010-Oct-20 12:36 pm
Re: Jobs was right...Maybe Jobs is worried about these tablets as competitors though. He spent 5 mins in a rant against them is Apples qtrly earning conference: » techcrunch.com/2010/10/1 ··· d-audio/ | |
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Non-starterToo small and too expensive Until they sell 3G connections that can be shared among multiple devices, ie 1 plan with 5 gb that you can use with either your smartphone, tablet or netbook the only kind of tablet I'd be interested in a wifi only tablet which I'd then tether to my smartphone over wifi for free | |
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FFH5
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2010-Oct-20 1:20 pm
Re: Non-startersaid by MovieLover76:Too small and too expensive Until they sell 3G connections that can be shared among multiple devices, ie 1 plan with 5 gb that you can use with either your smartphone, tablet or netbook the only kind of tablet I'd be interested in a wifi only tablet which I'd then tether to my smartphone over wifi for free They do. It is called a MiFi. And they also have a Fivespot. » www.pcworld.com/business ··· ion.html» www.cio.com/article/6217 ··· Fivespot | |
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Re: Non-starterI meant a plan that natively collects all 3G devices with individual sim cards into 1 plan, not that which involves me carrying around an extra device. | |
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said by MovieLover76:Too small and too expensive Until they sell 3G connections that can be shared among multiple devices, ie 1 plan with 5 gb that you can use with either your smartphone, tablet or netbook the only kind of tablet I'd be interested in a wifi only tablet which I'd then tether to my smartphone over wifi for free since it's Android, it's no doubt going to be rooted and wifi sharing will get loaded onto it. | |
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2010-Oct-20 3:06 pm
Re: Non-starterDude Rim im sorry is missing the boat again. Its sad i loved my bb but droid has it beat. Check out the adams tablet from motion inc dual core arm chip. All the specs are way better. If they ever get off there tail and release it look out ipad. | |
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Yeah, Samsung and Verizon screwed this up..
I don't expect this to sell well. Especially with the playbook from RIM coming out which looks superior in every way. | |
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One month into it they will be giving you a free Droid phone or 2 with it | |
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i1me2ao
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2010-Oct-20 1:13 pm
more and moreof us are waiting due to economy. i am sure the hardcore will stand in line and purchase but the rest of us are tired of being bent over and paying full retail the 1st day.. | |
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bnceo
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2010-Oct-20 2:59 pm
Bleh on Galaxy TabSo far, the only tablet that looks nice is the RIM Playbook. Let's talk again in Jan during CES and see the beauty of the HP PalmPad =) | |
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SCORE(?)If this was a Samsung vs. Apple soccer match, Samsung just kicked one into their own goal. | |
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King PDon't blame me. I voted for Ron Paul Premium Member join:2004-11-17 Murfreesboro, TN |
King P
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2010-Oct-21 4:07 pm
Will this kill the iPad?Surely this overpriced tablet, with an expensive data plan will SURELY overtake the iPad. Seriously, what is Samsung thinking here?
They need MORE features, BETTER quality, AND A LOWER PRICE to beat the iPad...good lord my heads about to exPL....................... | |
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