John Navas wrote:
> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/07/sprint_subsidized_netbook/>
>
> If you're jonesing for a netbook and you live in the States, Sprint
> and Best Buy will sell you one for the low, low price of 99¢.
>
> ...
>
> The catch is that the netbook - a Compaq Mini 110c-1040DX - must be
> purchased with a two-year Sprint 3G wireless-broadband service
> contract that runs $60 per month for 5GB of data downloads. Add to
> that $1,440 the sales tax you'll need to pay on the netbook's $389.99
> list price, and you'll be shelling out just south of fifteen hundred
> bucks.
>
> ...
>
> If the Sprint deal doesn't attract you, Best Buy will hook you up
> with AT&T or Verizon instead, but they'll charge you $199 up front
> for the hardware.
>
> AT&T offers a 200MB-per-month plan for $40 - that'll run you about
> $1,160 over the two-year contract. The company also has a $60/5GB
> plan, plus other plans that include subsidized netbooks.
>
> Verizon's entry-level 3G plan gives you 250MB per month at $40 and
> matches Sprint and AT&T at $60 for 5GB. Verizon is offering its own
> netbook-bundling plan, but if you want to skip the netbook part of
> the deal they'll be happy to set you up with one of a half-dozen 3G
> cards and dongles.
>
> [MORE]
>
> Details at Best Buy:
> <http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat182100050001&type=category>
>
> Notably missing is T-Mobile.
>
Buy a netbook and visit Panera Bread and other free hot spots.
Lou
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