This is just unbelieveable. Look at this Gateway Netbook from Verizon.
First of all, $99! Are you kidding me? That is ridiculously cheap. It’s got the same power as my EeePC that I bought for $350 and I carry with me all the time. Plus it’s lighter!
Second, it comes with Verizon wireless built in. That means it is basically a “connected” laptop 100% of the time. So for $40 a month, you get ubiquitous connectivity in an easy-to-carry full-blow operating system.
This is incredible. Of course, a full blow laptop is a little too big to put in your pocket and you wouldn’t want to hold it to your ear for a phone call. However, it’s still an incredible value. It even has a built in camera for video conferencing. Of course, I haven’t used my own camera for that yet. I thought video conferencing would catch on a bit more. But I digress. Great value/device.
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I’d be nice, and I’d love to get one if A) the $40 a month plan wasn’t limited to 250mb of bandwidth a month (that’s ridiculous), and B) you weren’t locked into a 2-year contract on purchase.
They told me the $40 was unlimited. I really should confirm with them. 2 years goes by really fast.
Not your fault. Verizon’s definition of “unlimited” is quite different from a normal person’s.
You’ve got a 30-day legally-mandated “buyer’s remorse” period, though, in which they can’t charge you contract-breaking fees. Check up on it.