Verizon Wireless has made it official, the HP Mini 1151NR netbook will be available beginning May 17. The 3G equipped netbook will retail for $199.99 which comes after a $50 mail-in-rebate. Also, similar to purchasing a mobile phone it will also require a two-year agreement. Data plan options include 250MB of transfer for $40-a-month or [...]
Continue reading...31. March 2009 | by Jonas
It is always interesting to see what tries to get passed off as low priced in a down economy. A decade ago, computers were more expensive, as was internet access. Back then, folks were willing to pay over $20 monthly for super slow dialup access. If you’ve ever tried to surf the internet at 56k, [...]
Continue reading...29. March 2009 | by Jonas
Subsidized phones became the dominat pricing plan for wireless carriers in the US. Sign up for a new two year contract, and a free or lower cost phone was yours for the asking. While we never really questioned it, most of us were smart enough to realize that the cost of the handset was rolled [...]
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14. May 2009 | by Robert Nelson
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