[NTLUG:Discuss] RadioShack Offers $99 Acer Netbook

[Steve Baker]

I got AT&T wireless "broadband" - it was dog slow...worse than dialup.  
We were seeing maybe 10k bits/second...there are agressive monthly 
download limits...and the service coverage was (to say the least) 
patchy.   We cancelled after just one month.  I definitely do not 
recommend it!

  -- Steve.


Wayne Walker wrote:
> It's a great deal, IF you are looking for a data plan right now.  I am
> actually looking for a data plan right now, so I will probably take
> this offer.
>
> BUT, if you are NOT in the market for a data plan at the moment, it's
> a terrible deal.
>
> On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 08:15:04PM -0600, Steve Baker wrote:
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>> Patrick P wrote:
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>>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20081212/bs_nf/63538;_ylt=AmkgKxoT_wYgA9OakIJwxOYjtBAF
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>> No!  No, no, no!
>>
>> Not a $99 laptop...not even CLOSE to $99
>>
>> It's $99 IF you sign up for two years of AT&T wireless "broadband" at 
>> $60 per month.   Since AT&T wireless is a terrible service (we had it 
>> for 1 month before cancelling)...this is not a $99 laptop...you should 
>> perhaps think of it as a $1539 laptop with 2 years of free AT&T 
>> wireless...or a $500 laptop with $1040 of wireless service loaded on top 
>> for two years.
>>
>>    -- Steve.
>>
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