Comments on: 3G Netbooks replacing Mobile Phones as incentive for data plans? http://www.cellphones.ca/news/post003868/ News about cell phones and other mobile devices and content. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:21:15 -0500 hourly 1 By: Rogers offers up 3.5G-enabled HP Mini 110 netbook http://www.cellphones.ca/news/post003868/comment-page-1/#comment-727586 Rogers offers up 3.5G-enabled HP Mini 110 netbook Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:18:38 +0000 http://www.cellphones.ca/?p=3868#comment-727586 [...] year, we already talked about the possibility of mobile carriers offering 3G capable netbooks as part of their line-up. Now, Rogers is doing just that with the HP Mini [...] [...] year, we already talked about the possibility of mobile carriers offering 3G capable netbooks as part of their line-up. Now, Rogers is doing just that with the HP Mini [...]

]]> By: Tariq Ahmed http://www.cellphones.ca/news/post003868/comment-page-1/#comment-696236 Tariq Ahmed Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:34:39 +0000 http://www.cellphones.ca/?p=3868#comment-696236 i am actually considering the netbook over the phone. and ditching the phone, too, at least for personal calls: AT&T right now has a $350 rebate on Dell Mini 9's. you get saddled with a $60/mo 5GB data plan -- which seems too low to me for that much money. but on the up side, that 5GB would permit between 500 and 1500 min of talk time on Skype. for personal calls, that would be plenty when you factor in access to wifi networks, too. keep business on your cell phone, the one the office requires you to have anyway. i am actually considering the netbook over the phone. and ditching the phone, too, at least for personal calls: AT&T right now has a $350 rebate on Dell Mini 9’s. you get saddled with a $60/mo 5GB data plan — which seems too low to me for that much money. but on the up side, that 5GB would permit between 500 and 1500 min of talk time on Skype. for personal calls, that would be plenty when you factor in access to wifi networks, too.

keep business on your cell phone, the one the office requires you to have anyway.

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