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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