Comments on: Verizon Netbook to hit stores this weekend

It's official: Verizon Wireless announces its first Netbook, but the hefty contract-based service prices will likely deter price conscious consumers.

[ecotopian--2008]

Wow, a crappy computer plus high-priced internet! What's not to like?

[seven7dust]

50 MB ? wow Welcome to the 1980s

[heavydevelopment]

Ha, ha, ha....50MB? I'd go over 50MB in the time it takes to write this sentence. Really 50MBs is a "dataplan"? Visit one web site and POOF there goes your monthly allotment. I think 5GBs might last an hour. They might want to rename this the Verizon "bend me over and do me" plan.

[zyxxy]

Data on 3G rarely gets over 1Mb/S. 50MB = 50,000,000B * 8 bits/byte == 400,000,000 bits. 400Mb / (1Mb/sec) == 400 Seconds.....

[williambertram]

250 / 500MB? Keeping Windows patched takes more than that. I can see people intentionally not keeping their computer updated to save MB in a slim plan like this. Hell, .Net framework 3.5 SP1 is 350MB alone!

Doesn't seem very realistic or modern. I'd never buy it.

[SBW62]

Shame on you Verizon. I was interested but not at these prices. These are not realistic data plans for a "regular" user - I guess I'll check out HP...

[Hunnter2k3]

Wow, these are terrible terrible prices.

500MB would go away just by viewing a couple Youtubes (if even that)
And this is monthly!
Yeah, i'd TOTALLY get that one Verizon, that is a FANTASTIC deal...

[markdoiron]

"The overage charge on this plan has been reduced 10 cents per megabyte over the limit. Previously, the company charged 25 cents per megabyte for overages."

So, does that mean it's 15 cents/MB? Or should that sentence read "... reduced to 10 cents per megabyte ..."?

Anyways, as others are pointing out, still quite expensive. Better to just use free wi-fi for connectivity unless you must have Internet where a wi-fi link isn't available. Then it's probably a business need, so the company will pick up the tab. I guess that's their intended market.

--mark d.

[cliffroc]

Netbook by Verizon? Strongly unacceptable! I won't use it positively. I prefer to buy netbook from any manufacturer. Updates and upgrades can be done via cable or DSL at home which is much, much cheaper. I use Sprint Blackberry as PAM (phone as modem) hooking up to netbook at very reasonable rate. No thank you, Verizon!

[zizzybaloobah]

And this is how Verizon rewards its steady customers who have resisted AT&T/iPhone temptations.

Sad. Just sad.

[babystars_13]

Editoral Error Notification: First of all, This netbook with Verizon's office was in Best Buy's circular ad this past Sunday. Therefore, this was old news.

I would buy a netbook and then buy a card seperately for somewhere between $219-$269. I would then utilize the daypass when I didn't have access to a wifi network.

[Vegaman_Dan]

This is not a good deal. Radio Shack has had the Acer Aspire One available with the same AT&T data plan that the iPhone has at $60 / mo.

The laptop itself is only $49. Yes, that's right, $49.00 with the data plan for two years. That's already a 75% savings over the Verzon offering.

CNET: You may want to refer to this offer for a compare/contrast to the Verizon offering at:

http://www.radioshack.com/uc/index.jsp?page=researchLibraryArticle&articleUrl=../graphics/uc/rsk/USContent/HTML/pages/momsday.html&noBc=true

[clynx]

Data caps make ALL 3g products a waist of money. Why pay to be censored? No brainier. Price fixing and collusion. No free market here.

[tekwiz4u]

What are they smokin? Does this seem like a GREAT deal for them?

I knew that Verizon will think of a way to screw consumers in data plans, and they definitely did it with this crock of s***.

Look elsewhere peeps....FREE wi-fi is the way to go.

[clynx]

They are smoking tobacco. Because if they are smoking Pot they would never make such an uneducated, selfish policy.

[t8]

If it runs Windows, no thanks.
Windows is a beast when it comes to Netbooks.

[Vegaman_Dan]

A beast that is wicked fast, hungry for data, misery on battery usage, and blows away anything ever done on a netbook to date. Windows 7 is one beast I think people will want to invite in.

[cp256]

As soon as the pathetic little device connects to the internet for the first time, a full screen window pops up filled with one word: GOTCHYA!

I pity the fool...