[Swordmaker]

Sorry, make that $799...

[fishtank]

DO NOT TRUST VERIZON with WiFi access fees, data plans, etc etc......

[mnehring]

Sounds like any other device from a wireless carrier, you have to buy service to get it at X price (or you can pay more and not buy a service contract.)

[truthfreedom]

I don’t understand why a $800 computer needs a phone plan to be sold.

I usually argue with you Swordmaker.

I think I’d like a SIM card, prepaid, where it’s $5 a day for unlimited data, only on those days you use the wireless data network. Similar to how Verizon does prepay with minutes.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/prepay/prepayOverlay.jsp?page=dailyPrepayOverlay
that’s $1.99 a day for unlimited calling, only on days you use it.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobilebroadband/?page=plans
that’s what they have for mobile broadband plans. $15 a day, 100mb cap? Pass. $80 a month? That’s $3 a day, if you use it every day. 20 days, $100, unlimited per day, prepay. I’d go for that. I don’t have mobile broadband right now, wouldn’t want to pay $960 a year ($80x12) for year round service. I would pay $100 for the times I need mobile broadband. If I do end up using the mobile broadband only 16 days in a month, Verizon comes out even, if I use it 17 days in a month, Verizon comes out ahead.

[SunkenCiv]

Ridiculous, anyone can build an Android phone for $1.25 worth of discarded office supplies and old cigarette butts. Total ripoff. ;’)

[RegulatorCountry]

Sooo ... the Xoom that has been touted by the FR anti-Apple contingent will actually cost more for a 32GB model than a 64GB iPad?

And WiFi is locked until you activate the data plan?

LOL! A real iPad killer, yep. /sarc