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Really AT&T?
Jellz
Aug 31, 2011, 7:54 PM
You get a 4G LTE tablet, your first tablet with a contract... and it's $700 WITH the contract for a higher data plan? Really? ☹️
All I can do is shake my head.
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Jellz
Sep 1, 2011, 6:19 AM
So the tablet is $700 with contract, $829 or so without it... they introduced a new data plan that's 3 GB for $35 that you have to get to have the contract.
This is BS for two reasons. First, with the 2 GB data plan, you could get 3 GB for $35 with overages, which are $10 for each 1 GB. So the 2 GB for $25 turns into 3 GB for $35, 4 GB for $45, 5 GB for $55, etc. It's what's great about the 2 GB plan, you just pay $25, and if you go over it's not a killer rate like 10 cents per 1 MB or something, you just make your own higher data plan.
Second, at that rate on a two-year contract, you're paying AT&T $840 over the course of your contract. So you pay $700 for the tablet, then are obliged to pay $840 more (not counting any kind o...
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When you can just get the tethering package on your phone and turn it into a hotspot?
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Jellz
Sep 5, 2011, 1:38 PM
Well either way, I'm kinda screwed on price here. X_X
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Go to apple and tell them to give you a discount on a tablet.
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