Thread: iPad Behind the Scenes at the Apple iPad/Verizon Talks
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Old 02-03-2010, 01:57 PM   #1
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Behind the Scenes at the Apple iPad/Verizon Talks
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/...verizon-talks/

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"I think the pricing speaks for itself," said AT&T spokesman Mark Siegel. "Apple sets the price for these plans and the $29.99 unlimited plan is comparable to our data plans for other devices."

Comparable? Actually AT&T brought its A game, offering much cheaper options for consumers than currently exist for netbooks. Consider the following plans:

HP Mini 110 -- $60 for 5GB of monthly usage, or $35 for 200MB per month

Acer Aspire One -- $60 for 5GB of monthly usage, or $35 for 200MB per month

Apple iPad -- $29.99 for unlimited data and $14.99 for 250MB per month, with no contract, and you can cancel anytime

I'm no math wizard, but those numbers are clearly different.
I find it amazing that AT&T would admit that Apple set the prices.
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