Cough! 100Mb?
100Mb! Is that it?
Wifi only for me then
Three will be offering 3G-connected Chromebooks when they debut in the UK next month. That's all the network operator is saying about the deal for now, but it seems likely that its role will be similar to that of Verizon in the US: to provide the bundled 100MB of mobile broadband data transfers each month for a two-year period …
I don't think we should surmise the 100 meg limit (a legacy of the US networks ill equipped for smartphone data usage) would be in place on Three, who have far and away the best mobile broadband at the moment, and which they offer genuinely without limits on many of their Smartphone tariffs.
I'm writing this via one of their MiFi boxes, on a rolling monthly contract £15 for 5 gigs, which compares favourably with any competitors. If I'd wanted to commit to 24 months I'd have had 15 gigs a month for that.
If there is going to be such a miniscule limit, I hope Google have found a way of zero rating traffic to and from their servers - otherwise you could easily get through 100 meg just for OS updates and the like.
P.S. Before someone pimps GiffGaff and their limitless data, my iPhone is on that, but won't be for much longer giving their seeming inability to make their data charging work without breaking connectivity.
GiffGaff is Amazing!!! They'll be like your best friend, but give you oral sex at the same time. Get it now.
Just kidding, I also can't stand those GiffGaff fanbois, they're worse than the Opera
ones. As you say if you do have 3G coverage (and given their agreement it's likely they do) Three is much better.
If you get a Chrome OS laptop from "3" you'll get the first 3 months (3Gb) free out of the box,
Then you can choose between a "month to month" or fixed contract period (prices not disclosed).
And with "3"s current "laptop buy-back offer" (£150 if you've a laptop younger than 3 years old) if you take out a new laptop deal it might bring the costs down to a reasonable level.
Come on Google.
£200 to £250 at the very most would make these tempting.
But they aren't PROPER laptops with optical drives, and large hard drives, and a full retail copy of Windows 7.
Anything over £250 is too much for these to attract people. I'm disappointed as I wanted one, so long as the price was right.