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Re:Sony and Samsung tablets miss the mark thanks to idiotic ... by wil421 on Thursday March 01, 2012 @03:15PM (#3653811)
I found it confusing at first but I believe it's trying to say that you don't have to sign a contract to get the basic wifi iPad, unlike with the 7.7 galaxy tab which starts out at $499 with a 2 year contract. If you buy without the 2 year contract it would cost an enormous $699 which is less than the carrier iPad at $629.
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Re:Sony and Samsung tablets miss the mark thanks to idiotic ... by ktsmith on Thursday March 01, 2012 @03:29PM (#3653871)
That's not quite what he's saying as none of the iPad models are available with a 2-year contract including the 3g models. You are always paying full price for the hardware and with the 3g models have the ability to cancel the data plan at any time with no additional fees.
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