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[darxus]

I want a $300 netbook computer with phone hardware that I can use with a bluetooth headset and get rid of my phone. Machine washable. Running Ubuntu.

This is so obvious, why doesn't it exist?
Wait, are people making google laptops including phone hardware?

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[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

i coulda swore i've seen netbook come with wireless phone data card built in, possibly with 1-2 years "free" service, after that, a fee.

unless i was vividly not reading the label correctly.

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also, there's at least one company selling a cell-brick that provides service to 4-5 devices via wifi. said brick is basically a cell-modem, lives in your backpack/otterbox/wherever, and then you connect your netbook, wifi phone, itouch, whatever to it as the local network.

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[darxus.livejournal.com]

Data only.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

mmm, can they tell?

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[darxus.livejournal.com]

I don't know of any reason you couldn't do VOIP, I'm just saying it's not phone hardware.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

so, color me confused, but what is phone hardware in a netbook? actual phone service i'm guessing? gotcha.

wait for the apple netbook?

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[greylady.livejournal.com]

It's data-only, and the advertised data plans are semi-low for expected usage, especially if you want to be able to VOIP with it. They're intended as a stop-gap for when you're between standard networks. (i.e. commuting)

But don't think I haven't considered MiFi, the netbook, a bluetooth headset and Skype.

Note: Active connection battery life on these is only about 4-5 hours usage... so, not up to phone usage yet.