Linux, Zaurus, cheap wireless internet

[Leo Mauler]

One other point about the Nokia: I don't know of any
wireless Internet plans for wireless phones which are
less than $30 a month (most are $40 and up). 
Additional costs sour the plan for poorer users.

--- Leo Mauler <webgiant at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Why not just look into older Pentium II laptops with
> Type II PCMCIA slots?  I bought one a year ago for
> $240 ($275 after upgrading RAM from 64 to 128MB; $40
> for the 802.11g wireless card), they're bound to be
> cheaper now and certainly by the time any city-wide
> program is implemented.
> 
> Using Pentium II laptops means its still portable,
> left/right-hander equal use, and the end user might
> even be able to afford one of them with little to no
> city/county/state subsidies.  End users may not have
> the battery life for extensive use away from a power
> outlet, but even a Zaurus or Nokia phone needs a
> power outlet for charging.


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