samsung galaxy tab internet?

[denali7432]

i cant seem to get a right answer, do i need to pay a monthly fee to have internet access with the samsung galaxy tab or do they come with free wifi? or how does this work?

[Robbie]

My understanding is no wifi only model as of now in the U.S. They have great flash support though! Full flash websites looked great at the AT&T store on one!

[tafdom]

Depends on the service. More info needed. Do you have one or did you find it in the street? LOL Google google This is from at&t site.

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-s...y777l_9yzB


This is all the providers. Click the one you have and research.

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-...ung+tablet

[wtfdic]

No WIFI. It has 3G with AT&T as the provider. I played with it today it was very impressive.

[denali7432]

not sure if im wrong, but to me thats lame as hell..lol damn thing cost about $400 and i still have to pay around $35 a month for internet access? what a piece of shit, id be better off getting a laptop for $400 with a bigger screen then the samsung tab..

[wtfdic]

but with a laptop you do not have internet everywhere. Unless the laptop have 3g but then you are right back in the same boat.

[tafdom]

Homework homework and homework. It always pays off. AWESOME looking devise though.

[Skipper the cigar aFISHinodo]

not sure if im wrong, but to me thats lame as hell..lol damn thing cost about $400 and i still have to pay around $35 a month for internet access? what a piece of shit, id be better off getting a laptop for $400 with a bigger screen then the samsung tab..

You are looking at this all wrong. Think of it as a laptop, with tens of thousands of free apps. And that great google op sys. All the cool toys. And like any laptop, based on any operating system, based on any hardware platform, if you want the internet, you pay for it.

I am waiing for a verizon based 4G wifi capible system. When it comes out I'll buy it. Period. Any price and any access fee. I am hoping the motorola will be everything it is reproted to be when it comes out next month.

here's something I found from back in November
3G speeds and pricing

We've been testing the Sprint version of the Tab in New York City and have been experiencing fairly standard upload and download speeds: download throughputs have averaged around 1,043kbps and the uplink around 521kbps. Of course, we're day dreaming that Samsung and Sprint are whipping up a 4G Tab as we speak, but for now you're stuck with 3G versions.

Sprint offers two 3G plans for the Tab: 2GB for $29.99 a month and a 5GB option for $59.99 a month, but is it worth attaching a 3G plan to this device? It certainly makes sense to have mobile broadband baked into the Tab, and the Sprint Hotspot feature, which adds an extra $29.99 a month, could be useful for connecting other gadgets to the interwebs. However, we've always had a hard time recommending netbooks that require a two-year contract, and tablets are a similar beast, which is why the $600 no contact version makes more sense in our minds. While it's more money to pay up front than the contract deal (the hardware is only $400 when you commit two years of your life to Sprint), we think it's a better option than committing to paying a minimum of $720 in data over two years. Compared to Apple's offering, the $600 price is actually $29 less than the 16GB / 3G version of the iPad. Those that don't need 3G connectivity whatsoever are better waiting for the WiFi version of the Tab, which we keep

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[Jimmie the Mum]

Thanks for the info Skip.