If you buy a $1,440 service contract
The
days of you having to pay for your netbook might be disappearing fast.
Best
Buy will sell you a 1.60GHz Atom-powered netbook from Compaq for a dollar.
The catch, and it’s a big one, is that you must sign a two-year EV-DO data
service agreement with Sprint. Sprint’s 3G mobile data plans start at
$59.99/month. So over two years, that $1 netbook would actually set you back
nearly $1,440.
Normally a Compaq 110c-1040DX netbook retails for $389.99
without any additional features. However it could be useful for punters
looking for new hardware and mobile Internet service at the same time.