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will54880

Jun 22, 2009, 12:40 PM
What can and cannot be done with a VZW Netbook? I take it you cannot make calls, but can you send SMS or MMS messages?

I am new to netbooks, so please forgive my ignorance. ๐Ÿ™‚
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texaswireless

Jun 22, 2009, 1:58 PM
It is basically a very small laptop with a built in aircard. No disk drive attached. Runs Windows Vista.
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andy2373

Jun 22, 2009, 3:50 PM
texaswireless said:
It is basically a very small laptop with a built in aircard. No disk drive attached. Runs Windows Vista.

And very limited. The guy at the store said don't expect to play many games on it. I think there basically for surfn' the web and checking E-mails.
I was lookn' at them but because I already have a laptop I'm now lookn' at Mi-Fi. ๐Ÿคจ
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texaswireless

Jun 22, 2009, 5:00 PM
Thats what I offer to customers first, mifi or aircard and a cheap laptop is a better option. I offer a $75 dell gift card towards a better laptop if they buy a aircard or mifi instead of a netbook.
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will54880

Jun 25, 2009, 10:14 AM
Okay, so if I get an Aircard, can I receive text messages? Can I make calls through Skype?
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texaswireless

Jun 25, 2009, 10:22 AM
You have a 5 GB limit. If you make calls through Skype you will probably burn through that limit pretty quick.
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VZW611LA

Jun 22, 2009, 5:21 PM
texaswireless said:
It is basically a very small laptop with a built in aircard. No disk drive attached. Runs Windows Vista.


I wish it ran Windows Vista, but only XP. All netbooks have XP only for some reason...
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texaswireless

Jun 22, 2009, 5:35 PM
My mistake. You are correct.
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epik

Jun 23, 2009, 2:32 PM
Even Microsoft subtly admits XP is a more stable environment. They just extended the ability for Vista users to rewind to XP until Windows 7 service packs come out (and 7 itself hasn't been officially released yet, let alone it's first service pack).

I miss OS/2...
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cat herder

Jun 23, 2009, 12:04 PM
the processor is and intel atom which is why you cant play games on it, not for graphic intensive stuff
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