ICE
Unveils On Monday Internet On The Fly
Beginning Monday, December 21, the
Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE) will begin marketing Datacards and
Netbooks that allows connection to the
internet over the 3G cellular network at
speeds from 512Kb to 1.5Mb.
The service will connect any computer to the
internet wirelessly with a coverage of 80%
of Costa Rica, ICE claims.
The cost of the Datacard will be between
¢11.231 to ¢18.281 colones monthly,
depending on the connection speed selected,
on a 18 month plan. For the first month, ICE
will charge only ¢7.682.
Netbooks will be sold at between ¢30.794 and
¢37.844 colones per month (the first month
¢27.245), also on a 18 month contract. For
those who have their own netbooks, the
connection charge is only ¢8.330 for the
512Kb connection and ¢15.379 for the 1.5Mb.
Netbooks (sometimes also called mini
notebooks or ultraportable) are a branch of
subnotebooks, a rapidly evolving category of
small, light and inexpensive laptop
computers suited for general computing and
accessing web-based applications; they are
often marketed as "companion devices," that
is, to augment a user's other computer
access.
Editor's Note: It is yet not clear if ICE
will ease on the requirements of any
connection to it's cellular networks - TDMA,
GSM and 3G - be only to citizens or legal
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Why should I get one?
▪ Gives you high-speed connectivity through the 3G network
▪ Keeps you connected even while travelling through Costa Rica.
▪ Saves you from high Internet charges on your hotel bills.
▪ Is easy to install & simple to use – no wires, phones lines or cable connections required.
▪ Comes with a choice of speeds - 512Kb and 1.5Mb, so you can pick the one that suits you best
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