Motorola Xoom spec sheet, Mobile World Congress 2011. Photo Charlie Sorrel
We knew that Motorola’s Xoom tablet was going to cost $800 in its unencumbered, contract-free state, but now Verizon has revealed the price for those willing to sign up for data: $600.
To get that $200 savings, you’ll need to pledge two years to Verizon, at a minimum of $20 per month. For that you get the 3G Xoom and 1GB data. Totting that up over the life of the contract is $600 + (24 x 20) = $1,080. Being Verizon, you’ll probably have to toss in a one-off activation fee, too.
And what about 4G LTE? The Honeycomb-based tablet supports it, after all. The good news is that the upgrade will be free in the “second quarter of 2011″. Maybe it’ll come out at around the same time as Flash is hoped to be ready for the tablet.
The Xoom will be available from Verizon this Thursday, February 24th.
Motorola XOOM Tablet to Be Available on the Verizon Wireless Network on Feb. 24 [Press Release]
See Also:
- Report: Motorola Xoom Tablet to Cost a Hefty $800
- Motorola Thinks You’ll Pay $800 for the Xoom Tablet
- Video: Adobe Air, Flash Demonstrated on RIM PlayBook Tablet …
- Adobe Demonstrates Flash on Android Tablet
- First Look: HP’s Untouchable TouchPad Tablet
- Motorola Xoom Launches Without Flash
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