http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/ Engadget Comments for Easy Gate PC gets you online for cheap (in France) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/
it is like treat to my eyes. Really ultimate!! i m falling for this...hehe

well i just bought car audio now i will save money to buy this master device. I m imagining how it is gonna look in my room.]]>Mar 12th 2009 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/Oct 9th 2006 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/Oct 9th 2006 12:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/
This computer is mainly made for people who want something easy to manage (the box itself is named "easy neuf", from neuf telecom).

You can see the user interface here : http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/31605-easy-gate-neuf.htm


However, from the same ISP, you can have for 30€/month :
The landline
ADSL 2+ internet (24 Mbps max)
Unlimited calls to 32 country from home (and from any FON hotspot now)
63+ tv channels


So, "easy neuf" cost more for less (but paid for the landline, less Mbps, no TV) but with the "computer", and you must give 250€ to start with (100 + 150 EUR).
With this extra money you can have a basic computer (not the better one, but better than a 852GB with 512MB flash disk).

The computer have 3 menu options : easy, medimum, and expert.

The market for this offer is clearly people who don't know compter that much (old people for instance).


About market in France : yes only 40% have internet access (but not in big cities, here in Paris i don't really know anyone without it),
but about all people who have it, have high speed (so, they are not really a "1 connection every 40 days" statistic").

BTW, what's the % of people with high speed connection at home in US canada and japan ?]]>Oct 9th 2006 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/Oct 9th 2006 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/Oct 9th 2006 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/What the hell would i pay 50 $ (600$ a year) a month for a linux box heu... sorry a linux so called PC when i can a cheap PC for 350$ at dell plus 40$ for the internet (wich incude internet connection + 100 free chanels tv + free call to landline).
This sort of pc is for my "grandmother in Biarritz" who does not know how to use pc and internet.
i'm not sure i like the idea of automated remote surveillance on my computers, but what do i know, i'm just a paranoid french person too !!
Do they really need to know that i am watching the lastest episode of Weeds on the internet. Nope, they don't !

from the contryside in France.]]>Oct 9th 2006 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/
It started with cell phones, sign up for 2 years and get a $200 phone for $100, or free. This lean manufactured to jack up the prices for their hardware (there is no way it costs $500 to build a razr, perhaps $50 tops) so your only choice was to get the crippled phone from your ISP.

Please don't let this happen with computers. Imagine how bad it would be if your ISP's had control over your computer... I mean for the love of god!


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In any case, for the average tech illiterate person, this is a good idea. Send in your check and suddenly you have a fully functional computer to use the net with. And being linux based you don't have to worry about clicking on those pic.jpg.exe files anymore... And even if you do manages to fux0r it they can reflash the mess from afar.

I think the only thing they could have done to make it better would be integrate the computer into the screen, and add a wireless mouse/keyboard so people could just set it next to an outlet and it works...]]>Oct 9th 2006 1:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/Well, beyond my personal experience, everyday I read news about the fact that countries are setting up WiMax interfaces for their countries. But for some reason, I have not seen one country even recently from western Europe or North America that seems to be working on any type of infrastructure. Obviously, it is not for lack of resources, but rather a different reason, obviously based on capitalistic gains outweighing the good of all. Well, that's my biased opinion, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was worse than that.]]>Oct 9th 2006 2:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/
The remote maintenance function'll probably be limited to nightly updates for the core system or updates for a more stable connection : otherwise, the French law wouldn't even allow the machine to be sold (even if, granted, the risks are here. I'd be quite scared to see what happened a few months ago with AOL's user queries happen with this provider).

This said, as Omar pointed the problem is not just about the machine, but mainly about service quality. Eye candy as this machine can be, here's hoping that 9 Telecom will be able to provide users in France with a steady connection ; too many alternative Internet Providers in this country fail to do just that (I gave Free a try, and will never go back to them) - and that's not even taking into account the often non-existent customer support. Choosing a provider, during the last few years, has gotten to close to a game of Russian roulette.

Live from France,
T.Deslivres.]]>Oct 9th 2006 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/
Rico : that's 40€ INCLUDING net/phone access

About remote control : don't forget it's for people who don't already have a pc.
It must be as simple as possible, and be able to auto update.

It's like hosting service wich can control dedicated server : you don't like it, but if there is a problem you can't resolve, it will help.

It's more or less like remote assistance feature in windows.]]>Oct 9th 2006 4:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/
Here in Portugal (where we have one of the largest percentages of connected computers... wierd for a "poor" country hum?) a macbook costs 1115€, that's 1400 USD!!! And it's like that for almost every single piece of computer hardware... Add on top of that the minimum wage of about 400/600€ (500/750USD) and you've got one continent where we basicly can't afford computers...

So now, can anyone give me a green card? JK]]>Oct 9th 2006 5:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/
"OMG THEY SPY ON MY POOTER!!!" - this is not aimed at "normal" people like engadget readers who already are on the net with a proper computer.

Its supposed to be a totally hassle free "internet machine" for those who are not computer savvy. These people just want something like a TV - turn it on and it works etc.

Oh and incidentally, I aimgine the computer and internet ownership/usership in france is low because they have that Minitel thing everywhere.]]>Oct 9th 2006 7:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/Oct 9th 2006 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/Oct 9th 2006 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/
Boycott France boys...they DON'T have your back.]]>Oct 9th 2006 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/08/easy-gate-pc-gets-you-online-for-cheap-in-france/Oct 9th 2006 2:35PM