OLPC BOGO customers get free year of T-Mobile HotSpot access

Yes, that's "Buy One, Give One" for those out of the loop, and for the sect willing to fork out $399 in order to claim an OLPC XO of their own and have one donated too, T-Mobile is announcing that it will give you a solid year of HotSpot access gratis. The partnership is hoping to encourage participation in the philanthropic campaign, but this is most certainly not the first time T-Mobile has handed out free WiFi in order to get its name out there. Nevertheless, if this tidbit somehow pushes you into the buyers' camp, you can place an order between November 12th - 26th and calmly anxiously await your new machine along with "information on how to activate the one year of complimentary HotSpot service." Go on, you know it's the perfect excuse to pull the trigger, and besides, that warm, fuzzy feeling you'll have will totally justify the hit to your checking account.

[Via DailyWireless]

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 6th 2007 1:34AM]

What a deal!!! The hotspot access would run you $360 by itself.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 6th 2007 5:32AM]

You beat me to it, Matt--I was already planning to place my order on November 12, but now I'm even more psyched. Hell, for anyone who uses T-Mobile Hotspot this deal practically makes the XO free.

Here's hoping the legions of cynics who keep reporting on OLPC running into roadblocks will report this good news.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 6th 2007 5:37AM]

It costs a ridiculous £480 here for a year's worth of T-Mobile HotSpot access. If OLPC and T-Mob extends their offer here I am sure it would be very popular among laptop towing Starbucks junkies.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 6th 2007 8:55AM]

You went with the T-Mobile news when OLPC production started today?! http://www.olpcnews.com/hardware/production/olpc_xo_laptop_mass_production.html

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 6th 2007 6:44PM]

Hotspots - never use em.