Sony's VAIO P going for €599.95 with T-Mobile Germany data contract

Thinking of picking up a VAIO P for your left rear pocket? Do you call Deutschland home? In need a mobile data plan? If you've somehow managed to answer yes (or "ja," as it were) to all three of those inquiries, T-Mobile Germany has a deal for you. Sony's WWAN-packin' VAIO P -- which has seen itself subsidized in America on Verizon Wireless -- is currently being offered for just €599.95 (VAT included) with a web'n'walk Connect L data plan. For those too uninspired to search, that's a €400 discount from what it costs to buy outright over there. Tempting, nein?

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[Oli D Posted Mar 7th 2009 4:54PM]

and the data contract is what? 30 Euros a month for 18 months?

That makes 1139

[Tpebop Posted Mar 7th 2009 5:11PM]

For those who were going to purchase the vaio p with a 3g data plan anyway this is a good deal.

[jakem Posted Mar 7th 2009 5:15PM]

I don't speak German but it looks like it's €39 per month: http://www.t-mobile.de/mini-notebook/0,18488,21680-_,00.html.

I'd have to know what the service was like and what limitations apply to determine whether that was worthwhile or not. If it's unlimited then it may not be such a bad deal.

[Oli D Posted Mar 7th 2009 5:19PM]

Hmm.. it just makes you wonder, i could just sack it off and get a Dell mini 9 for about a quarter of the price.

Sure it wont fit in your pocket but...

Also, i just found out that ZooStorm do their own netbook, and its not half bad for the price:
http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCode=3310-9300

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 7th 2009 6:01PM]

its 24 months 39,95€. 5GB. when limit is reached 64 kbit/s (download) / 16 kbit/s (upload).
VoIP, Instant Messaging, WLAN, BlackBerry APN and Peer-to-peer is not allowed.

600€ + 24*40€ = 1560€

[nikster Posted Mar 7th 2009 9:14PM]

WTF?? Instant messaging is not allowed? Deutschland needs a net neutrality law ASAP.

I think the 5GB limit is pretty reasonable but they shouldn't be allowed to call it internet if they disallow half the services I use every day. E.g. IM and VOIP. Call it anything you want but it's not the internet.

[kihaki Posted Mar 8th 2009 6:39PM]

blur bla bla, IM may be not allowed and some other crap may be forbidden aswell but we germans do it anyway, T-Mobile doesn't check if you use it or not, everyone who is telling you otherwise is a douche. ;)

Except for VOIP that is wich they monitor and prohibit very strictly..

FYI this is roughly the plan we germans get on the iPhone aswell

[PorkchopFlavoredCupcake Posted Mar 7th 2009 5:18PM]

3g in Germany...? vroom vroom pawty shtawta.

[Oli D Posted Mar 7th 2009 5:20PM]

sectioned.

[Joanna D Posted Mar 7th 2009 5:24PM]

Why is this even considered news? Mobile operators have been offering discounted or even free notebook computers with data contracts for a very long time.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 7th 2009 5:46PM]

Subsidized Note/Netbooks are no news at all!
Especially since their contract is a ripoff at 24x39 Euros!
You can get unlimited 3G on pay as you go for 19 euros, using the same network - so for 400 "savings" you actuallly waste at least 480 on top!

To make it worse, even if you wanted to order it, it's not available yet (you can register your interest)....

BS.

[Raul7 Posted Mar 7th 2009 6:17PM]

Yes, but this is NOT a netbook.




Or so says Sony...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 7th 2009 5:50PM]

I think we are starting to see netbooks and smartphones becoming one!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 7th 2009 6:52PM]

i really want a sony vaio with 1.8 ghz and 2 gb ram and i dont care about the monthly payment for always having internet access... i think they have 1.3 ghz right now and it still costs 900 dollars MINIMUM. i will get the next version if they make one soon with better specs though for 900...

[centeredtype Posted Mar 7th 2009 8:02PM]

I checked the Sony netbook at a store and the keyboard is not that comfortable. the HP 10 inch netbook is much more comfortable and cheaper. Sure it wont fit in your pocket but unless you have tiny hands then skip it. and it seemed slow to me, running windows VISTA Basic.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 7th 2009 10:42PM]

@ francisco

sony netbook? the Vaio P is not a netbook come out from under that rock, Hermit.

lolz

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 7th 2009 6:59PM]

Nein, es ist noch zu teuer für ein Netbook.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 8th 2009 1:38AM]

Templarian, his comment translates to 'No, it is much too expensive for a netbook.'

But that isn't the reason why you sound like an ass...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 8th 2009 12:58AM]

BREAKING NEWS .... SetFSB can now be used to overclock an American Vaio P 1.33 Ghz to Japanese Vaio P 1.86 Ghz speed.
http://www13.plala.or.jp/setfsb/
Supposedly fixes choppy full screen video playback in iTunes and YouTube (Disabling SmartWi and using Vista Basic graphics mode also helps)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 8th 2009 1:02AM]

Use SetFSB to adjust underclocked Atom CPU from 1.33 into 1.60 or 1.80
http://www13.plala.or.jp/setfsb/

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 8th 2009 6:52AM]

Well, the last sentence should be "Tempting, oder?" and not "nein", but I know that german grammar is quite hard ;)

[Bad Beaver Posted Mar 8th 2009 12:20PM]

I'd rather prefer not to get shafted by T-Mobile for 24 months. Their prices in Germany are outrageous.