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France Telecom has teamed-up with France’s Ministry for National Education to offer subsidized iPad 2 to university students. Under this scheme, Orange (which is owned by France Telecom) will provide the 16GB iPad 2 Wi-Fi+3G for 1 EUR per day (30 EUR per month) to any student willing to commit on a two-year contract. As part of the deal, students get 1GB of mobile data per month, along with unlimited data for emails (attachments included) and unlimited data on Orange’s Wi-Fi Hotspot network. A 12-month option is also available, but it raises the monthly cost to 34 EUR, which is still acceptable.
Interested students in France can take advantage of this offer by visiting proximamobile.fr or orange.fr to verify their student credentials.
I like the idea though I’m not sure Apple should get the exclusive deal for such a scheme. If I were at some other tablet maker I would protest, asking for a similar treatment for my (Android Honeycomb-based) products…
[Via: TUAW]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
