Some school is giving all their students a free Nokia Lumia 900

Seton Hall University, which is about 15 miles away from New York City, it announcing that the entire class of 2016 will get a Nokia Lumia 900 for “free”. I say “free” because according to Seton’s website, they charge $16,350 per semester to educate full-time undergraduate students. That’s $32,700 per year. Considering AT&T will sell you an unsubsidized Lumia 900 for $450, that means parents should be incredibly pleased to know that they’re getting a 0.34 percent discount when it comes to the investment they’re making into their child’s future. Because Seton is a private University, they have no problem raping your wallet.

Montclair State University, which according to Google Maps is 10 miles away from Seton University, is a public university. They charge $3,844.87 per semester to enlighten full-time undergraduate students. To put it another way, four years at Montclair will cost less than one year at Seton. With that savings, parents can buy their kid whatever kind of phone they want, four years of service on the most expensive plan AT&T/Verizon offers, an iPad, that new MacBook Pro with the Retina Display, and a used car.

Look, technology is great when it comes to helping young people learn new things, but sometimes you simply have to go old school and just put all the desks in a circle and engage in an hour long conversation with the professor and fellow students in the room. When you do that, you really don’t need a 4G LTE Windows Phone that has one touch access to Bing, Facebook, and Twitter.

And if you’re a student reading this, then let me tell you right now that once you leave the comfort of the quad, no one really cares about where you studied, what you studied, and how much you paid for that piece of paper with your name on it.

Don’t believe me? Ask some of your older friends.

About The Author

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

Upy

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And because they’re also a Roman Catholic University, they’ll also have no problem raping your son.”… over the top much?
- http://www.intomobile.com/ Stefan Constantinescu
  
  Welcome to my writing style.
  - Stefan for Prez
    
    Pretty simple to dismiss offensive material as “my writing style”. While you have every right to say what you want, as a professional “writer”, you should have some boundaries. I suppose if I dismissed your alma matter as a collection of swine fornicators, that would be acceptable, as it’s my personal writing style? Your reply is a joke.
    - Anonymous
      
      Don’t bother. His ‘articles’ are consistenly filled with fallacies. The only way he seems to make his point is by using ad hominem attacks, strawman arguments, red herrings, and any other type of false arguments.
      Just read his articles and count the fallacies. This one is just one long ad hominem attack.
Anonymous

Actually Stefan, their very first job they get will be highly influenced by the brand name of the school and the schools Alumni network. Also companies target specific schools for their recruitment, so yes, it does matter. Not that I’ve ever heard of Seton Hall.
Rivera02

Someone got rejected from Seton Hall…
- http://www.intomobile.com/ Stefan Constantinescu
  
  Grew up in New York, went to University in Texas, now I live in Finland. Please tell me where New Jersey fits into my life?
  - Anonymous
    
    Couldn’t have possibly gone to UT if you claim nobody cares where.you went to school. Or maybe you just missed out on all the networking.
- Anonymous
  
  No he did not get rejected from Seton Hall but rather was FIRED from Nokia hence the grudge. I believe he now blogs from his mother’s basement being payment for an iPad he received from intomobile.
TTBoy

Getting tired of this harsh unprofessional hack news reporting style. Since when did “reporters” become a bunch of whinny grade 8 haters?
- http://www.intomobile.com/ Stefan Constantinescu
  
  Well the first classes happened in the 6th grade, then by 7th grade we were had AP level courses on how to rant. By the time 8th grade rolled around we all had so many hormones coursing through our veins that the improper behavior came incredibly naturally!
Anonymous

Stefan,

The reference to Roman Catholicism is unwarranted and downright offensive. I wonder if your boss actually reads your articles and if so, you should be FIRED. SHAME on you
th3co45t

I’m not even Catholic, and that was offensive.
Why

I’m Catholic, and you’re an offensive human being. Shame on you.