PocketSurfer2
Hailed as being a masterpiece of modern internet access that will revolutionize the way we use the internet, i figuered it was time to have a look at this little technology wonder and see whether it lived up to the hype.
When you first look at it you can’t help but notice the sleek design and the crisp finish that surrounds it. It looks pretty cool, and is thin and small enough to fit into a large pocket with ease. When you open up you also get a sleek welcome, and a keyboard that looks neat, an works well if you get used to it. It also has a very good battery life, which is important for some thing that it designed to be mobile, but unfortunately that is where the probems start.
PocketSurfer2 is advertised as being: Free, anytime, anywhere access. To be honest only one of those words is accurate, and that is ‘access’. Although it gives the impression of being free, Datawind (?) the people behind PocketSurfer2 have come up with a clever way of getting money off you. Firstly they use GPRS, which is cheap for them, which they have managed to speed up so it can render pages in 7 seconds, which isn’t bad. However they give you the first year free (probably covered by the hefty $350 price tag) before charging you $80 for the year after. Now am i just being stupid, or is $80 more than free? Also that only covers for 20 Hrs a month (thus making it not anytime, and if you want more? an extra $12 a month.
Also because it uses GPRS it has limited reception, so the claim that it can be used anywhere is also hollow.
Verdict: Taking into account that it is, really, just an ordinary internet surfer it is quite good, as it is easy to use and is relativly quick, but it is a bit of a let down considering what is promised, and for the money
you could get a better Epc, or even a low spec brand laptop.
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