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Re: Internet capabilities limited??

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Originally Posted by ami View Post
The sales guy at Alltel said this is like a mini laptop and I should be able to do my online classes.
The sales guy lied to you.

This is not a mini-laptop. The built in browser (PIE) is not even close to capable of displaying all, or even most web sites. You could possibly access more sites using a third-party browser like Opera, but those do not run very well on the 6800 due to its restricted program memory.

If you need a mini-laptop, I suggest you buy one - that will run you about $300-$400. If you need a mini-laptop and you need wireless data access, you can probably get there using both the 6800 and a mini-laptop, if you "tether" the 6800 to it and use the 6800 like a USB wireless modem.

You might be able to get out of the 6800 if you can convince the alltel store management that the salesman lied to you. Just show him you cannot do what you expected to be able to do with a mini-laptop, and then demand a full refund and release from any contract you signed (if you decide to go that route.)

Best of luck.
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