This right here is flat out greedy and WRONG. I can't believe they have the unmitigated audacity to charge consumers (who are paying a nice chunk of change for the Xoom) to unlock the WiFi option when that is ALREADY part of the device. Verizon can goto HELL as far as I am concerned. This is why I will not pay for the $800 unit. This is as Shady as you can get. They are basically telling all those who are going to fork over $800 to grab their ankles and enjoy what's about to happen. The only way that won't be allowed to get away with this type of greedy business tactic is if enough people give Verizon the Middle Finger and say I will wait for the WiFi only Xoom. After the iPad2 releases, we can expect at least $100 to be shaved off the initial price (especially if Apple has another entry level iPad 2 for $499). I have a feeling that the $800 Xoom is not going to sell well at all and may well go the way of Samsung's Galaxy Tab.
You can save the first month charge plus the activation fee by waiting until someone roots the Moto which would probably lead to someone figuring out how to enable Wifi.
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