Universities Give New Students Free iPhones


	Universities Give New Students Free iPhones

wintertown

8-24-2008 10:57 AM

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wintertown says:

The lucky students who receive a free iPhone have to pay for the contracts. They only get the phone free, and once they have paid for the contracts, they can then connect with the campus wireless network.

So is this the way of the future? Should universities be handing out free iPhones to incoming students? Or are professors right to call them a distraction?

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