<p>My daughter is looking at the Acer Aspire One 522 model netbook, and on the website overview it states that it has optional 3G. Does this need to be paid for at purchase, paid monthly, or is it just integrated into the netbook regardless? On other pages listing the specifications of the netbook, 3G rarely shows up.</p>
<p>Chances are it’s an external card you plug in. The card itself is one time fee, but you have to pay a monthly fee for service.</p>
<p>Another option if you need 3g service is to buy a USB 3g card from your current cell provider.</p>
<p>Yep. 3G requires a monthly service fee.</p>