Looks like Verizon’s idea of levying mandatory data fees on tablet buyers may be a global thing — not only will new Xoom owners have to activate and pay for a month of data , but an eagle-eyed tipster sent in this image of a Best Buy price tag that confirms the very same for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab . There’s nothing to suggest that WiFi-only versions of either tablet would be subject to the surcharge — with these cellular variants, we can almost understand — but we don’t see 3G iPads carrying mandatory activations, so what’s the deal, Verizon? [Thanks, Brian R.] Verizon charging for one month’s data with Samsung Galaxy Tab, too? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink