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Dell Inspiron Mini 9 gets AT&T 3G option for $125
Obsessable News Feed —
... [Ubergizmo] Dell Inspiron Mini 9 now available with wireless broadband [Liliputing] ...
Mini 9 now offered with HSDPA — in the U.S.
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... United States. While Acer, Asus, Dell, and others have been working with wireless carriers in Europe and other countries for a few months, most netbooks sold in the US have just a WiFi module for wireless connectivity
It's $60 a month, and the upgrade itself costs $125. In other words, you have to get a two-year contract, but you don't get a subsidy on the cellular modem: not a great deal.
Dell Mini 9 Offers 3G Option for $120 (and Hefty Subscription) [Lilliputing]
Mini 9 now offered with HSDPA ??? in the U.S.
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... United States. While Acer, Asus, Dell, and others have been working with wireless carriers in Europe and other countries for a few months, most netbooks sold in the US have just a WiFi module for wireless connectivity
It's $60 a month, and the upgrade itself costs $125. In other words, you have to get a two-year contract, but you don't get a subsidy on the cellular modem: not a great deal.
Dell Mini 9 Offers 3G Option for $120 (and Hefty Subscription) [Lilliputing]
RadioShack's $100 NetBook Costs $1,500 Over Two Years
Wired: Gadget Lab —
RadioShack is advertising a $100 netbook that, according to the fine print, will cost 15 times that amount over two years.
That's because in order to purchase an 8.9-inch Acer Aspire One netbook for $100, you have to commit to a 2-year broadband plan with AT&T. The plan costs $60 a month, which comes out to paying $1,540 over two years.
Engadget discovered the promotion in a RadioShack ad. Dell and HP are offering similar broadband deals with some of their netbooks as well for about the same rates. Kind of blurs the line between ...
Acer Network: $99 (with $1500 Data Plan)
dailywireless.org —
... Acer Aspire One netbook includes built-in 3G and WiFi (802.11b/g) radios, weighs 2.44 pounds, runs Windows XP software on an Intel Atom processor and includes 1 gigabyte of memory, a 160-GB hard drive, built-in memory card and a built-in Web cam.
“No question about it, netbooks could drive data usage,” said Avi Greengart, an analyst with Current Analysis. But the discount of $200 or $300 pales next to the $1500 you’ll spend on service over a two-year period.”
Dellx and HP are offering similar broadband deals with some of their ...
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