Friday, May 15, 2009

Verizon Wireless jumps into netbook game, adjusts data plans - FierceBroadbandWireless

May 13, 2009

Verizon Wireless has jumped into the netbook game, offering the HP Mini 115NR for $200 with a two-year data contract priced at $40 to $60 per month. The offering isn't as aggressive as AT&T has been in the netbook arena. AT&T is offering an Acer mini laptop for $50 and a Dell for $150.

This week, Verizon Wireless also increased the data cap from 50 MB to 250 MB for its subscribers buying the $40 per month plan. The operator also dropped its overage fees for its $60 and $40 mobile broadband plans, from $.25 per megabit to $.05/MB and $.10/MB. And the $40 plan has seen its data usage limit increase from 50 MB to 250 MB...