Saturday, August 8, 2009

Qwest Communications Joins Telecoms in Subsidized Netbook Plans

So with all this (successful) competition between existing telecom companies (especially AT&T and Verizon) in selling subsidized netbooks with monthly data plans, Qwest Communications thought it would jump in and grab a piece of the action.

This high-speed Internet company will offer the 10″ Dell Inspiron Mini netbook at the subsidized price of $199. Customers will be able to choose between 3 different data plans: 7 Mpbs, 12 Mpbs, and 20 Mpbs. This offer was launched on August 1st and is planned on continuing through September 30th.

As a side note, AT&T's subsidized netbook and data plan packages were so successful that the company is rumored to soon be extending the program to the rest of the United States.

Via eWeek.

Image via LaptopReviewsUK.