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Sprint Nextel launched its first netbook, joining Tier 1 rivals AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless in the netbook craze. Operators have increasingly turned to devices like ereaders and netbooks as additional sources of mobile data revenue. 
Sprint will offer the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Netbook (a version of which AT&T also offers). The device has an EV-Do Rev. A connection, a 10.1-inch LED screen, a built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam and a 160 GB hard drive.
AT&T kicked off the focus on netbooks earlier this spring, and launched devices in a nationwide rollout earlier this summer. Verizon Wireless launched its first netbook earlier this spring as well, and recently announced the launch of another.
Sprint said the Dell netbook is now available at select Sprint stores in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and will cost $199.99 with a two-year mobile broadband contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. Sprint is pushing a mobile broadband plan with the netbook, giving users 5 GB of data for $59.99 per month.
For more:
- see these pictures and specifications
- see this release
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Comments
Posted by ophu | November 2, 2009 - 11:59am
The service is still overpriced. Tell me when it gets down to around $20/month.
Posted by Anonymous | November 2, 2009 - 12:04pm
... and don't get me started on the 5GB/mo limit!
Posted by Anonymous | November 2, 2009 - 8:30pm
Compare with a typical deal in the UK (in this case Carphone Warehouse)
- FREE Dell Mini 10 (vs. $199 after rebate)
- £25 (about $40) / month for broadband (vs. $59.99/mo)
Do the US carriers really think these are deals that are going to get people excited?
I'd be interested in some "fierce" journalism on why there's this huge discrepancy between the kinds of deals you can get in Europe, and the high prices we pay here in the US.
Posted by Anonymous | November 2, 2009 - 10:53pm
Not Sprint's 1st Netbook
That was back in June...come on guys.
Posted by Mike Dano | November 3, 2009 - 9:06am
While Sprint service has been available for netbooks before this announcement, this is the first netbook that Sprint is selling through its own retail outlets. Thanks for your comment! --Mike Dano, managing editor.
Posted by Anonymous | December 1, 2009 - 12:50am
Sounds to me like someone needs to gett off thier knees and shut the front door. If all you have to do is bitch and moan, get the flip on with the rest of you day. This product is being tested in "certain markets" to see if it will even be worthwhile to do a nationwide launch. Think about it, would you spend millions to lauch a rocket that didn't fly - scientist.
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