We've
known for months now that Verizon was looking to add WWAN-enabled netbooks to its growing repertoire of devices, and now it looks like hard facts are about to flow. An internal Verizon Wireless announcement has informed employees that managers will be required to attend a sure-to-be-invigorating netbook webinar to explain to them exactly what these
not-at-all-recognized machines are. The lower level folks will have to suffer through the same slide deck a few days later, which leads us to believe that the carrier is just hours, days or millenniums away from spilling more details about this whole initiative. Can we offer a pinch of advice, VZW? Subsidize 'em deep, offer more than two and cut the asking price on
your HTC Touch Diamond by at least 50 percent.
[Thanks, Anonymous]
posted Apr 10th 2009 1:44PM
HTC's are anyways slugish devices, they should sell them for 50% discount to begin with. Its about time though!
I'm sure some ones going to be really pleased you published the call in number and access code......... Maybe we should arrange an Engadget phone in to this seminar.........
Lower the monthly fee, and they'll sell like hotcakes.
Also, put in a phone radio so you can make calls through your netbook with your bluetooth headset or even a wired headset.
I'd be happy to sign up, except the fact that it is the hp mini note.....
Hope they are using Conference IQ as their webinar platform. :P I love that thing
I might actually consider buying a mobile broadband netbook from Verizon for the train. But, and I'm sure Verizon has considered this, its either a new smartphone or a netbook. Either or for me, and I'm sure lots of other people as well.
only netbook I want is an OQO 2+ .
HURRYTF UP OQO!!!!!! >:O
Netbooks are cheap. Mostly, people will use them as a second computer or for us, I bought a couple for the kids to use for school. Problem is, you will have to have a separate $60 account for each embedded netbook for everyone to have access at the house.
I think I will stick with one Verizon USB card and a wireless 3G router instead of having to purchase a $60 account for each computer.
Maybe they'll come up with a Family Data Plan?