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Verizon to offer subsidized HP Mini 1000 for $200

The Verizon/HP Mini 1000 leaked document parade continues. Last time we checked in on our heroes, Verizon was preparing to start offering a subsidized HP Mini 1000 on May 17th to customers who sign up for a long term service plan. Now Engadget has snagged another leaked memo, this time setting the price structure. It […]

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Verizon subsidized HP Mini 1000 coming next week?

Verizon Wireless is reportedly planning to start selling the HP Mini 1000 at a discount to customers who sign up for a long term service plan starting on May 17th. The model will apparently actually be an HP Mini 1151NR, but that’s just because HP likes to give each slight variation of the HP Mini […]

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Radio Shack, AT&T offer subsidized Acer Aspire One for $80

While the race toward a $100 netbook continues, there’s a parallel race taking place: The journey toward a $0 netbook thanks to wireless carrier subsidies. Radio Shack is now offering an 8.9 inch Acer Aspire One netbook in stores for $80. In order to get this dirt cheap computer you’ll need to sign up for a […]

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Verizon prepares employees to handle netbook questions

AT&T isn’t the only company that’s starting to offer subsidized netbooks to customers who sign up for multi-year service plans. There’ve been rumors that Verizon would soon begin offering netbooks in stores and through the company’s web site. And now Engadget has published what appears to be an internal memo to Verizon employees inviting them […]

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Verizon to offer subsidized HP Mini 1000 netbooks

Verizon has already confirmed its plans to sell netbooks in its retail stores. The company hasn’t yet declared which mini-laptops it will make available, or at what price, but it’s looking pretty likely that the HP Mini 1000 will be one of the first. Hot on the heels of a rumor that Verizon and HP […]

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Verizon: Yup, we’ll be selling netbooks in our stores

Verizon has confirmed rumors that the company is working with netbook makers to offer mini-laptops in the company’s retail stores. While Verizon won’t talk about the pricing (the rumors say that Verizon will subsidize the up-front cost of netbooks, possibly offering them for $99 or free when you sign up for a long term service […]

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HP and Verizon to offer subsizided netbooks?

We’ve already seen Dell and Acer partner with AT&T to offer discounted netbooks when you sign up for a multi-year wireless broadband service contract. Now it looks like HP and Verizon may offer a similar deal. Engadget reports that an anonymous but “reliable” tipster suggests that Verizon and HP are working together on a subsidized […]