Free Netbook with Mobile Broadband
There are many mobile broadband netbook deals available from a variety of vendors in the US, but the price of mobile broadband in this region is still a costly option compared to offers from Europe.
Mobile broadband netbook deals in the US
This fact seems to be down to the fact that mobile broadband netbook deals in the US tend to offer a mobile broadband netbook with an embedded chipset, whereby deals in, say, the UK offer a mobile broadband netbook deal with a USB modem.
It has been reported that a deal in the UK that offers a mobile broadband netbook similar to that of Verizon’s dell mini netbook with mobile broadband here in the US are available for as little as $299 and the USB modems required in order to get the mobile broadband netbook connected are usually free. This means that UK consumers can get the mobile broadband netbook deal they want with the USB modem they need and a desirable and free mobile broadband netbook (without embedded chipset).
Mobile broadband netbook deals in other parts of the world
In the USA things are a little different. Because consumers in the US are paying for the convenience of having a mobile broadband netbook with an embedded mobile broadband netbook chipset; rather than a mobile broadband netbook with a USB modem; the cost of the expensive embedded chip hardware needs to be covered by the price plan. Consumers in the US are therefore required to pay a fee up front – the Dell mini netbook with mobile broadband is yours for a $200 up front payment – which hikes up the price of the mobile broadband netbook plan, something that isn’t required in the UK and other parts of Europe.
Mobile broadband netbook deals in the future
The good news is that, as a technology, mobile broadband is not as widely used in the US and the market is not as established as in other parts of the world. This will have an impact on the flexibility of the plans and the pricing structures implemented so, as the marketplace gathers momentum, we may see the price of mobile broadband netbook plans drastically reducing as vendors compete to win business. The days of getting a free netbook with mobile broadband in the US may be drawing closer.
