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I think those rates only apply to the CR-48, not to the new devices announced today, because the new ones are also going to Europe, where CDMA is pretty much no

I think those rates only apply to the CR-48, not to the new devices announced today, because the new ones are also going to Europe, where CDMA is pretty much non-existent.

wiredfool 15y ago
That's not what the site seems to say: Chromebook that have built-in 3G include up to 100MB per month of Mobile Broadband service for 2 years, provided by Verizon Wireless.
- cstross 15y ago
  Note that Verizon doesn't operate in Europe, and CDMA is just about unheard of over here. According to this CNET report ( http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20061896-266.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20061896-266.html ) chromebooks will be sold in several EU countries, so I assume there'll be a UMTS/HSPA model sold with contracts from various carriers. (It's fairly clear that Google are targeting the same "curated computing" approach as Apple, but via a radically different delivery vehicle -- a netbook-like notebook PC rather than a tablet with a "clean sheet" multitouch user interface. Be interesting to see how the competition shapes up over the next year.)
  - wiredfool 15y ago
    Well, changing the language to Nederlands got me a different page -- one that I can read but I can make sweedish chef like interpretations of. Looks like Dutch users can expect wireless from kpn, with a gig of transfer per (garbled) for free, and then it's 20 euros/200MB. Hell, I should have done the English/uk, They're getting internets from three, and It's 3gig transfer free for the first three months, then pay as you go after.
    - henrikschroder 15y ago
      What the hell, I thought you could get unlimited mobile broadband at least in the Netherlands? This pricing makes no sense. I mean here in Sweden I can get mobile broadband (i.e. a USB dongle I plug into my laptop) from Three with a speed of (up to) 6mbit/s and no datacap for 9 euro/month. 25 euro/month gives me up to 32mbit/s, and still no caps. I wouldn't be surprised if they have some sort of operator kickback scheme for the chromebooks, but we'll see if/when they launch them in Scandinavia as well.
  - jahmed 15y ago
    The CR48 has the Gobi 2000 which supports GSM and CDMA, so I'm thinking they would use it in the new Chromebooks announced today.

I think those rates only apply to the CR-48, not to the new devices announced today, because the new ones are also going to Europe, where CDMA is pretty much non-existent.

wiredfool 15y ago

That's not what the site seems to say: Chromebook that have built-in 3G include up to 100MB per month of Mobile Broadband service for 2 years, provided by Verizon Wireless.

cstross 15y ago
Note that Verizon doesn't operate in Europe, and CDMA is just about unheard of over here. According to this CNET report ( http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20061896-266.html http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20061896-266.html ) chromebooks will be sold in several EU countries, so I assume there'll be a UMTS/HSPA model sold with contracts from various carriers. (It's fairly clear that Google are targeting the same "curated computing" approach as Apple, but via a radically different delivery vehicle -- a netbook-like notebook PC rather than a tablet with a "clean sheet" multitouch user interface. Be interesting to see how the competition shapes up over the next year.)
- wiredfool 15y ago
  Well, changing the language to Nederlands got me a different page -- one that I can read but I can make sweedish chef like interpretations of. Looks like Dutch users can expect wireless from kpn, with a gig of transfer per (garbled) for free, and then it's 20 euros/200MB. Hell, I should have done the English/uk, They're getting internets from three, and It's 3gig transfer free for the first three months, then pay as you go after.
  - henrikschroder 15y ago
    What the hell, I thought you could get unlimited mobile broadband at least in the Netherlands? This pricing makes no sense. I mean here in Sweden I can get mobile broadband (i.e. a USB dongle I plug into my laptop) from Three with a speed of (up to) 6mbit/s and no datacap for 9 euro/month. 25 euro/month gives me up to 32mbit/s, and still no caps. I wouldn't be surprised if they have some sort of operator kickback scheme for the chromebooks, but we'll see if/when they launch them in Scandinavia as well.
- jahmed 15y ago
  The CR48 has the Gobi 2000 which supports GSM and CDMA, so I'm thinking they would use it in the new Chromebooks announced today.