AT&T sells two new netbooks and lowers data pricing

AT&T Mobility is introducing two new netbooks to its growing pool of data-centric devices and is reducing the price of its low-end monthly data plan by $5.

AT&T said it will launch the Samsung Go netbook as well as the Acer Aspire One later this month. Both devices will run on Windows 7 and will be $200 with a two-year data plan after a mail-in rebate. AT&T is also cutting the price of its monthly 200 MB data plan to $35 down from $40 per month. However, it is maintaining the price of its $60 per month plan, which offers users 5 GB of data.

The two netbooks are similar in terms of features. The Samsung Go has a 160 GB hard drive, 1GB of memory, high definition audio, a 1.3-megapixel webcam and an LED backlit display. The Acer Aspire One has a 160 GB hard drive, 1GB of memory, high definition audio support, two built-in speakers, a video conferencing feature and a built-in webcam.

AT&T's decision to reduce the price on its lower-tier data plan follows T-Mobile USA's roll out of a new laptop stock and two new data rate plans that offer customers 200 MB of data for $30 per month or 5 GB of data for $50 per month.

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