Selling computers is not good enough for Lenovo. Since some of their laptops come with built-in 3G/4G connectivity, they also want to allow users to be connected all the time, no matter where they happen to find themselves. Previously, the Chinese company accomplished this by teaming up with local carriers but now they’re going one step forward, launching their own-brand mobile broadband service for interested customers.
Powered by Austin-based Macheen, it [service] will allow folks to pay for the Internet access either on demand — $2 for 30 minutes, $9 for a day — or grab a monthly plan that starts at $45 for 2GB of data.
According to Lenovo, the idea is to provide customers with a range of options to make even occasional access an attractive option. Not sure how affordable this is, but when emergency strikes, most of us don’t ask how much Internet costs – we just need to have it that very second. We’ll see whether Lenovo can make this fly…
[Via: AllThingsD]