AT&T’s decision of venturing into the computers arena has found a stronger footing after the company expressed its satisfaction on Wednesday regarding the 3G netbook trial, saying that the April-launched trial was successful enough to go ahead with it countrywide. 

The trial launched by AT&T included Acer, Dell and LG netbooks, all of which were sponsored by AT&T at a discounted price, for users who signed up for a two-year contract. However, the company has seemingly replaced LG with a Lenovo netbook.

Though AT&T is still working at the prices of the netbooks at its Philadelphia and Atlanta stores, AT&T subscribers in Atlanta - who sign up for a two-year service contract - can pick an Acer netbook for a mere $50; having to pay a monthly charge of $40 or $60 for either 200MB or 5GB wireless capacity. 

In a streak quite similar to AT&T, Verizon Wireless too is also all game for a foray into the field of computers, especially with the slackened demand for new phones and services. On May 17, Verizon initiated the sale of Hewlett-Packard (HP) netbooks, which have been discounted to $199, and are available with a two-year data contract at a monthly charge of $40.

About the stripped-down prices, Michael Willsey, Director of Marketing at Verizon said: “You are not going to find too many laptops at that price point!”