Virgin Mobile USA launches prepaid Broadband2Go 3G service
Virgin Mobile's just announced a prepaid 3G service under the Broadband2Go moniker, which will offer customers a contract-free internet option. The Novatel MC760 USB dongle -- which will be available exclusively at Best Buy -- will run $150, with fixed data rates of $10 for 100MB, $20 for 250MB, $40 for 600MB and $60 for 1GB. The $10 bundles will expire ten days after purchase, while the rest of them will expire after 30 days. Pretty pricey if you ask us, but then -- most things with no strings attached are, right? The new service will be available starting late June.
[Via Electronista]
[Via Electronista]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kevin @ Jun 10th 2009 3:58PM
What a rip off!!
JKL @ Jun 11th 2009 2:04AM
Why the hell would they make it so expensive. Wireless is such a rip off in the US.
The ideal plans would have been
Pay per Use $1.50 per meg.
$10 500mb
$20 1- gig
$35 3 - gig
$60 6 - gig
va jj @ Jun 10th 2009 5:00PM
hookers are too but thats ; you get what you want without no strings attached.
OneLove @ Jun 10th 2009 5:02PM
MB?...MMMMMM..MB?
For $40 I cant even download a complete movie. :)
mndl632 @ Jun 10th 2009 9:21PM
a huge rip off, in the uk you can get the modem for £30 and pay another £15 for 3GB data which will last 30 days and that's not even the cheapest service available. That works out to around $50 for the modem and $25 for the 3GB data
egloskerry @ Jun 11th 2009 5:35AM
Why is it so hard for you Brits to comprehend that the UK is smaller than the US? Smaller country = less towers = less infrastructure = lower costs.
egloskerry @ Jun 11th 2009 5:34AM
Great. It's bad enough explaining to hicks who can't get cable or DSL what 5GB is. Now I'm going to have to explain to credit-challenged white and black trash what a MB is. "Uh...my camruh iz 1 millabit".
Hopefully the $150 price tag will turn them away, and leave only the intelligent credit-challenged people