United Airlines is now the latest airline to announce in-flight broadband. The provider is Gogo. Pricing looks a bit like this: Whether on United or the four other U.S airlines Aircell now has agreements with, Gogo costs passengers $9.95 on flights of three hours or less, and $12.95 on flights of more than three hours….
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Sprint Offers New Sierra Wireless 598U USB Broadband Card
Sprint & Sierra Wireless throws us another broadband card to play with. Here’s the essential info: EVDO Rev. A (Up to 3.1 Mbps)USB format with an interesting clip for keeping it out of harm’s way (looks a bit cumbersome though)Smallest broadband card available todaymicroSD card (up to 32 GB expansion)Built-in GPSSupports laptops going into sleep…
Get $90 or $35 from Sprint ETF Settlement
A proposed settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit against Sprint over early termination fees (ETF). It seems to basically apply to anyone who has had a time-based contact with Sprint that had an etf clause it i.e. most Sprint wireless customers. You get $90 if you were charged an ETF and can…
Sony’s "Not A Netbook" Features Built-in 3G Mobile Broadband
“The world’s lightest notebook” “1.4 lbs” “Fits in a jacket” “Xcross Media instant-on for web browsing, music, video and photos” “Turn by turn GPS navigation…no internet required” “Built-In Mobile Broadband” Curious yet? via Sony
Slower EDGE, Faster 3G for AT&T Mobile Broadband Users [Analysis]
So, the blogosphere has been all the rage about AT&T slowing EDGE to force customers to switch to 3G. If it is true that they’ve been slowing EDGE to dedicate more bandwidth to 3G users, it’s a double-edged sword for mobile broadband/3G users. Let’s say you’ve got your snazzy new AT&T Quicksilver USB Connect. You…
WiMAX to launch officially in Portland, Oregon
Clearwire, the wireless broadband company that has merged with Sprint’s Xohm to provide WiMAX, is set to launch its first city under the Clear brand today (Jan.6.08). Here’s a breakdown of the regular featured mobile plans according to Clear’s site. $10/day – 24 hour pass$30/month – Occasional (200 MB/month)$40/month – Frequent (2 GB/month)$50/month – Unlimited monthly usage…
T-Mobile’s First 3G USB Broadband Card [FCC]
At long last, T-Mobile will have a 3G modem. As we mentioned before, the entry of T-Mobile this late into the 3G marketplace will mean many subscribers being ‘stolen’ away by cheaper mobile broadband plans. Just think, at $50 for 3G for $60, who wouldn’t? I know I would. The new Huawei UMG 181 USB…
Verizon 4G Wireless Broadband (LTE) Rollout in 4Q of 2009
Verizon might be shifting up plans to get the jump on the competition. It may start deploying Long Term Evolution as early as the end of the year.What does that mean for you? Average speeds of 16-25 Mbps …wirelessly. Sexy. Just downright sexy. via Boy Genius Report
AT&T 3G Enabled Laptop for $99
Yesterday it was a rumor and today it’s official. RadioShack is now offering the AT&T (NYSE: T) 3G-enabled Acer Aspire One netbook in 4,400 of its stores. The $99 offer is valid through December 24th, and requires qualifying two-year AT&T DataConnect mobile broadband service agreement with plans starting at $60 a month. If you ever…
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