It seems the big three providers: AT&T, Verizon and Sprint have settled on $60 per month for mobile broadband with a 5 gig cap. They vary on the cost per megabyte when exceeding the 5 gig cap. Mobile Broadband was very helpful by providing a comparison chart of a sampling of providers and listing their respective features.
Virgin Mobile announced Broadband 2 Go which is a pre-paid mobile broadband offering starting as low as $10 for 100 megabytes of usage within 10 days. There is no activation fee, contract, early termination fee or overage charge. You must purchase a $149.99 Novatel modem from Best Buy and pre-pay for your usage. The most expensive option being $60 for up to one gigabyte of usage within 30 days. Megabytes can not be rolled over; unused gigs within 30 days are lost.
Verizon offers a Broadband Day Pass at $15 for 24 hours of continuous use. Restrictions for megabytes downloaded / used do apply and you must purchase a Verizon broadband modem or, if your netbook / notebook has mobile broadband built-in, you may purchase an ExpressCard.
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