[ale] OT: Service for a Novatel USB cell modem

[Jeremy T. Bouse]

	This is precisely why I've stuck with my Palm Pre+ smartphone with
Verizon and not switched to an Android based phone. With Verizon the
Pre+ gets the wifi hotspot feature for free with the standard smartphone
cost, unlike the Droid based phones which have an additional $30 charge
per month on top of the smartphone fee so that it comes out to around
$60/month extra. Unfortunately I'll have to upgrade at some point as
it's harder to find Pre+ phones any more & there's no manufacturer support.

On 01/14/2012 12:43 PM, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> *I have a Novatel USB760* *3G EVDO Rev-A USB modem that I picked up from
> Verizon last year.  I went month-to-month thinking that I wouldn't
> necessarily use it all the time, so I have it free and clear. 
> 
> As I recall, the Verizon service offering that I was using gave me
> 1GB/month at about $50/month.  Now they say * that the plan pricing is
> the same on the month-to-month and the contract plan, starting at $50
> for 5GB.
> 
> I'd like some advice on more agreeable plans that I can use this device
> with.  I don't want to have to keep going through this thing where I
> won't use it for a while then have to go though this whole re-activation
> process that can wind up amounting to $50 for maybe an hour's total
> use.  Now that I'm in grad school fulltime, I need ready availability
> for light/moderate use at less cost - it's OK if it's at a reduced
> bandwidth; I just want to get connected wherever/whenever without it
> costing something like $600/year.  I do have an iPhone 3G under AT&T; if
> there's a reasonable tethering option there I'm open to it.  What might
> I look into?
> 
> 
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