“Free” Mobile Broadband... From NetZero
Remember NetZero? Yeah, it's been a while. Free dial up internet hasn't been something you have been lusting for since Clinton was stumbling around the White House, but how about free wireless broadband?
NetZero offers free Wi-Fi 'teaser' service for 1 year – USATODAY.com
It works like this, across the top of your screen there will be a big banner ad... ok, kidding. It actually is not much of a gimmick. Running on the Clearwire network (which has been having trouble finding buyers other than Sprint), you pay either $50 for a USB modem or $100 for a wifi hotspot. You get 200mb/mo free, for one year. There are no overage charges - the data simply shuts off after 200mb and asks if you want to buy a plan.
So, is it a good deal? Well, not for me, because Android has tethering and I have unlimited data on Sprint. Even if I needed it, wifi hotspot over the phone is only $1/day... so paying $100 up front doesn't make a lot of sense.
On the other hand, for the sometime-traveler without tethering (*cough* iPhone *cough*), this could make a lot of sense - 200mb does not get you that far in a month, but it would be enough to get your email, especially with something like gmail.
After the first year, you can opt into a paying plan. All in all, not bad NetZero, not bad.
NetZero offers free Wi-Fi 'teaser' service for 1 year – USATODAY.com
It works like this, across the top of your screen there will be a big banner ad... ok, kidding. It actually is not much of a gimmick. Running on the Clearwire network (which has been having trouble finding buyers other than Sprint), you pay either $50 for a USB modem or $100 for a wifi hotspot. You get 200mb/mo free, for one year. There are no overage charges - the data simply shuts off after 200mb and asks if you want to buy a plan.
So, is it a good deal? Well, not for me, because Android has tethering and I have unlimited data on Sprint. Even if I needed it, wifi hotspot over the phone is only $1/day... so paying $100 up front doesn't make a lot of sense.
On the other hand, for the sometime-traveler without tethering (*cough* iPhone *cough*), this could make a lot of sense - 200mb does not get you that far in a month, but it would be enough to get your email, especially with something like gmail.
After the first year, you can opt into a paying plan. All in all, not bad NetZero, not bad.
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