Verizon releases global mobile hotspot2010-10-05 09:49 by DanielaTags: Verizon, hotspot, 3G, Fivespot
Verizon's launched the first mobile hotspot to offer data service in more than 200 countries, 120 of those at 3G speeds. The Fivespot comes with a built-in SIM card, and can handle up to five Wifi devices at a time. It links to GSM networks as well as Verizon's own Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO) network. Supported standards include CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, GSM, GPRS and EDGE networks. There are various different international price plans, and none of them comes cheap - although the prices still compare pretty favorably with those from Sprint and AT&T. The lowest-cost gives a 5GB allowance in the US and Canada plus 100MB in 'select countries', and costs $129.99.The next price plan ups the international allowance to 200MB and costs $219.99. There's also a GlobalAccess Pay Per Use option for those who sign up for the company's $59.99 Mobile Broadband service plan in the US; data costs $0.002 per KB in Canada, $0.005 per KB in Mexico and $0.02 per KB in more than 200 other destinations. Read more -here-
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