United States: Digital Life Verizon Launches Prepaid Mobile Broadband Plans.Byline: datta03 Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. has three new prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. offerings for road warriors
The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team famously comprised of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis, though other members who want mobile broadband Description Mobile Broadband is a type of wireless internet access that differs from Wi-Fi. Mobile Broadband is the name used to describe the 3G services which are made possible by HSDPA and HSUPA, the latest technologies on the W-CDMA evolutionary path. without a long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. data plan. The Verizon prepaid plans require the purchase of a modem and access costs $15 for a day, $30 for a week, and $50 for a month. Verizon's contracts allow more data, and Virgin Mobile offers more data for less. Laptop-toting road warriors who don't want to commit to a long-term mobile broadband data plan might be interested in a new offering from Verizon Wireless. On Thursday, the wireless carrier rolled out three new mobile data plans as part of the company's prepaid portfolio. The plans let customers tap into the mobile broadband speed they need on Verizon's 3G network with daily, weekly or monthly pay-as-you-go access. The plans will be available beginning Nov. 15. "As more and more people begin to use these devices in different ways, all of a sudden it's not just the device. The network and the ability to connect to the network becomes very important," said Michael Gartenberg, a vice president at Interpret. "Verizon has a very strong reputation for their coverage and connectivity. Prepaid mobile broadband is going to be more important going forward, particularly for people who don't need it on a daily basis and don't necessarily want to pay a monthly fee." Verizon is billing the new options as ideal for customers who need Internet access See how to access the Internet. for occasional or seasonal use on vacation, while enjoying a weekend getaway, or for students away at school. Customers who want to tap this option, however, have to purchase a Verizon USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 760 modem for $129.99. The USB760 comes with a high-performance internal antenna, removable memory of up to 8GB, and support Relevant Products/Services for Windows 2000, XP and Vista; Mac OS X; and Linux. Daily users will pay $15 for 75MB of data. Weekly users will pay $30 for 250MB, and monthly users will pay $50 for 500MB. To help customers decide which package meets their needs, Verizon offers a chart that indicates how much data usage various Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the functions demand. Users could send about 25,000 text-only e-mails, view 500 web pages, and 150 low-resolution digital photos on the $15 plan. The weekly plan allows about 85,000 e-mails, 1,700 web-page views, and 500 low-resolution photos. The monthly plan offers 170,000 e-mails, 3,400 web pages, and 1,000 low-resolution photos. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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