HP is getting into the prepaid data game. The company just announced DataPass, a solution that lets you purchase 3G service from your laptop. The service is HP-branded, and that isn’t just marketing hype — the company bought excess spectrum from Sprint and is setting its own prices, effectively turning the PC maker into an MVNO. The no-contract plans start at $5, se bleow for full prcing details.
So far, the new service is limited to HP notebooks using Qualcomm’s Gobi un2400 universal modem. HP hasn’t said if DataPass will reach other models.
Pricing (Price/Amount/Duration)
- $5/ 75MB/5 hours
- $10/ 150MB/ 3 days
- $20/ 450MB /14 days
- $30/ 1000MB/ 30 days