This isn’t the best sign of robust competition in the mobile broadband space, but it’s something. Verizon Wireless recently increased the data cap on their $39.99 mobile broadband plan from 50 MB to 250 MB, while also cutting overage costs. Meanwhile, Sprint didn’t even have a lower-tier plan. That changed as of yesterday. Sprint announced a lower-tier broadband plan which mimics that of Verizon. There are a few differences, though, one of which is rather major. Details after the jump.
From a pricing standpoint, Sprint provides a bit more bang for the buck. The plan, priced at $39.99, will offer 500 MB of data, or double that of Verizon. Of course, 500 MB is still peanuts in terms of consumption, but double is double. Sprint’s overages are also an easy-to-swallow 5 cents per MB. This is interesting because the plan rate is 8 cents per MB.
The bad part is that this is only available to corporate-liable customers, so the regular consumer is shut out for the time being. It’s unknown whether Sprint will eventually open this up for general consumption, but chances are they will. Why would they not?
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