Sprint 3G Card
I’ve seen several commenters on the various sites wondering about why a trio which all had iPhones on AT&T, would the one with the data card have it from Sprint.
It was actually a fairly simple choice, and more out of dislike for how certain companies advertise the plans, than actual technical research. All of the major providers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon) have a fairly consistent monthly plan (5GB for $60 a month) but then there’s how they explain overages.
AT&T for example, gives the price per kilobyte. ($0.00048 according to their pricing spreadsheet) Since when has this ever been a meaningful unit since 2000 and outside of embedded systems? Is there anything else in the world that is given in ONE-THOUSANDTH of a cent? Seriously? This is purely to hide the true cost of an overage, since it comes out to $0.49152 per megabyte. So 50 cents per megabyte, is insane. The first 5GB is $60, the next 5GB is $2,516.58.
So next was Verizon. Then Verizon was instantly skipped as I recalled their non-understanding of the difference between .002 Cents and .002 Dollars
T-Mobile was looked at, but I know of all the carriers, their 3G network is lacking.
So Sprint was the last choice, and while their overage charge is still insane (5 Cents a Megabyte) it’s at least GIVEN as 5/cents per MB. And for an additional 5GB, only $256 more a month! (Still insane)
So that’s why I use Sprint for my broadband card. As soon as the iPhone allows tethering on AT&T, I’ll probably drop it, just because it will be one less device to carry with me (or lose!)