http://www.slashgear.com/sprint-and-...mazon-1051595/

A temporary sale at Amazon. But you still have to pay the service fee (I think 59.99 a month at Sprint so still pricy).

Edit: Direct links posted

http://www.amazon.com/Novatel-Mobile...9750527&sr=8-6


http://www.amazon.com/Novatel-Mobile...ef=pd_cp_cps_1


Also seems to be a rebate from Amazon to cover activation.

the 5gb limit and 60/month service plan is ridiculous.

It is, but it's the only way I could ever do business with a cell provider. I hate cell phones, but want mobile internet. Right now I'm using the cradlepoint 300 w/the novatel usb modem. The mifi lasts longer in a smaller package.

Well, I love the Mifi, but I hate the highway robbery the cell companies impose on data only users. It's like the ma bells all over again. There's supposed to be a big breakout price war in the near future where you'll start to be able to get your cell phone packages and bills uber cheap. They're already reeving up for it right now and when 4G hits, expect to see a bunch of startup companies adding pressure to the big dogs. So just be patient and the Mifi and other similar devices will become practical in price. Heck, in time 4G and cellular might just become nothing more than a mobile extension of your home internet connection.

You're lucky you are not in Canada - you'd have a heart attack. Here 5 GB from Rogers will cost $80 CAD. We are supposed to get more competition due to some recent airwaves auctions... we'll see...

Well, another thing that'd really help competition and lower prices would be to A) separate the carriers from the phones. IE, you buy your phone, and then you get your provider. They already do this in England and Europe to some degree and from what I've seen, it's been a smash hit. B) eliminate contracts and go month to month only, or allow for a very easy out should someone want to go elsewhere. Almost everyone else does it, so why do the cellular providers gotta be special? Being finned for voting with your feet is stupid. You should be able to walk away from your provider at any time for any reason and not incur any fees. I know the cellular providers would fight that with a passion, because it means they'd have to actually give the customer what they want instead of always finding new and creative ways to chain them to a wall, and then screw them till they bleed. C) create alakarte packages that you can mix and match to be whatever you want it to be.

Only when competition is truly forced on the providers will any real reasonable price schemes be seen in the cellular industries, and reasonable services. 5gb a month for $60? Yeah, right. When hell freezes over.