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Sprint drops Phone-As-Modem plan to $15 – Wireless modem on the cheap

By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 at 12:57 PM

Just yesterday we were reporting on rumors that Sprint was planning to give their data-centric aspirations another big push by dropping the price on their “Phone-As-Modem” (PAM) data plans. The Sprint PAM plan allows Sprint logocustomers with qualified data plans to use their 3G-capable mobile phones as wireless modems. The PAM plan add-on essentially allows Sprint customers to turn their cellphones into broadband data cards.

The PAM plan was previously a more-costly $40 per month, decidedly more pricey than the new $15 a month price-point. Sprint is definitely moving to make their mark on the US wireless landscape as the premier data provider. And, with the most pressing barrier to entry just about removed from the equation, Sprint could indeed see a boost in data subscribership.

The Sprint PAM plan is applicable to new and existing data plans for an additional $15 on top of data plan costs. Just keep an eye on that 5GB data limit.

[Via: WMExperts]

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  • JD

    I just spoke to Sprint, and this is all true. However, the only plan that this is not compatable with is the Simply Everything Plan. Go figure. The plan that I have and like the most won’t work.

  • Raidium

    It won’t work with the simply everything plan? Wow, that’s going to be a bit of a disappointment for alot of customers. I think I will just stick with my broadband card. I am a huge user when it comes to my data card but I’m also a huge talker so I’m always using them together, go figure. LOL. :D