For those who travel a lot, or just need wireless nearly anywhere they can possibly get it, 3G wireless cards and modems have been a huge help. They haven’t come without problems, however. Some carriers like AT&T and Verizon put in data caps around 5GB per month, and all of them charge at least $60 for the unlimited plan or plan with the highest cap. DataJack looks to take full advantage of those flaws.
DataJack looks to be announcing its own 3G data connection service that looks to fix the problems with current ones. DataJack will offer unlimited 3G data for $40 a month, without any contracts like the major carriers require. The modem could cost about $100, and will work GSM network, presumably AT&T and T-Mobile’s that DataJack can manage a deal with.
DataJack’s plan would make it much easier for those who could use the connection, but don’t need it all the time. Playing $40 to be able to use the modem as long as you want for the month would be great for any sort of trip where the wireless connection is questionable, but needed. Right now not everything is set, but DataJack will be making an official announcement at CES. Maybe this will finally push the major carriers to provide cheaper data connections, or at least provide them with some competition.
Read [Chip Chick]
Seems too good to be true, less than a half year later it is now $49.95 and 5GB max. With the cap, as they say in "Shark Tank" "I'm Out!"