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Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go Drops $40 Plan, Rolls Out $50 2.5GB Plan

Posted on February 16, 2011 by in General

We logged in to our Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go account today to buy some bandwidth for our MiFi 2200, but were surprised to see the $40 unlimited plan we wrote about in September is no longer offered!

As of yesterday, Broadband2Go no longer offers the $40 “unlimited” plan. Instead, the large bandwidth plan has increased $10 to $50 and comes with the disclaimer that Virgin Mobile:

reserves the right, without notice, to temporarily limit throughput speeds when monthly data usage on the $50 Broadband2Go Plan exceeds 2.5GB

The full details on changes to the Broadband2Go plan can be viewed on Virgin Mobile’s website.

Oh well. $50 still isn’t bad considering most hotels where conferences are held (e.g. T3 and FPA Business Solutions) charge at least $9.99 a day for Internet, and usually one pays extra to connect via hotel Wi-Fi. So $50/month is still a competitive price if you use the device for more than a few days.

Virgin Mobile’s MiFi Goes Unlimited

Posted on September 1, 2010 by in Technology

Astute followers of my Twitter feed know that a few weeks ago I purchased the MiFi® 2200 mobile hotspot card from Virgin Mobile. (Alas, it’s still in the box waiting to be activated.)

When I bought the MiFi card, Virgin Mobile had four different price points for its data plans. Plans were along the lines of:

  • $10 for 100MB which expired in 10 days
  • $20 for 250MB, 30 day expiration
  • $40 for 600MB, 30 day expiration
  • $60 for 1GB, 30 day expiration

But as of August 26, Virgin Mobile cut two of its plans and now offers two simple options:

  • The same $10, 100MB, 10 day expiration
  • A new, $40 unlimited data plan with a 30 day expiration

The unlimited data plan is a huge deal. But don’t take my word for it. David Pogue, technology columnist for the New York Times provided his review of the MiFi device and its unlimited data plan.

Also, if you’d like feedback on the MiFi device from a practicing financial advisor, read this blog post from Curtis A. Smith, CFP® on Morningstar Advisor.

And yes, soon I will break the package open and activate my MiFi…