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<strong>I have a Novatel USB760</strong> <strong>3G EVDO Rev-A USB
modem that I picked up from Verizon last year. I went
month-to-month thinking that I wouldn't necessarily use it all the
time, so I have it free and clear. <br>
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As I recall, the Verizon service offering that I was using gave me
1GB/month at about $50/month. Now they say </strong>
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<span dir="ltr">that the plan pricing is the same on the
month-to-month and the contract plan, </span><span dir="ltr">starting
at $50 for 5GB.<br>
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I'd like some advice on more agreeable plans that I can use this
device with. I don't want to have to keep going through this
thing where I won't use it for a while then have to go though this
whole re-activation process that can wind up amounting to $50 for
maybe an hour's total use. Now that I'm in grad school fulltime,
I need ready availability for light/moderate use at less cost -
it's OK if it's at a reduced bandwidth; I just want to get
connected wherever/whenever without it costing something like
$600/year. I do have an iPhone 3G under AT&T; if there's a
reasonable tethering option there I'm open to it. What might I
look into?<br>
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