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Are you excited about Mi-Fi and researching what are the best MiFi plans with no contract (i.e.

prepaid) out there? Well, there's good news and bad news. The bad news is that there's currently only a limited number of available prepaid MiFi options. The good news is that there ARE available options! ;-) If you haven't already done so, check out the MiFi discussion page to learn more about this exciting mobile hotspot technology!

MiFi™ 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot (Verizon Wireless)

In fact, until 2010, there weren't any prepaid Mi-Fi offers that could be classified as traditional prepaid offerings. You had to basically buy a Sprint or Verizon MiFi hotspot device at regular price with a month-to-month plan. In other words, no prepaid broadband providers offered MiFi devices, leaving you still receiving a bill from Verizon or Sprint! Though with the month-to-month benefit, much like other Prepaid Broadband offerings, you'll pay more for the hardware/modem than you would have to if you signed a one or two year contract.

Fortunately, early 2010 was a sort of prepaid broadband revolution, if you will, that resulted in the major providers (ex. AT&T and Verizon) to begin offering prepaid wireless broadband plans. They

Verizon ZTE Fivespot Global Mobile Hotspot

entered the no contract market due to the incredible demand as customers shift from postpaid contracts to prepaid, no contract broadband Internet plans. Fortunately Verizon had a postpaid MiFi modem that they were able to offer on a no contract basis. So although the options were limited in terms of evaluating the best MiFi plans, I'm confident that our options will continue to increase! In fact, in June 2010 Virgin Mobile launched its MiFi hotspot offering, which was great news!

The table below gives you some of the critical details of the Verizon and Virgin Mobile MiFi offerings. It's actually quite interesting to review the MiFi plan offers; it's almost as though despite the fact that Verizon has a prepaid MiFi offering, Virgin Mobile's pricing blows them out of contention! Regardless, it's great to have c Virgin MiFi

hoice, and no doubt that we'll start to see additional entrants to the MiFi hotspot market as hardware prices continue to get cheaper and cheaper.

I constantly monitor the news, so rest assured that when other prepaid MiFi plans become available, I will update this table within a matter of days so you can always compare the best MiFi plans available. So for now, in terms of best MiFi plans, you've got two options! If you want to keep in touch so you know when this page has been updated, you can subscribe to the RSS feed, or you can signup for the Free Prepaid Wireless Tracker, which includes what's new on this site, as well as wireless news; it's sent out monthly.

Provider	AT&T	Best Buy Connect	Cricket	DataJack	Millenicom 4G	Mobi	TruConnect	Verizon	Virgin
Fee (MB included)	$15 - 1 day (100MB) $30 - 7 days (300MB) $50 - 30 days (1GB)	$10 - 7 days (200MB) $35 - 30 days (1.5GB) $50 - 30 days (3GB) $90 - 90 days (5GB)	$30 - 30 days (1GB)* $45 - 30 days (2.5GB) $55 - 30 days (5GB) $65 - 30 days (7.5GB)	$9.99/month (200MB) $19.99/month (500) $29.99/month (1GB) $49.99/month (5GB)	$80/month (10GB)	$30/month (4GB)* $40/month (6GB)* $60/month (8GB)*	$4.99/month ACCESS FEE + 3.9 cents/MB	$15 - 1 day (100MB) $30 - 7 days (300MB) $50 - 30 days (1GB) 85 - 30 days (5GB)	$10 - 10 days (100MB) $20 - 30 days (500MB) $20 - 30 days (1GB)* $50 - 30 days (2.5GB)
Equipment	Novatel Wireless Mobile Hotspot MiFi 2372 ($299.99)	Novatel 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot ($99.99)	Huawei Cricket Crosswave MiFi Hotspot ($149.99)	Novatel 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot ($69.99)	Samsung Hotspot ($99.99)	Novatel 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot ($130)	Novatel 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot ($89.99)	Novatel 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot ($269.99) ZTE Fivespot Global Mobile Hotspot ($199.99)	Novatel 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot ($149)
Activation Fee	None	$35	None	None	$49.99 + $15 shipping	None	None	None	None
Network	AT&T Nationwide Network GSM 3G HSDPA/UMTs	Sprint Nationwide Network CDMA 3G EV-DO RevA	Sprint Nationwide Network CDMA 3G EV-DO RevA	Sprint Nationwide Network CDMA 3G EV-DO RevA	Verizon LTE	Sprint Nationwide Network CDMA 3G EV-DO RevA	Sprint Nationwide Network CDMA 3G EV-DO RevA	CDMA 3G EV-DO RevA	Sprint Nationwide Network CDMA 3G EV-DO RevA
Notes	Expandable memory Battery life = 4 hrs.		*Only available in select retailers (ex. Walmart, Best Buy, Radio Shack) Note: Retail plans (Walmart, Best Buy, Radio Shack) are $5 less & do NOT include nationwide coverage		Backwards compatible with to 3G when 4G is unavailable Early Bird Special - 10GB 4G + 10GB 3G for $69.99 Read my interview with Dennis Castle, Millenicom CEO & Owner!	* Requires Auto Bill Pay; otherwise price is $5 more Available in Hawaii only	Read my TruConnect Prepaid MiFi Review! Read my interview with Kevin Hamilton, TruConnect President & CEO!	Supports VPN Battery life = 4 hrs. (40 hrs. standby) Looking for a FREE MiFi device & willing to go postpaid? Check out Free Mobile Hotspot!	*Available only at Walmart Battery life = 4 hrs. (40 hrs. standby) Read my Virgin Broadband Review!
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