Sprint announced their new “Simply Everything” cell phone plan today that includes unlimited voice and data for $99 a month.
For just cell service, that’s a big step in the right direction but still more than I’d be willing to pay.
But this could be a really intriguing offering for people who want to use Sprint’s high-speed EVDO data service as their main source of Internet access.
According to Sprint’s Web site, their EVDO service provides download speeds ranging from 600 kbps to 1.4 Mbps, with upload speeds ranging from 350 kbps to 500 kbps.
While that’s not Fios speed, it definitely qualifies as low-end broadband.
So, for $99, you’d get unlimited cell phone service and Internet service, either on your phone or on your laptop/PC if you tether your phone to your computer as a modem.
A flat $99 rate for unlimited phone and high-speed Internet? Now I’m intrigued.
It will be interesting to see if Sprint allows that sort of usage.
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