DataJack to Offer Unlimited Mobile Broadband for $39 - Sans Cap or Commitment

Pulkit Chandna — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:33:22 -0600

The launch of a new mobile broadband service at CES next month could spark a price war. The new prepaid mobile broadband service is called DataJack. Its 3G network will cover 130 U.S cities at launch, as per its website. It is promising unlimited mobile broadband – absolutely no download limits- for a flat fee of $39.99 a month. The icing on the cake happens to be the fact that the service is prepaid. The USB modem required to access the service costs only $99 and can be used for storing data using an inbuilt microSD slot (card not supplied). Similar offerings on the market are not only more expensive but also don't provide unlimited data usage. DataJack will be in a league of its own when it debuts unless other carriers try and outmaneuver it by slashing their own prices before that.

Virgin and Universal Announce Unlimited Music Download Service

Paul Lilly — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:06 -0500

Through a partnership with Universal, Virgin Media said it plans to launch an unlimited music download subscription service. The well timed announcement comes just one day before a British report hits the public eye detailing how the creative and telecom industries should go about bumping up digital sales to cope with lost revenue due to online piracy.

"We listened to our customers, our fans, and our artists and we think that this is an opportunity to bring music to a wider audience," said Lucian Grainge, Universal Music chairman and CEO.

According to Reuters, people familiar with the service said it would cost around $16 to $24 per month. Both sides are describing the service as a world first, which would allow Virgin Media broadband customers to both listen to streaming tracks and download however many tracks and albums they want.

Unlike other unlimited subscription services, the downloadable MP3s won't come with any DRM shackles, which means the tracks can be transferred to and played from any MP3-capable device.

"This is really high stakes, if this can't work then what will," commented Mark Mulligan, an analyst with Jupiter.

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