Helio Releases EV-DO Card
- October 4th, 2006
- 3 Comments
Helio announced this morning a hybrid card that supports both 3G and WiFi. The Helio Hybrid card and Hybrid Connector software are free with a two year membership costing $85 per month. It will be able to connect to the Internet via EV-DO or Helio WiFI hotspots.
As far as I know, Helio will be the first MVNO to offer a wireless broadband card. I’m sure this signals something significant, but I can’t quite place my finger on what. Unfortunately, it also seems that this card only supports PC.
webonics (Who am I?)
2 years ago
I’m rather surprised that Helio is offering an EV-DO card since they really need to expand their handset lineup beyond only the two offerings. Since most EV-DO users need the card for business, I have to question that a major segment of Helio’s audience is business professionals. Maybe this offering is catering to college students but most major campuses offer WiFi access. Or maybe Helio is looking for a new area of growth to survive in a competitive market and not end up like ESPN Mobile MVNO.
I’ve seriously considered Helio as an option over the past several weeks as a new carrier because Sprint has such a limited offering of handsets but a good network. Helio uses the Sprint network and has 2 very nice handsets, but the plan pricing is still exorbant in comparison to the major carriers. I’m hoping the price may stabilize after they subscribership reaches a magic number.
But this is definitely a unique offering from an MVNO.
George
2 years ago
The EVDO card is only Rev0, which is already outdated. Sprint has already released 3 higher speed RevA cards and at a lower rate of $60/month, you don’t even need to be a voice customer. The additional WiFi is pretty moot when the main advantage of EVDO is that you get access in entire metro areas.
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EVDO INFO (Who am I?)
2 years ago
watch out, unlimited does not mean not limited!
read this first — Hell NO, Helio!
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