Qwest offers mobile broadband service

Qwest this week said it is offering a new mobile broadband service over Sprint’s Evolution Data Optimized (EVDO) network.

The carrier now offers a wireless mobile broadband access card for laptop computers and three wireless broadband plans for customers connecting to the Internet over Sprint’s nationwide Power Vision network. Qwest struck a five-year deal with Sprint PCS in 2003 to provide nationwide coverage for its wireless customers; Qwest then sold its wireless assets to Verizon.

Qwest’s Mobile Broadband service starts at $70 per month plus $50 for the access card and a two-year commitment.

Monthly plans include 500Mbits, 600Mbits and “unlimited,” Qwest says. Customers who purchase Qwest Mobile Broadband service in addition to Qwest’s High-Speed Internet Service are eligible to receive a $20 discount on Qwest Mobile Broadband plans.

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Qwest this week said it is offering a new mobile broadband service over Sprint’s Evolution Data Optimized (EVDO) network.

The carrier now offers a wireless mobile broadband access card for laptop computers and three wireless broadband plans for customers connecting to the Internet over Sprint’s nationwide Power Vision network. Qwest struck a five-year deal with Sprint PCS in 2003 to provide nationwide coverage for its wireless customers; Qwest then sold its wireless assets to Verizon.

Qwest’s Mobile Broadband service starts at $70 per month plus $50 for the access card and a two-year commitment.

Monthly plans include 500Mbits, 600Mbits and “unlimited,” Qwest says. Customers who purchase Qwest Mobile Broadband service in addition to Qwest’s High-Speed Internet Service are eligible to receive a $20 discount on Qwest Mobile Broadband plans.

Qwest High-Speed Internet customers with a two- or three-year term commitment are also eligible for a $50 rebate on the Qwest Mobile Broadband Card.

The carrier employs mobile identification numbers and electronic serial numbers to help protect against unauthorized users capturing and deciphering private messages and sensitive information over the Code Division Multiple Access network.

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