Sprint May be Lowering PAM Pricing
As WiMAX continues to stumble and stammer, people are wondering if the once-exciting prospect of WiMAX in the US is simply a pipe dream. This wouldn’t be the first time a group of competitors rallied together and bribed convinced the FCC to impede progress. With the future of WiMAX up in the air, the struggling Sprint is realizing that it will have to look elsewhere to juice up its data offering for the time being. Finding new ways to leverage that EVDO Rev. A network of theirs is indeed going to be key and making its Phone-as-Modem (PAM) plan a bit more accessible is a fine start. While nothing has been confirmed yet, rumor has it that the new price point in the near future will be a very reasonable $15 / month, down from the current $40 / month. Of course some of us use our handsets as wireless 3G modems without paying an extra cent, but for those unaware of that possibility $15 per month isn’t half bad – especially if the $15 service addition might replace a pricey USB modem or laptop card.
phone as modem has always been $15 im paying that now and before that even when i was on my old plan it was included in my $39.99 unlimited blackberry plan
man, could this site be any more biased?
it has not always been $15 for all devices, but has been so since the launch of the everything plans many months ago.
No, it has not always been $15. It depends on your plan and can get as high as $50 apparently: http://bit.ly/sprint
5GB cap is still deal breaker
The misinformation in this article is simply astounding…
they will find a way to shoot themselves in the foot with a 10 gauge again
Users with Windows Mobile 6 have free PAM access with the Internet Sharing program with your normal smartphone data plan.
Sprint users sure are sensitive these days…
It was $15 before the simply everything plans came out but at the end of the day ot still cheaper then at&t who PAM is $60 alone and tmobile don’t count you might as well use dial up and be better off
Verizon has offered that feature at $15 bucks a month for years, sprint was sure ripping off there customers….some more..
From the Sprint website – do a search for PAM:
“Can phone as a modem service be added to the Simply Everything(SM) plans?
No, phone as a modem (PAM) service is not available at this time.”
I make no claim that this is accurate, but it is what they say on their web site.
@ Mark
Wrong! Broadband access connect with your phone is 59.99 without a data plan, 15 with a data plan, 30 if your on the 30 email and web for BB plan.. always adds up to 60
Why is this story all over the Web? PAM has been $15 for two months now!!!!
Sprint costumer service confirm the PAM plan as 15$ per month with no Gb limits.
This plan can only be added to:
-Simply everithing plan
-Everithing plan 450 or 900min
-Talk/text/data share plan