What are Prepaid Wifi Plans?

Prepaid wifi (wireless internet) is an emerging service offered by a variety of different telecommunication companies that allows individuals to purchase or rent wifi/mifi cards allowing them to access the internet anywhere they are. Be it a coffee shop, a bus ride, a friends house or a foreign country, it’s as simple as plugging it in.

Prepaid wifi plans is a website designed to educate you on the various plans available as well as the pros and cons to each. Whether you’re traveling blogger who needs a consistent hotspot to upload content, a business person wishing to stay in touch with clients or simply a recreation internet user, this site is your resource to everything wireless.

 Comparing Plans

In choosing the best prepaid wifi plan, you should be diligent in both determining the extent to which you’ll need the service as what factors are most important to you.  Is it price?  Is it location? Is it strength of signal?  These are all things you want to take into account prior to choosing a wifi provider.

Data jack offers some fantastic and affordable plans starting as low $9.99/month. One of the best things about datajack is that there are no activation fees and do not require long term contracts. Additionally, their coverage area is decent and growing here in the United States. To learn more about their plans, check them out here.

One of the largest as well as largest growing wifi service providers is Xcom Global, a subsidiary of Inter Communications, one of the largest wireless rental services in Tokyo and has been in business for over 14 years.  Perfect for the traveler, Xcom Global offers daily rates for internet as low as $12.95/day in over 195 countries around the world. If you’re unable to get service from another provider while traveling, I highly recommend checking out this service.

Another good service is TruConnect. The best thing about this service is the price. At $4.99/month + 3.9 cents per mb this is the perfect service for the light internet user. Another benefit is the company utilizes Sprints 3G network  allowing for large service areas. Check it out here

One of the largest and most popular wifi services, Boingo allows you to connect to the internet for as low as $9.95.month and has a pay as you go system for as little as $1.99/hour credit. Unlike other providers this actual prepaid wifi service can be the perfect fit for someone on a budget. Additionally, Boingo has service available in locations all over the world allowing you use it while you travel abroad.

Simple mobile is another option out there for not only wifi plans but pay as you go cell phone services. At as little as $25/month you can get 750 mb of data for your tablet, netbook, Usb Modem lap top or personal computor.

Broadband2Go is a service offered by Virgin Mobile that provides individuals to utilize a mifi (hotspot) device or Usb device that plugs into a laptop, netbook or Tablet. They offer plans as low as $10 which must be used in 10 days and go up to $50/month for unlimited access. This service uses the nation wide Sprint Network.

If you’re a traveler who needs consistent wifi without having to pop into an internet cafe, this service may be for you. This rental service allows you to rent a wifi card for a specific duration of your choosing (ex. 1 week, 1 month, etc). They mail you the hardware, set you up with data plan to where ever you are going and you simply mail it back when you’re done. The pros of this service is that it’s easy and convenient. The cons are that it can be fairly expensive.