Karma, a company known for its shareable Wi-Fi hotspots, has been offering Internet access one way and one way only—$14 per gigabyte, and users pay as they go.
A new plan from the company has been announced, however, enabling users to have unlimited Internet access for $50 per month. The new plan is called Neverstop.
Of course, just because the word "unlimited" is being thrown around doesn't mean you should head to the Karma website and buy it just yet. Users will be limited to 5 Mpbs download and upload speeds, using Sprint's LTE network. It may be worth the peace of mind knowing that you can't go over any data caps, however.
Karma's pay-as-you-go offering has also been rebranded, and is now called Refuel. As in the past, users will be rewarded when others connect to their hotspot, with $1 being credited to the user's account for each person that connects. Not only that, but users will get 100 MB of free data when they share their hotspot.
Because of the fact that Karma is all about sharing data, users can't stop others from connecting to their hotspot, although users can also connect to others' hotspots if they want.
The Karma Go hotspot is another cost that users will have to factor in, running for $150.
According to Karma CEO Steven van Wel, the company always wanted to offer unlimited data plans, but it first needed to find the right partner and build up its software before it was able to do this. Karma's first generation of devices ran on the WiMax network from Clearwire, and it wouldn't have made much sense to offer unlimited data through that network. Sprint's LTE network should be much more reliable and widespread. Van Wel also mentioned that the download and upload speeds may increase as Sprint continues to beef up its hardware.
Via: Engadget
