Filed under: Peripherals, Helio, 1xRTT, EV-DO, MVNOs, CDMA
Helio has officially cut down its
Hybrid EV-DO / WiFi data card down in its prime. Actually, we're not sure if the Hybrid was cut down before its prime, in its prime, or past its prime -- but any way you slice it, it's toast. The move is going down pretty quickly, too; no new Hybrids are being sold, and existing customers will be switched off as of May 8 (though they're "welcome" to keep the deactivated card, according to the announcement). Folks who also have a voice line activated with Helio will be given a month of free service for their troubles, but we imagine that's little consolation to the poor laptops mercilessly stripped of hotspot and EV-DO access in the discontinuation's aftermath. Was it Helio's
stingy 160MB limit that ultimately lead to the Hybrid's demise? We may never know -- but given Helio's cozy relationship with Earthlink and Boingo, we'd be pretty surprised if the MVNO were out of the dedicated data business for good.
[Thanks,
Brent S.]
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Apr 18 2007, 01:15 PM
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Filed under: EV-DO, 1xRTT, CDMA, Peripherals, MVNOs, data card, helio, DataCard, modem, hybrid, data, laptop, PcCard, boingo, pc card