Clear today started a new brand and prepaid business model by launching Rover. They also launched a new hotspot and USB modem.
Billing is based on time not data and gives unlimited WiMAX within a given period: users can pay as little as $5 for a single day, $20 for a week or $50 for a whole month. Rover is aimed at a younger audience. Rover can be activated or extended with Re-Up prepaid cards rather than having to use a credit card.
Rover shares an identical map to the Sprint, Clear, Comcast WiMAX network.
The Rover Puck is a pocketable router shares its 4G with up to eight devices over 802.11n Wi-Fi and can create two separate networks to give both a limited guest network and one for known users. It lasts for four hours on a charge and costs $150. Rover is also running a special promo that gives the Puck and a year’s worth of access for $500.
The Rover Stick is a standard USB modem form factor and supports a Mac or Windows PC. It cost is a $100.
