Editing Wireless broadband (section)

==Mobile wireless broadband==
In the United States, [[mobile broadband]] technologies include services from providers such as [[Verizon (mobile network)|Verizon]], [[AT&T Mobility]], and [[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]] which allow a more mobile version of Internet access. Consumers can purchase a [[PC card]], laptop card, [[USB]] equipment, or [[mobile broadband modem]], to connect their [[Personal computer|PC]] or [[laptop]] to the Internet via [[cell phone tower]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.verizon.com/support/broadband-services/|title=Important Information About Verizon Wireless Broadband Internet Access Services}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.verizon.com/support/wireless-internet-services-data-only/|title=Data Only Plans (Wireless Internet) - Support Overview &#124; Verizon}}</ref><ref name="Mobile Broadband FAQs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.verizon.com/support/4g-mobile-broadband-faqs/|title=Mobile Broadband FAQs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.t-mobile.com/isp|title = Unlimited High-Speed 5G Home Internet Service Plans &#124; T-Mobile 5G Home Internet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.t-mobile.com/isp/plan|title=Unlimited High-Speed 5G Home Internet Service Plans &#124; T-Mobile 5G Home Internet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.t-mobile.com/responsibility/consumer-info/policies/internet-service|title = Internet Services &#124; T-Mobile's Broadband Internet Access Services}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1235215/|title = Set up and Use AT&T Wireless Internet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.att.com/internet/fixed-wireless/|title = AT&T Fixed Wireless Internet - Rural Internet Without a Satellite}}</ref> This type of connection would be stable in almost any area that could also receive a strong cell phone connection. These connections can cost more for portable convenience as well as having speed limitations in all but urban environments.<ref name="Mobile Broadband FAQs"/><ref name="What is wireless broadband WiBB"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upwardbroadband.com/fixed-wireless-internet-vs-mobile-wireless-internet/|title=Fixed Wireless Internet vs Mobile Wireless Internet|date=April 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.satelliteinternet.com/providers/verizon/#:~:text=Verizon%20LTE%20Home%20Internet%20is%20kind%20of%20like%20an%20unlimited,or%20work%20on%20the%20road.|title=Verizon LTE Home Internet Review}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.verizon.com/home/wifi-wireless-internet-service/|title=Home WiFi Plans from Fios &#124; Verizon Wireless Internet Service Provider}}</ref>

On June 2, 2010, after months of discussion, AT&T became the first wireless Internet provider in the US to announce plans to charge according to usage. As the only [[iPhone]] service in the United States, AT&T experienced the problem of heavy Internet use more than other providers. About 3 percent of AT&T [[Smartphone|smart phone]] customers account for 40 percent of the technology's use. 98 percent of the company's customers use less than 2 [[gigabyte]]s (4000 page views, 10,000 emails or 200 minutes of [[Streaming media|streaming video]]), the limit under the $25 monthly plan, and 65 percent use less than 200 [[megabyte]]s, the limit for the $15 plan. For each gigabyte in excess of the limit, customers would be charged $10 a month starting June 7, 2010, though existing customers would not be required to change from the $30 a month unlimited service plan. The new plan would become a requirement for those upgrading to the new iPhone technology later in the summer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/06/03/1509693/att-first-carrier-to-end-unlimited.html |title=AT&T first carrier to end unlimited data plans |last=Bartash |first=Jeffrey|work=[[MarketWatch]]|date=June 3, 2010|access-date=June 3, 2010}}</ref>