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TruConnect Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that sells 3G mobile data service for laptops and tablets such as the Apple iPad and the Kindle Fire via the Sprint wireless network.〔(Vision2Mobile ) retrieved 18 October 2011〕 The company was the first prepaid broadband provider in the U.S. to offer a pay-as-you-go mobile broadband service plan.〔(Prepaid-wireless-guide.com ) retrieved 05 December 2011〕 Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, the company is partially owned by Telscape Communications, Inc., a 12-year-old Los Angeles competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC). The TruConnect Mobile service is aimed at casual data users that occasionally fall outside Wi-Fi hotspot areas 〔(GigaOM ) retrieved 18 October 2011〕〔(CNET ) retrieved 05 December 2011〕 and is built on a pay-per-megabyte model, in which customers pay for only the data they use, plus a monthly access fee.〔(TIME Techland ) retrieved 18 October 2011〕 Users prepay the account and can monitor their usage on the TruConnect Mobile website.〔(Network World ) retrieved 05 December 2011〕 The company uses the “top up” payment model and users will receive an email when the account reaches its minimum balance and an additional charge is about to be incurred.〔(Wireless Week ) retrieved 05 December 2011〕 The service is offered in combination with a Novatel Wireless USB card or Novatel Wireless MiFi mobile hotspot that can connect up to five Wi-Fi equipped laptops or tablets at the same time.〔(Ventura County Star ) retrieved 05 December 2011〕 As of July 2012, TruConnect only provides 3G access, but will eventually provide access to 4G.〔(Slash Gear ) retrieved 05 December 2011〕 As of June 2012 TruConnect has partnered with Walmart to launch Internet on the Go. This service does not have a monthly access fee. However, in 2014, the company announced to users that credit would be forfeit if an account went a full year without use. Current packaging discloses this to prospective new users. In late 2014, Walmart stores began stocking a new MiFi hotspot for use with the service that can connect up to eight laptops or tablets at the same time. ==Competition== * AT&T * Sprint * T-Mobile * Verizon Wireless * Virgin Mobile USA 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「TruConnect Mobile」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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