Sprint has been really pushing their WiMAX program (called XOHM) after the Eee PC WiMAX announcement and we finally have some details on how the pricing will work out. No, we still have no idea how much it will cost, but we do know how Sprint plans to charge for WiMAX usage. According to Reuters, Sprint’s CTO has said that they will offer plans ranging from daily pricing to more standard longer term plans or the cost of the WiMAX can be included in the device. Also, while there is no word on how much the plans will cost, Sprint’s CTO said this:

“People will be excited about our rates. They won’t be ecstatic about them because we’re not going to give it away.”

Unfortunately, much as I would like to believe that means nothing, that almost certainly means its going to be expensive.

So based on what we know, the question is what pricing scheme will the Eee PC use. Personally,
considering we already know that the price is not going to be cheap, I don’t think Sprint and Asus would do a one time fee. There is nothing to prevent someone from, say, downloading movies or something, so Sprint could loose a lot of money on a one-time fee deal. That eliminates the one-time fee, so I think it is most probable that the WiMAX on the Eee will be plan based service. Sprint also said that the devices would not be subsidised, so hopefully there will be no required long term contract. Now the only question that remains is just how much will the WiMAX really cost?

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