Karma (ISP)

Karma is a freemium Internet service provider based in the United States.

Karma Mobility, Inc. was launched in 2012, receiving $1.2 million in funding.[1] Like FreedomPop, Karma has partnered with Clearwire and Sprint to provide 4G wireless data to users.[2]

Services

In December 2012, Karma began providing free and paid wireless Internet services in the United States through wholesale Internet carrier Clearwire. Subscribers connect to Karma's services with a $99 mobile broadband modem.[3]

Karma provides 100 MB to new guest users for free while selling data at the rate of $14 per non-expiring gigabyte, and reward users who bring in more users by wirelessly advertising the service.[4] This freemium revenue model is similar to that of FreedomPop, Dropbox and Spotify, companies that also offer free and premium services. When purchasing a Karma device, the first GB of data is included for free.[4]

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, James (2013-06-23). "Karma Wants To Make Peer-to-Peer Wi-Fi a Thing". Mashable. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  2. ↑ Velazco, Chris (2012-07-10). "FreedomPop Teams With Sprint To Broaden Reach Of Its Freemium Internet Service". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Your Karma Store". Karma Mobility. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fitzgerald, Thomas J. (2013-05-15). "Keeping Wi-Fi Always Within Range". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-04-01.

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