I like what is happening with this personal broadband wireless router.  I’ve long thought for a while that all kinds of data are going to be pushed into a single service fee.  The MiFi router gives you and 4 friends the ability to connect over broadband anywhere that the given carrier has service (which with Verizon, is everywhere).

As MobileCrunch notes the router works great, but the cost of service is still way too high.  That is the problem today that will be solved in the near future.  People are having to pay WAY too much money for several different bills.  Cable, internet, and cell plans are all costing a ton.  But they will all merge eventually into one BIG data plan (think the Sprint Everything plan but with more…everything).  It looks to me like Verizon and AT&T will be the big players in this market, but it will be interesting to see what roles companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft will play.

I’m really excited to see how, when, and were we will get data in the next 10 years.  I’ll do a post soon about some of the ideas I’m having.