As we predicted, Clearwire's surprise announcement this week was a new prepaid wireless broadband product offering under the umbrella of a new brand. That new branding is "Rover," and appears aimed at a younger target market that loves blue hues and sexual puns. As for the pricing? Rover offers users $5 daily, $20 weekly, and $50 monthly prepaid service without a contract, though you'll need to either buy the company's $100 4G USB modem "Stick," or their $150 mobile 4G hotspot "Puck":You'll of course want to check out Clearwire's coverage map before you go "pucking" around in markets where Clearwire doesn't have coverage yet. Clearwire/Rover/CLEAR 4G service is currently available in 49 markets across the United States, with the largest markets like New York, Los Angeles, Boston and San Francisco slated for launch before the end of the year.

Note that this is an unlimited service with no caps, though the Rover Acceptable Use Policy notes, the company will throttle users that engage in "excessive utilization of network resources" -- though what is considered "excessive" is not defined.