Best Buy has released details about its Best Buy Connect mobile broadband service, which will provide 5GB of data usage for about $60 per month.

Users can install the program on their laptops or netbooks and access 3G coverage in 18,900 cities and 1,855 airports throughout the U.S., Best Buy said; much like consumers would connect to the Web on their mobile phone. The company has posted a coverage map on its Web site.

Sprint will provide the underlying 3G network, the company confirmed.

Pricing varies depending on your data usage and contract status.

Users who sign a one- or two-year contract can get 5GB per month for $59.99 or 500MB for $39.99 per month. Overage charges will be 5 cents per MB for those with the 5GB plan and 10 cents for those with 500MB. The only difference between the plans is the early termination fee (ETF). If you sign a one-year contract and leave early, your ETF will be $125, while those who sign a two-year contract will incur a $175 ETF.

Pricing for non-contract service, however, is the same as those with a contract - $59.99 per month for 5GB and 500MB for $39.99 - but non-contract holders also have a 250MB option for $29.99 per month. Overage fees will be 5, 10, or 20 cents per MB, and no ETF.

Best Buy said it will e-mail customers who are approaching their monthly limit to avoid overage charges. "We want this relationship to last and we don't like unpleasant surprises any more than you do," the company said.

To sign up, visit your local Best Buy or call the company's customer care.

Originally posted to Gearlog.