There are different packages and I forget what they are. If you just need a few minutes, you can buy it by the minute. You can buy it by the day and go on as much as you want or buy it by the week. You can email someone at LaCabana & I guarantee they will respond and let you know the story. Again, as for convenience, it was great and our signal was reliable & fast... this was Feb 2005. I'll be using it again in about 10 weeks.