Welcome stamp2grin!
If you're in Illinois and can come into a Verizon retail store, send me a PM and I'll direct you to one near you. Or, go to
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/m...s+and+netbooks
and look at air cards such as the MiFi wireless air card from Verizon Wireless. It's awesome and you can get 5 gigabytes of data each month for $59.99 on the best and largest 3G network in the US. You can also use WIFI when that's available if you don't need the Verizon service for whatever reason.
Here's a list of contact numbers for them, but I would call the sales number highlighted below for more information.

They have the best customer service and they'll be glad to help you out.
Customer Service
Dial *611 from your cell phone
(800) 922-0204
Monday-Sunday 6am-11pm
Emergency Service Hours
Monday-Sunday 11pm-6am
Customer Service - Prepaid
Dial *611 from your cell phone
(888) 294-6804
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Sales
Consumer: (800) 256-4646
Business: (800) 899-4249