T-Mobile’s long awaited USB dongle is available starting today and we’ve had the pleasure of tinkering with the webConnect USB laptop stick for the day. T-Mobile hooked up with Huawei for their first foray into the mobile arena with a slim and stylish device. Considering how young and fertile T-Mobile’s 3G network, I was surprised by the speeds this little dongle could muster up. I’m currently in Redwood City, CA, and my parent’s house is a bit of a dead zone, but I managed to get 337kbps up and 841kbps down. We’ll see how she does when I get back to NYC where I’m sure the 3G network is a bit more robust. Sadly, it only works with Windows, but T-Mobile promises Mac OS X support this summer.
You can also send SMS messages and connect to Wi-Fi networks or HotSpots.
The built-in connection manager tells you how much data you’ve already used and how much you have left.
The webConnct USB laptop Stick is available starting today and retails for $50 with a 2-year contract after rebate or $100 with a 1-year contract. Or you’ll have to throw down $250 for one without a contract. Service will cost $60/month for 5GB and anything over that will cost you $0.20 per MB.
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Meh. I’d rather be able to 3g tether my G1. One less thing to carry, one less service to subscribe to.
probably shouldnt have your sim number displayed like that. anyone with mild access to accounts including 3rd party dealers can get info off ya. fyi.
You are obviously using it with a mac – how is that?
Here is the workaround for Mac:
http://technifinds.com/software/mac/t-mobile-webconnect-usb-laptop-stick-works-with-mac-osx
I had one, and something fell on it and broke it. The company wants $185 to replace it; anyone know of a place where I can get a replacement more cheaply, or do I just need to give up and pay what they want? They said insurance wouldn’t cover structural damage.
Thanks,
BB
I don’t like it.. probably because I use the net all the time. I got it cause I was tired of killing my G1 by tethering. Its slow maybe because of where I live but my G1 was faster. I wish I could return it 60 bucks a month for just 5 gigs isn’t worth it.