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Using my cell phone as a modem for my desktop?
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Well I just went down to alltel to look at getting an HTC touch and I found out that I could pay another 10 bucks on top of the unlimited data service that would allow me to tether my phone to my desktop or laptop. I asked the person working there if it was 100% unlimited and if I started downloading gigs a day if I would get kicked off and she said no. I didn't see anything in the contract saying it was not really unlimited. My question is would this cell phone modem be good enough to replace my cable modem for games like World of Warcraft and Counter strike.
I was looking at the HTC touch and it is EVDO Rev1 from my understanding. Here is coverage area for me and speeds..
http://content.alltel.com/business/enhanced/mobilelink_coverage.jsp?state=fl
I was looking at the HTC touch and it is EVDO Rev1 from my understanding. Here is coverage area for me and speeds..
http://content.alltel.com/business/enhanced/mobilelink_coverage.jsp?state=fl
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Would it bother you if that was the only connection you had?
With Verizon if you download more than 10MB an hour or over 5GB a month they will cut off your data plan and levy a massive surcharge.
tl;dr : its very useable as a primary broadband connection, but watch out for useage limits.
This isn't necessarily true. I've used my HTC PPC6800 (Sprint) as a modem on my laptop several times. I paid for unlimited service, and I've yet to receive any notice about being cut off or extra fees. I use the thing pretty much exclusively at work daily with no concerns.
It may vary from provider to provider. Just make sure you can get a good look at the contract on their policies.
I'm on a pay as you go service on Orange in the UK btw.
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Reading the OP it'll only be half-useful.
The 300 ping will make it a fine experience in WoW, but you will not be playing CS on that.
Can trade TF2 items or whatever else you're interested in. PM me.
Alltel is the only company with no limit. Sprint is doing away with unlimited the 28th of this month. Altell is due to get rid of unlimited too because of it being owned by Verizon now but if I sign up soon they can't change the contract on me without giving me the option to break the contract.
My experience with it was kind of poor, but if it's all you have, it's great. You will have to prebuffer youtube videos though. And gaming is out of the question.
Also, since you have a windows mobile smartphone, you can either pay Alltel 10 bucks extra a month for the exact same data, or you can pay 20 bucks once.
USBmodem just lets your computer access your phone's data service through a virtual pocket IE client. Thus unless you do something insane like torrent 6 gigs, your phone looks like it's accessing that data on its own. And contrary to the name, it works over both a USB connection and Bluetooth.
I can't speak for Alltel, but with Sprint I have been told by several employees that they pretty much don't care unless you're using insane amounts of data.
Edit: If you have any questions about the Touch or Phone-as-modem or anything, feel free to PM me.
One more question. I really want the HTC touch even if I can't keep the data plan but they said they MUST be sold with a data plan. My friend said I could get the HTC touch and then cancel the data plan after a month.