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3G phone for T-mobile as a modem
Derek_Duval
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Anyone know a cheap 3G phone I could use to stick a T-Mobile payt sim in & use it as a modem on my laptop. I know this is against t-mobile's T&C's, but I beleive it's based on usage, & if you used it for occasional browsing without getting greedy you'd most likely get away with it (I know people who do it using GPRS).
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Nokia 7600's go quite cheaply on ebay. Mine works well as a 3g modem using a cable or bluetooth connection.
BarGin0 -
Will it work with T-Mobile as a 3G modem, if so does it require a cable or code unlock? Where would I get settings/drivers? Had a look on google with no luck.BarGin wrote:Nokia 7600's go quite cheaply on ebay. Mine works well as a 3g modem using a cable or bluetooth connection.
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When new it comes with a cable and cd with modem drivers. You can download the drivers from the Nokia website and the cables are plentiful on ebay. Code unlock is fine.
I used it on T-Mobile - max £1 a day!
BarGin0 -
BarGin wrote:When new it comes with a cable and cd with modem drivers. You can download the drivers from the Nokia website and the cables are plentiful on ebay. Code unlock is fine.
I used it on T-Mobile - max £1 a day!
BarGin
Sounds great! exactly what I'm after. What sort of download speeds do you get (33K GPRS on my XDA mini is painful!) & what amount of data have you managed to get away with? I tend to use around 10Meg a day (whoops let the cat out of the bag there!).Next year we'll be millionaires!0 -
AFAIK the 7600 isn't a proper 3G phone as I had one on the 3network and I was told that I couldnt use it to access the services needing full 3G.
I'm no expert so perhaps some one else can comment further.0 -
I don't know about download speeds as I only used it for a short time mainly for web browsing. I now use my Nokia N73 on Web & Walk so don't need to lug the laptop around.
BarGin0 -
My sister's got a 7600, so I'll ask her if I can borrow it to give it a try. If it works I'll get one off ebay. Funny thing is I sold a few of these on ebay a couple of years ago when amazon were doing them for £39.99 (shameful I know, but there were MSE members buying over 50 for the same purpose!). Thanks for your help.Next year we'll be millionaires!0
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