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    WWAN - Best Option?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Bernardo, Sep 12, 2008.

  1. Bernardo

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    So I just got myself a laptop after 2 years of exclusive Desktop PC ownership.
    Got an IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T400 - absolutely love it.

    Unfortunately, during purchase, I hadn't realized the WWAN option would have cost me only $50 (AT&T option), so I'm not stuck with looking at what options I have.

    Would like to hear about what other people are using:
    o What carrier?
    o What type of contract/plan?
    o How much data usage / month included?
    o Speed?
    o Cost?

    I've been looking around, I'm considering to buy a Sierra 881 WWAN card off of eBay for ~$130. Being unlocked, I could use it with any GSM carrier.

    T-Mobile has the best price from what I can tell - $49.99 for Unlimited data usage.

    AT&T - from what I hear, there's two options.
    A $60/month 'official' full data plan with only 5GB/month data.
    And a $20/month Media Net Unlimited package which has reports of being capped at dial up speeds - is that true? Does the Media Net Unlimited package offer full 3G speeds? What are the reports about this?

    I'm interested in using this as a 'full time' internet access solution for at-home, at-work, and on-the-go. Would love input from others who are in similar situations and/or have solved this issue.
    -b
     
    Bernardo, Sep 12, 2008
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