Seuss <seuss@nospam.com> wrote:

> I'd like to use my macbook pro (with express card slot, not pc card)
> with 3g data. From what I've read so far I'd be better off doing this
> using a 3g phone as a bluetooth modem rather than getting an expresscard
> modem (which wouldn't allow normal phone use anyway)
>
> The webnwalk max package on tmobile looks like it would suit me. Most
> of the 3g nokia phones listed for that package on their site are also
> quite attractive.
>
> So my main question is will they work well as a 3g bluetooth modem with
> a mac? Has anyone actually done this?

Yes - did it last Tuesday with an ancient ex-3 contract phone (Nokia
7600) and my T-Mobile WebnWalk SIM.

Signal strength wasn't great, but I was getting 380kb downstream speeds,
which is more than acceptable for the kind of work you'd do on mobile
data.
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