Re: 3G Data Cards.... locked?

"guv" <guv69@msn.com> wrote in message
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>
> Ive just signed up with t-mobile on web'n'walk plus, so can
> legitimately use my phone as a modem on a laptop.
>
> Ive been looking at buying a new laptop and have noticed they are
> "giving away" Vodaphone 3G data cards.
>
> Would I be able to use one of these to t-mobile (ie are they locked or
> resticted) by inserting the t-mobile sim? Would I get better results
> with a card over a phone? The phone in question is a Vario 2 and has a
> high speed (1.8mb) link (alledgedly). Not that I see speeds from it
> that appear to be faster than a 56k modem!
>
> Cheers


I believe the older cards were unlocked. The recent ones are however locked
to Vodafone. I have one and tried it with a Tmobile sim and it did not work

> Ive been looking at buying a new laptop and have noticed they are
> "giving away" Vodaphone 3G data cards.

I believe the deal varies. When I took mine out recently, on PAYT the 3G
card was 49.95, but the HSPA ( max 1.8Mb) was 99.95

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