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#1
daving313 - Posted 9:23 am PDT 05/8/09 (22 Posts)
Anyone know if you can drop your iPhone SIM card in one of these and it will work? Or do you need a separate plan?
#2
techsupport - Posted 9:44 am PDT 05/8/09 (2584 Posts)
You need to add the option to your plan.
I prefer USB so it can work on netbooks.
#3
RagMaN - Posted 9:56 am PDT 05/8/09 (858 Posts)
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I did not see if it had a sim slot or not. If it does your golden. If not your screwed. #2 is fucking a right, get a usb, even though I have one of these on the way.
#4
rigatony - Posted 10:12 am PDT 05/8/09 (9 Posts)
You should be able to use your iPhone SIM card. As long as you have data services and a newer AT&T/Cingular card it should work.
#5
ahro - Posted 10:24 am PDT 05/8/09 (114 Posts)
It looks like these cards have their own $60/month plan.
#6
spatchcock - Posted 11:10 am PDT 05/8/09 (37 Posts)
#4, why would you take the Sim card out of your iPhone instead of just tethering it via iPhoneModem Jailbreak app. Kinda kills the whole use the iPhone as a phone option. As long as you are 'stealing' internet and breaking the law that way, why wouldn't you just make it easier on yourself and jailbreak the iPhone to enable tethering. Yes yes, I know tethering will be implemented in iPhone 0
#7
rigatony - Posted 11:11 am PDT 05/8/09 (9 Posts)
#5 That is if you sign this thing up for it's own connection.
If you use your card it will just use the existing data plan. It is worth noting that if you use this to download very large amounts of data (with an iPhone sim for example) that AT&T might ask you if you are tethering your phone.
If you use your card it will just use the existing data plan. It is worth noting that if you use this to download very large amounts of data (with an iPhone sim for example) that AT&T might ask you if you are tethering your phone.
#8
dhho1 - Posted 11:21 am PDT 05/8/09 (1832 Posts)
if the data plan is unlimited, why would it matter if u are downloading a large amount of data? if the cell phone companies care, then they should not call it the "unlimited" data plan.
#9
mjgroves - Posted 11:26 am PDT 05/8/09 (120 Posts)
Amen #8! I agree completely.
#10
FrankUnion1096 - Posted 1:23 pm PDT 05/8/09 (20 Posts)
It's unlimited as long as the data is displayed on a teeny tiny 3 inch screen.
#11
darthlatte - Posted 3:39 pm PDT 05/8/09 (78 Posts)
Seems like the advantage here is that you can go month-to-month on AT&Ts mobile broadband plan without signing up for a 2 yr commitment to get the hardware for free.
#12
rigatony - Posted 5:37 pm PDT 05/8/09 (9 Posts)
#8 That's because tethering is specifically prohibited by your contract with an iPhone. #10 is right, if you surf with a teenie tiny phone, you just will not use that much data. So, they can say unlimited and not worry too much about actually delivering a lot of data.
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