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Posted at 11:27 AM on Tuesday 01/6/09 by
Ben
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OINKED1.com has the Sierra Wireless 3G AirCard 881 PCMCIA Laptop Network Card for $40 + $5 shipping = $45 shipped. Simply insert your network SIM Card into the AirCard slot and enjoy internet via GSM, or blazing fast 3G if you're on AT&T's 3G network.
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    morph - Posted 11:36 am PST 01/6/09 (111 Posts)  Report Spam

    Is this locked to AT&T? is this quad band?

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    Enduro - Posted 11:43 am PST 01/6/09 (1079 Posts)  Report Spam

    So... If I have a data plan on my cell I can plug this in and away I go. AT&T is none the wiser?

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    phrozen - Posted 11:47 am PST 01/6/09 (392 Posts)  Report Spam

    no #2.... you'll need another sim and likely another phone line and another data plan.

    or you could pop out the sim from your phone and pop it into here and it would probably work. But, you may not be able to receive calls while you do that... at least not without using your PC to make and receive the voice calls.

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    apexi350z - Posted 11:50 am PST 01/6/09 (429 Posts)  Report Spam

    Same question. I have a blackberry bold with tethering plan. Can I pop in the simcard to this aircard and use it?

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    guyver2077 - Posted 12:08 pm PST 01/6/09 (572 Posts)  Report Spam

    why not just tether your device..

    i connect my current phone via usb or bluetooth to my pc and use it as a modem to connect to the internet.. plus i still receive calls

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    benben - Posted 1:05 pm PST 01/6/09 (389 Posts)  Report Spam

    #5 - because there have been reports that the provider often detects that and shuts it off (unless you pay extra)

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    atchan - Posted 1:38 pm PST 01/6/09 (138 Posts)  Report Spam

    This card comes in handy of you bought subscribe to the AT&T data plan and broke your original card, use on an older computer that supports PCMCIA and you originally got a USB/PCI Express card. It's not the greatest format, but less likely to break.

    As for using your cel sim. Becareful the charges can be expensive. They do require you get a tethering package, which is the same cost as having a data card. Not a deal, so why bother?

    Get the data card package and you also have another line to upgrade your phone. YAY! A new phone upgrade every year. (Of course you have to time your signup with your other phone renewal date.)

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    socal - Posted 3:36 pm PST 01/6/09 (136 Posts)  Report Spam

    This will not work with an iPhone Data plan. I have tried puting my iPhone sim in one of these and it will not connect.

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    raristo - Posted 4:48 pm PST 01/6/09 (27 Posts)  Report Spam

    This is a great deal. I paid $85 shipped for an used one from eBay earlier this year. I have the data plan for my BlackBerry. Just insert the sim card and you can start surfing.

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    techsupport - Posted 6:16 pm PST 01/6/09 (5126 Posts)  Report Spam

    I tried the sim card from my cingular pearl and it did not work. You need the data card plan.

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    chunyee - Posted 6:40 pm PST 01/6/09 (20 Posts)  Report Spam

    thanks.... nice found.

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