Considering you can tether with a handset with MicroSD I don't see the point in charging so much for this device. I'm not complaining about this device. The device looks shiny and shiny is always a plus (like the DSLite).
I'm talking about usb modems in general. The V3xx I have has microSD and miniUSB. I connect a regular miniUSB cable and it can run as a USB Modem or direct access to MicroSD as a removable drive. With a 2 year contract it's only $79 with no rebates needed. Also, 3.5G speed range I get are from 900kbps-1.5mbps (though average is about 1.4mbps). I'm sure the device can go past 1.5mbps, since the restriction was placed by AT&T, not a hardware limitation. (the hardware says 3.6mbps)
My question is, how can they charge so much for a simple USB stick when other phones can do all that and more (VOICE/SMS/MMS/Camera/Bluetooth) for less? I pretty sure it's not just AT&T that lets you tether with handsets.
Because not everyone wants to tether, i.e. use their phone as a modem. It's really as simple as that. I sell PC Cards (USB, PCMCIA, and Express) and I sell phones with tether ability... and PC Cards are WAAYYYY more popular.
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ShortFuse @ Sep 28th 2007 9:41AM
Considering you can tether with a handset with MicroSD I don't see the point in charging so much for this device. I'm not complaining about this device. The device looks shiny and shiny is always a plus (like the DSLite).
I'm talking about usb modems in general. The V3xx I have has microSD and miniUSB. I connect a regular miniUSB cable and it can run as a USB Modem or direct access to MicroSD as a removable drive. With a 2 year contract it's only $79 with no rebates needed. Also, 3.5G speed range I get are from 900kbps-1.5mbps (though average is about 1.4mbps). I'm sure the device can go past 1.5mbps, since the restriction was placed by AT&T, not a hardware limitation. (the hardware says 3.6mbps)
My question is, how can they charge so much for a simple USB stick when other phones can do all that and more (VOICE/SMS/MMS/Camera/Bluetooth) for less? I pretty sure it's not just AT&T that lets you tether with handsets.
elgee02 @ Sep 28th 2007 2:46PM
Because not everyone wants to tether, i.e. use their phone as a modem. It's really as simple as that. I sell PC Cards (USB, PCMCIA, and Express) and I sell phones with tether ability... and PC Cards are WAAYYYY more popular.
elgee02 @ Sep 28th 2007 2:50PM
I should clarify that PC Cards are way more popular for people wanting wireless high speed internet... by far.