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T-Mobile’s first HSPA+ modem goes on sale

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 10:52 AM


T-Mobile has tweaked the prices of its mobile data plans and introduced its first HSPA+ USB modem. This is cool stuff because it could potentially get you 21 Mbps on the go.

The webConnect Rocket USB laptop stick will be sold for $99 with a two-year contract and it will get you souped-up 3G and access to T-Mobile’s WiFi hotspots. The HSPA+ network is already live in Philadelphia, and the fourth-largest U.S. carrier is going to expand this technology to the rest of its 3G network.

The pricing will be:

Even More webConnect data plan (two year contract):

·         $59.99/mo. for 5GB per month ($0.20/MB overage)

·         $29.99/mo. for 200MB per month ($0.20/MB overage)

Even More Plus webConnect data plan (no annual contract):

·         $49.99/mo. for 5GB per month ($0.20/MB overage)
·         $19.99/mo. for 200MB per month ($0.20/MB overage)

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Marin Perez

Marin Perez has torture tested cell phones and smartphones for industry leaders like CNET and InformationWeek. He remembers when 4G was just a screen on PowerPoint presentations and is fascinated with the amount of innovation out there. Marin has spent a lot of time with BlackBerry and Android but he finally broke down a bought an iPhone to see what all the hype's about. He also has too many tablets.