Holiday Gift Guide »

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)

SPONSORED MESSAGE
Get free domestic and international calls and texts to anyone with the Vonage Mobile app available as an iPhone calling app or Android calling app.

About The Author

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.