T-Mobile $29.99 plan with Laptop?

[buuster]

I have the T-Mobile MDA and thinking of getting their $29.99 unlimited internet plan. Can it use my phone as a modem with this plan on my laptop to get on the net?

[Rudegar]

sure a google for "xda as modem pdf"
gave this
http://www.my-xda.com/xda2i_spec.html

but it may be flatrate but that dont change the fact that
it's soo slow it's close to useless imho

[rambo6]

You can use your phone as a modem with settings you can get over the internet. However at 60 to 130 kbps, its pretty slow.

I was with Verizon where I could hook up much higher speeds.

One good thing about T-mobile is that with the $29.99 plan, you can use their Hot Spots. If your laptop has WiFi, you can hook up directly at broadband speeds without the phone. Software and instructions are available at their website. This is not bad as their are hotspots in all FedEx/Kinkos, Starbucks, and many hotels. In Germany, the hotspots are everywhere.

Hookng up your laptop via a DUN (Dial Up Networking) connection with TMO works if you're in a pinch but it's slow. If you're going to hook up often, I'd go verizion with an HTC Apache (xv6700). The data plan will cost you about $49 per month.