Comments on: Turn your Treo 600/650680/700p/755p and Centro into a USB modem for only $9.95 (Expires 8/17) http://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/17/turn-your-treo-600650680700p755p-and-centro-into-a-usb-modem-for-only-995-expires-817/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: reidmehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/17/turn-your-treo-600650680700p755p-and-centro-into-a-usb-modem-for-only-995-expires-817/#comment-39085 reidme Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:41:33 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=12379#comment-39085 Wayne, Thanks. I went ahead and got it. For $10 it'll be worth it even just to use in a pinch. My new plan with Sprint includes Sprint TV, so if they ever ask I'll just say I've been watching a lot of TV! ;-) Mark Wayne,

Thanks. I went ahead and got it. For $10 it’ll be worth it even just to use in a pinch. My new plan with Sprint includes Sprint TV, so if they ever ask I’ll just say I’ve been watching a lot of TV! ;-)

Mark

]]> By: gregchttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/17/turn-your-treo-600650680700p755p-and-centro-into-a-usb-modem-for-only-995-expires-817/#comment-39082 gregc Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:51:51 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=12379#comment-39082 Thanks Wayne - looks like the offer has been extended until 8/21. Thanks Wayne – looks like the offer has been extended until 8/21.

]]> By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/17/turn-your-treo-600650680700p755p-and-centro-into-a-usb-modem-for-only-995-expires-817/#comment-39076 Wayne Schulz Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:45:38 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=12379#comment-39076 I did this with my old Sprint Mogul and regularly was able to get 800k download - by comparison my dedicated Verison Broadband Connect card maxes out at about 1.2 mb -- with more typical speeds in the 750-850k range. Is it allowable under your contract? probably not. Can the carriers find out? I have been told no. But my guess is if you suddenly are downloading 5 GB of data per month someone is going to notice. As a backup Internet connection I think you'd be ok. Just my .02 -- ymmv I did this with my old Sprint Mogul and regularly was able to get 800k download – by comparison my dedicated Verison Broadband Connect card maxes out at about 1.2 mb — with more typical speeds in the 750-850k range.

Is it allowable under your contract? probably not.

Can the carriers find out?

I have been told no. But my guess is if you suddenly are downloading 5 GB of data per month someone is going to notice. As a backup Internet connection I think you’d be ok.

Just my .02 — ymmv

]]> By: reidmehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/08/17/turn-your-treo-600650680700p755p-and-centro-into-a-usb-modem-for-only-995-expires-817/#comment-39070 reidme Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:05:55 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=12379#comment-39070 Sprint charges extra for tethering. Can they not tell what you're up to? I thought they monitored for this somehow. Sprint charges extra for tethering. Can they not tell what you’re up to? I thought they monitored for this somehow.

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