I don't think so being the phone would work off of what ever sim card you put in it. I would assume the dataconnect card doesn't use a sim card. But I might be wroung.

I use the MediaNET Unlimited service...$15.00/mo. Technically, no tethering allowed. I soothe my conscience by thinking about all the iphone's pulling down web sites basically like I do....(OK, 2.5G versus 3G)

DataConnect plans are for PDA's and the PCMCIA card for Laptops. You can't use it with a "consumer" phone. Only MediaNET.

So you actually get 3G speeds via MEdia Net?

I was ready to pay the $45/month, but since they won't LET ME give them more money, the $15/month option is starting to appeal to me.

Mike

Yeah I soothe mine by thinking well if they would allow me to pay $45 a month then I would but they just wont let me. : )

Edit: Most the time I really can't tell a differance between my n810 using medianet and my home internet connection.

Well, put it this way:

Every morning I have a 6.5 mile commute to work (don't hate me!)

I plug my N800 into the AUX jack on my car stereo, then tether to my 6555 and use DUN(?) to connect to the Interweb. I bring up Vagalume and stream music the whole 20 minute drive (a 4-lane boulevard).

Only in one or two spots does the audio stutter, and then only for a second.

The 6555 displays a 3G in a circle when it is in 3G mode.

OK, I think I have this figured-out.

One last thing.

Do the minutes you're using the N810 tethered to the N6555 count against your monthly calling-plan minutes?

Probably doesn't REALLY matter, because I currently use less than 5 minutes per month on 700-minute plus-rollover family calling plan.

Just curious.

Mike

nope minutes don't matter

Also, just so everything is clear: Tethering violates Cingular's Terms of Service. It is explicitly prohibited, unless you buy the DataConnect plan. The hitch is that you can't buy a DataConnect plan unless you buy a SmartPhone or PDA. Sooo...

Just understand: AT&T has the right to drop you, charge you a huge bill for the data, or ban you from using MediaNET. I'm not losing any sleep over tethering. But, now you're not "uninformed" of the consequences.

What are your chances of getting "caught"? There was a case recently where a guy was tethering his home network through his PDA, and didn't have the tethering option. AT&T gave him a several thousand $$ bill, but I think they later backed off.

I'm planning to swap my Samsung SGH-C417 for a Nokia 6555 and add the MEdia Net to my calling-plan this weekend.

Might even try and do it tomorrow.

Mike

For the life of me, I can't even find a PDA or Smartphone on their website that will allow me to choose the DataConnect unlimited plan.

I'd be fine with a SmartPhone if it was the size of my Samsung or an N6555. A Verizon PN-820, for example.

I just don't want / need a big honking PDA.

Mike