I’m writing this note and posting it using my Blackberry and my computer.  Not many people know that Blackberries with Sprint have the ability to be used as a broadband wireless modem with a computer.  Tethering the device or with bluetooth are common ways to achieve this. 

It’s great to able to go anywhere and be connected.  I have the world as my office, and it’s much more beautiful than the standard grey cubes at most offices.  

This is a great value as Verizon and AT&T often charge premiums for this service.  Sprint provides it with the Blackberry data plan.  You get 2 great functions in one device.  

The speeds are not as fast as a dedicated wireless aircard device, but it works and it’s definitely much faster than dial-up service.  Download speed of 397 Kbps from the www.sprint.com/speedtest. 

Best of all, when you receive a phone call, the phone will work and stop your Internet connection.  When the call is terminated, the Internet connection will resume.  You don’t have to worry about missing a call while you are online.  A problem with what happened in the old dial up days. 

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