T-Mobile dates and prices HSPA+ modem, new plans
updated 07:35 am EST, Thu March 11, 2010
webConnect Rocket due Mar 14 with Even More data
T-Mobile this morning set out a more detailed launch schedule for the webConnect Rocket, its first HSPA+ modem. The 21Mbps USB-based, Mac- and Windows-compatible stick should ship on March 14th and will be available either online or in Philadelphia-area retail shops, where the first HSPA+ service is going live. Buying the stick carries a $100 price after signing a two-year data contract.
The ship date will also see T-Mobile carry over its Even More and Even More Plus plans to data users. Contract-bound buyers will actually pay more overall as the Even More webConnect plan asks industry-standard $60 per month with a 5GB cap, and $30 per month for a small 200MB of data. Those who prefer to buy the modem outright on a contract-free Even More Plus plan, however, can spend $50 per month for 5GB and $20 per month for 200MB. Either approach provides free Wi-Fi at T-Mobile's public access points.
Widespread HSPA+ access is expected to be ready by the end of 2010, although phones that support the higher speeds are still an unknown as the devices themselves don't yet exist.
