T-Mobile webConnect Rocket 2.0 leaks out, brings along Mac support and microSDHC slot
By Darren Murph 
posted July 13th 2010 1:28AM
posted July 13th 2010 1:28AM
T-Mobile's webConnect Rocket has only been delivering "4G speeds" to users in search of mobile internet for a handful of months now, but already the company looks to have a successor on deck. If a pair of leaked slides are to be believed, the webConnect Rocket 2.0 is mildly overhauled version of the original USB WWAN modem, capable of delivering HSPA+ speeds on both PC and Mac platforms. There's also a nifty microSDHC slot for loading up to 16GB of storage, but outside of that, little else is known. We're still waiting patiently for a price and release date to come our way, but in the meantime, feel free to slam the brakes on that impending Rocket 1.0 purchase.
Mac support. Yay!
@Booksmart Devil
I thought the USB Rocket also has Mac support. The software works fine on my Mac.
Anyway you can use the SIM card that comes with this on an Android phone just to get 3G data with no voice??????
@BurntChrome
i'd guess most likely yes. if anything, you may need to use a different apn for data than what normally is set (epc.tmobile.com is still the most common apn for data plans)
you could get voice by setting up a SIP phone/account, not the easiest or most reliable voip phone setup but its free. :) i use it on my ipads 3g data as a secondary phone to call out with if i'm hotspotting my nexus one. using 4 services to get incoming/outgoing voip calls for free (sipgate, google voice, sip sorcery, and pbxes)
Ok I'll start it. You need to hold the Macbook differently to make this fully work.
Yuck... their 3g network is just to tiny to be any good for aircards......
I prefer sprints massive, speedy, and reliable 3g speeds, with the added benefit of 4g where available....
I could never go back to EDGE speeds every time I dropped tmos microscopic 3g network
@mariachi7026
You reek like a Sprint employee. You'd be less obvious if you didn't try so hard.
I use the webConnect USB Rocket and don't suffer from the problems you speak of. I live in a HSPA + market.
We don't have any 4G from Sprint in our market though but still forced to pay the $10 4G convenience tax if we buy an EVO here.
@JoeyButts
Actually... I work for t-mobile and I can tell u from experience that these aircards come back like crazy....
My girlfriend is actually the one that has the Sprint card and every time I use it it works without fail.....
@mariachi7026 lying liar lies...
@mariachi7026 lying liar lies...
Meh, Nexus One + Froyo FTW!
Anyway, T-Mo coverage is not great. Go to various forums, and people are usually stuck with EDGE/GPRS speed. As bad as AT&T seems to be, there are places where I get 3G with AT&T while T-Mobile doesn't even have a signal.
@pika2000
Group is fantastic on my nexus one too!
Android is taking over!!!!! $_$
@mariachi7026 Relevance? Minus One.
I use Tmobile's current data stick here in VA. While their coverage area is still small, if you are in their 3G areas its quite fast. I stream my slingbox and other video all the time. Its nice not having any overage charges. I commonly go over my 5gb cap and still don't see that drastic reductions in speed. Way to go T-Mobile for not being an ass with your data capping.
@MartinMMC
Every carrier should throttle speeds rather than charge average.... its a good practice.....
@MartinMMC It's a 10GB limit, and supposedly the cap is about 7KB/s. For the first, I confirmed with customer service, and the latter I trolled the googles for.
It's nice if you only travel around T-Mobile covered areas, better product to those who need it.
Still, here in Arizona, 3G is limited to Tucson and Phoenix and while the actual speeds are quick, the extent of the coverage is almost non-existent. I might actually get my data plan back if they would cover Flagstaff and most towns between Tucson and Phoenix, since I travel up the state constantly.
Yeah I'm on T-Mobile and they don't have 3G in my college town. I believe only ATT and Verizon do. I'd switch carriers now but not with a $200 cancellation fee. Once my contract is up I'm switching because besides their small network, they don't get any good Android phones or the iPhone.
The current Rock has Mac support and an microSD card slot.
Damn...T-Mobile is doing so bad they have stooped to selling virabrators?..... Ohhhh... wait.... nevermind....
@MrKal_El
Given that my future college blocks gnutella and bittorrent on their network, I might go and pick this up after the first semester.