Smartphones aren't the only mobiles that you can tether to your PC for on-the-go Internet access. We found eight compact 3G clamshells that'll get your laptop on the Net while you’re on the road.
Each of the handsets we found support speedy EV-DO networks and have Bluetooth with dial-up networking profiles – all you have to do is pair the phone with your notebook and connect to your carrier's data network. Just make sure to sign up for a flat-rate, all-you-can-eat data plan (PAM, or phone-as-modem, for Sprint, and BroadbandAccess Connect on Verizon Wireless) before you do, or risk getting socked with a massive phone bill thanks to all the data charges.
Sprint 3G clamshells with DUN
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Samsung MM-A900
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When: November 2005 Worth: $100 - $350 Carrier: Sprint
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Tactile and audible tactics signify Samsung's new MM-A900 and MM-A920 clamshells as they debut on Sprint's network - both setting Motorola's RAZR V3c squarely in their sights.
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Samsung MM-A920
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When: December 2005 Worth: $100 - $300 Carrier: Sprint
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Tactile and audible tactics signify Samsung's new MM-A900 and MM-A920 clamshells as they debut on Sprint's network - both setting Motorola's RAZR V3c squarely in their sights.
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Verizon Wireless 3G clamshells with DUN
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LG VX8300
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Score: 70% When: June 2006 Worth: $80 - $150 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
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The slimmed-down VX8300 sheds some weight and adds stereo Bluetooth headset support. Did this eye-catching music phone manage to rock our respective words? Ben Patterson gives it a listen.
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LG VX9800
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When: September 2005 Worth: $100 - $200 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
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Due out in October, LG's latest high-end phone features a 262K colour screen, built-in thumbboard, miniSD expansion and EV-DO for high speed data: welcome the VX9800.
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Motorola E815
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When: May 2005 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
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Speed and style are keywords as Motorola unveils its very first 1xEV-DO handset, offering blazing data transfer speeds and more. Michael Oryl reports from CES in Las Vegas.
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Samsung SCH-A930
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Score: 79% When: June 2006 Worth: $50 - $150 Carrier: Verizon Wireless
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Samsung's big, black 3G clamshell has the look – and the heft – of an old-school MP3 player, albeit one armed with Bluetooth, memory expansion and V Cast Music access. Ben Patterson cranks up the A930's volume.
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