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Internet on the Go - TetherBerry for BlackBerry

Posted on: 12/23/2009 9:05:00 PM

      I have been on the road now for a couple of days.  I had to say goodbye to my house and goodbye to my Internet connection, or at least that use to be the case.  I downloaded and installed TetherBerry for my BlackBerry, and I have to say that I am definitely a satisfied customer, so far.  Turning my BlackBerry into a mobile modem for my laptop was actually very easy to install.  All you need is to download a few programs, run them and they you are browsing the web on the go, from your laptop.  You might think that it would be a slow and choppy version of the Internet, but from what I have seen so far it is working great and at a speed that is very usable.  Now here is the best part about everything:
  1. You don't have to pay an additional monthly fee.
  2. There are no additional data caps.
  3. TetherBerry uses your current data plan.
  4. You can try TetherBerry for free.
  5. It is faster than surfing the net on your BlackBerry.
      With all of this I see no reason why not to spend the $50 now, and have internet on my laptop for the remainder of its life.  It sure beats paying the monthly fee and dealing with the data rate cap that I would have if I used my wireless provider's tethering plan.  As for me, I am going across the country from Arizona to Alabama and then to Alaska, so I will have plenty of opportunity to see just how well TetherBerry works in a variety of different locations.  I will keep you posted on how well my BlackBerry works as a mobile Internet connection.