Sometimes we need an internet connection with not a high bandwidth to surf the net at 2 places. If you can justify the charges you can opt for an unlimited GPRS data plan on your mobile for this and carry your internet where ever you go.
Most mobile service providers are offering an unlimited data plan to their customers for Rs.500 to Rs.800 per month to billing customers. You get anywhere between 64 to 256 kbps speeds depending on location, time of day and EDGE coverage. This is cheaper than using a USB EDGE modem usually, and also you can still surf the net on your phone with out a laptop.
Its a good idea to use a phone with a separate charging socket and separate Data socket. this makes sure that you will be simultaneously charge the phone, as the battery dies quickly with a data connection continuously transferring data. Nokia has done a good thing in sticking to the same old charging pin, which frees its data port for more useful applications. Infact in most new Nokia phones use 2.5mm or 3.5mm headphone jack, which leaves the data port only for data, UNLIKE Sony Ericsson.
Choose the provider which gives the most powerful signal where you intend to use the internet. make sure the network is EDGE unabled, which give 6-8 times more bandwidth, and at no extra charge. Of course even your handset needs to be Edge compliant. Sony is notorious for not including EDGE in even their most expensive phones, only now they have started including it. make sure you have a data cable and drivers to connect it to the Laptop.
only problem is that you cannot talk and use the phone at the same time. the phone will pause the data connection to take the call and resume once the call is over. USB data card takes care of this problem better.
