Better than tethering?

[JAG2621]

I was curious that if i got an AT&T usb internet adapter for a laptop (and it runs off of a sim card) that maybe i could use the sim card out of my iPhone to make the adapter work? Does anyone know if it would work or not or am i just barking up the wrong tree.

[CaptainChaos]

The laptop connects require the data card to have its own phone number. They have to issue you an extra sim card dedicated just to the data card...will it work? I doubt it, but I have not tried it with my data card.

[kys]

I think in order for the data card to work, it needs to be unlocked, like a unlocked phone which may use other sim cards.

[bennygarcia06]

I dont think it will work, i used to work for an authorized At&t seller, and when we sold the usb adapters or laptop connects, we had to activate them with new sim cards. Like CaptainChaos said they need their own numbers/sim. This is as far as im concerned, it could have changed

[gQstatus05]

actually it will work. I bought a wireless adapter from Ebay, plug my SIM card in there (as long as it has a tethering package) and voila it works. There are ways to make it work w/o tethering package, but that's my secret.