With mobile phone operators offering HSDPA data access on their 3G networks, it’s easy to get broadband-like download speeds on your laptop in most UK cities. You’ll need an HSDPA modem and the T-Mobile Web ‘n’ Walk USB is one for laptops that lack a PC Card slot.

It’s essentially the same as the Web ‘n’ Walk PC Card, but lacks Wi-Fi. It’s small, light and feels very durable, so there should be no problem with it bouncing around the bottom of a laptop bag.

Getting the modem up and running is simple. The drivers are stored on flash storage on the device itself and install as soon as you plug the modem in. The Web ‘n’ Walk USB Manager utility shows network signal strength, along with an upload/download speed chart and daily, monthly and yearly bandwidth use.

The Web ‘n’ Walk tariff is subject to a fair-use policy that limits mobile data use to 3Gb a month, so this is a handy tracking tool. Web ‘b’ Walk is by far the best-value mobile data tariff available, though the £29-a-month package prohibits VoIP and you’ll need to be on the £44-a-month tariff if you want to use Skype and its ilk.

In theory, the HSDPA network supports download speeds of up to 1.8Mbit/s, but our figures hovered around the 400Kbit/s mark and only occasionally peaked at around 1Mbit/s — about par for the course. The USB modem didn’t give quite the same smooth connection as the Web ‘n’ Walk PC Card modem, though, and both websites and downloads seem subject to more timeouts and wildly varying download speeds than we’d expect.

So, if you need 3G data access on your laptop, the Web ‘n’ Walk USB will certainly suffice, but we’d strongly recommend opting for the PC Card option if your laptop has a suitable slot.

Update: We've written a guide on how to get an XBox 360 online with a 3G modem, so the comments thread on that article is the best place to get your games console connectivity questions answered. 

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joy   |09/10/07 7:37 PM i want to fined out how mutch a web n walk cost and wher in spain i can buy them Reply | Quote

paul   |04/12/07 8:58 PM can you connect it to xbox Reply | Quote

Kevin Phillips   |16/12/07 8:54 PM The Huawei usb modem works very well and gives truely awesome 3.6Mb connection speeds. I moved from T-Mobile to 3 who offer 3Gb a month for £15 and a truely unlimited use of the internet... MSN, Skype - all no problem! Check the small print before you sign up with T-Mobile. Reply | Quote

David   |21/07/08 9:24 AM I looked at the price structure from 3 Mobile which looks better for pay as you go, but somewhere I read that you cannot access eBay. 3 Mobile confirmed this when I asked 6 weeks ago, but last week they said 'No problem' (It was the sales department) Any Comments Reply | Quote

eugene thatcher  - huawei   |27/12/07 4:02 PM i have t mobile and want to use my vodafone sim in it how do i unlock the modem my email is thatchereugene& #64;yahoo.com Reply | Quote

callum  - xbox   |02/01/08 4:38 PM can the device be directly plugged into an xbox 360 to get live?if anyone could help me it would be much appreciated,my email c-buch@hotm ail.co.uk Reply | Quote

MATTHEW ILES  - XBOX 360   |08/01/08 4:29 PM CAN ANY1 HELP IM TRYING TO GET ON XBOX LIVE BY HARD WIRING THE XBOX IN TO THE THE PC AND USING A TMOBILE WEB AN WALK USB MODEM I KNO ITS ALL ABOUT THE SETTINGS BECAUSE IT CARNT USE A STATIC IP ADDRESS CAN ANY1 GIVE ME ADVISE MATTY.86@HO TMAIL.COM Reply | Quote

micky   |14/01/08 11:35 PM i need help with connectin to x box live too please can some one help mickycorr@h otmail.co.uk Reply | Quote

sam.s   |16/01/08 4:02 PM I've used web&walk for 3 months now, frusterating with rapidshare and megadownloads and such saying I've already downloaded files and had to wait hours before next download. In fact, i've never downloaded anything yet. Download always breaks up, and i still have to pay the Kb i've downloaded. poos. Reply | Quote

Ross   |16/01/08 6:40 PM Can you connect xbox 360 through the Web & Walk modem to run xbox live? Reply | Quote

Lawrence  - XBOX Live & HSDPA Etc   |23/01/08 7:54 AM Hi Notice loads have asked the question but no one here has posted an answer, if anyone here has some cool advice appreciate being contacted with help etc. Basical ly looking for good fast connection via HSDPA card and want to be able to use XBOX Live and VOIP. Read through quite a bit of info but not getting the answers. Hel p please zipar mux@yahoo.c om Reply | Quote

Julian Prokaza  - Xbox 360 support...   |23/01/08 10:04 AM To all that have asked... We don't cover games consoles and I don't have an Xbox 360 to hand to try it with, but I'm pretty sure that you won't be able to use a USB 3G modem like this with an Xbox. The modem installs the appropriate drivers on a PC when it's connected and this won't happen on an Xbox. If 3G is the only broadband option available to you, you'll need to use a 3G router -- it has its own 3G modem and your devices that connect to that, either by a cable or wirelessly. There are various models available, but you need to check which mobile operators are supported -- like mobile phones, some 3G routers are locked to one operator. Here's one from Dabs.com -- http://tinyurl. com/3x5jcc -- but others are available. Hope that helps. -Juli an Reply | Quote

mark  - xbox live and routers   |01/02/08 9:12 AM u know the the 3g routers do you need a phone line because u see i need wireless moblie internet so do u need a phone line for the routers to connect to the internet Reply | Quote

Anonymous   |16/02/08 8:26 PM yhhhh i agree that 3 is much better than both vodafone and t-moblie Reply | Quote

nico  - xbox answers   |21/02/08 12:11 AM I have a t-mobile 3g webn walk, I hooked it up to the pc no problems, in my area I get 3.6mb connection and once it was running I set up ICS (internet connection sharing) on the pc, then the Xbox was able to connect to the pc, I had to open ports 88 and 3074 (TCP and UDP) on the firewall but it works. the issue is from teh NAT, when using this system so far as I can tell (and I invested considerable amount of time with all configurations) you cant get a totally open nat which means the xbox always see's you as "strict" ; so you will not be able to connect to users who dont have "open" nat on their home networks which is a pain! not ideal for xbox but it does work... to set it up do the following: 1 ) set up on pc as normal 2) go to control panel, network connections, and right click on the internet connection titles t-mobile (when you have it connected) 3) select properties 4) select the tab "sharing 4; 5) tick the tick box "allow other computers on the network to use this connection. 6) tick the bottom tick box to allow other devices to control the connection. (this will enable UpNP) 7) press ok and accept that the pc will have the network card set to 192.168.0.1 8) go to the network settings in teh xbox and set its ip to something in that range...like 192.168.0.99, set the subnet to 255.255.255.0 and the gateway to 192.168.0.1 9) again in the xbox settings you can try to leave the dns to automatic... if this fails set it to 192.168.0.1 if this also fails (at the dns point in the xbox live test) set it to the dns servers for t-mobile which are... Prima ry: 149.254.201.126 Seconary: 149.254.192.126 which will allow the xbox to go straight out (I only needed to do this when trying it on my vista machine) tha t should do it... run the xbox live test and you should pass all tests as confirmed except NAT which will give strict, you can then use Xbox live but may have problems talking or partying up with some people... will take some time to find games sometimes too... Reply | Quote

terry   |05/08/08 9:56 PM thanks mate worked for me (y) Reply | Quote

luke eaton   |12/03/08 3:44 PM I've got a t - mobile web and walk how do i get an ip adress that connects that to my xbox live if anyone one knows it would be very much appreciated if u emailed me at lukeyboi06@ hotmail.com Thankyou Reply | Quote

stewy hills  - re: xbox answers   |15/03/08 10:18 AM i hav a 360 and i used ur advice. (thanks for it) but it still comes up sayin my gateway network is no responding. could you help. email me at stewy_hillzy 4;hotmail.com. thanks Reply | Quote

mitch monsoon  - re:   |06/04/08 8:16 AM Ross wrote: Can you connect xbox 360 through the Web & Walk modem to run xbox live? yes you can i run mine quite nicely, just hae problems with the nat being srict Reply | Quote

mitchel   |13/04/08 3:52 PM so can i use an orange portable usb internet connection to run my 360? is it just a case of plugging it in? Reply | Quote

danny  - connect xbox 360 to 3g pay as   |13/04/08 4:01 PM please help me play call of duty live got really bad headache need connection Reply | Quote

raklis   |21/04/08 11:49 PM can sb help me with the steps using windows vista pls? need to connect immediately lol. Reply | Quote

sez     |27/04/08 3:42 PM its ok, but i dont like the way it keeps going off also its very slow in my area, sometimes i dont get through atall very very anoyed at this product but its too late...iv signed a contract oh yeah by the way u need to give t-mobile a extra £2 out of your credit card so they can let you on certain websites.... . ..LIKE MYSPACE! why i dont know but i can go on porn sites but not MYSPACE oooh i dunno Reply | Quote

Al  - T Mobile Web N Walk with 360   |01/05/08 9:52 PM I'm trying this method of connecting my 360 to live via ICS but the test falls over at the DNS stage. Any ideas? my email is alfandango@ gmail.com if anyone has any suggestions. Reply | Quote

jamie aldridge  - xbox 360   |15/05/08 11:35 AM can the web and walk be used with xbox 360 to go live if so plz tell me how email back on aldridge99& #64;hotmail.com Reply | Quote

Julian Prokaza  - ATTN XBOX 360 OWNERS!   |15/05/08 5:10 PM I've covered connecting to Xbox Live with a 3G modem in some detail at http://www.m.... Pays to check the front page once in a while... ;) Reply | Quote

Chad  - Email issues with web n walk   |21/05/08 10:55 PM talking about t-mobile web n walk. what can I do to get my smtp server to send emails. The error I am getting is: An unknown error has occurred. Account: 'Publicasting Digital Media', Server: 'mail.publicast ing.co.uk', Protocol: SMTP, Server Response: '550 IP address 149.254.192.195 in XBL', Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 550, Error Number: 0x800CCC69 I guessed the IP 149.254.192.195 wouldve been listed in the spam blacklist. It was indeed blocked www.spamhaus.or g/query/bl?ip=1 49.254.192.195 The ISP being t-mobile I guess needs to sort out the blockout - but does anyone know a way around this? many thanks Reply | Quote

Dave  - SMTP   |22/05/08 11:24 PM Chad, I use my Blueyonder email with web n walk, set the smtp in the settings as smtp.t-email.co .uk It works fine. Reply | Quote

chad   |22/05/08 11:51 PM Dave, Many thanks for this - I actually established exactly what you advised. Thanks again. Chad Reply | Quote

BR3TT 077  - re: xbox   |12/06/08 4:22 PM callum wrote: can the device be directly plugged into an xbox 360 to get live?if anyone could help me it would be much appreciated,my email c-buch@hotm ail.co.uk hi am BR3TT 077, NO it cannot be directly pluuged in as it needs the web * walk device to be activated to get conneced i no this because that is what i am using to play my xbox live try getting a router or do it by plugging it in your pc then an ethernet cable in to the pc to the xbox. Reply | Quote

shaun  - x box live .. how?   |25/06/08 7:33 AM can you get xbox live with the web n walk please help meee.. many thanks shaungi bson1@hotma il.com Reply | Quote

Azz949   |01/08/08 11:16 AM Hi all, I have recently brought the web n walk package and found it very good. It says I get connection speeds of 7.2Mps, not sure if thats totally true? Anyway , in order to access the blocked websites such as Youtube etc all you need to do is register your account on the T-Mobile website and remove the filter. Simple. No credit card or £2 needed. Reply | Quote

unknown_user   |01/08/08 7:41 PM I have T-Mobile Web'n'walk stick (Option iCON 225), and I want to use another SIM. How can I unlock stick My e-mail:josipkat a@net.hr Reply | Quote

Brade  - XBOX LIVE   |10/08/08 1:42 AM Hi people, I notice lots of you have an xbox 360 and would like to connect to xbox live using web n walk. The way i'm going to try connecting to xbox live, is by using a 'LG Viewty' phone, which has the 5-day pass web n walk feature which will be plugged into my computer enabling the internet on my laptop. Then i will enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) so i can connect my xbox to my laptop using a 'Crossover cable or Ethernet Cable'. I shall experiment tomorrow so i look forward to telling you if i'm successful. Reply | Quote

inferno-blaze  - n/a     |09/09/08 1:48 AM hey ive followed all instructions above and all from other sites i have t-mobile web n walk mobile broadband and an x-box 360 prem with the Ethernet lead but im stuck on MTU says i need 1364 but i dunno were i can change this on my stick? any thoughts???? in return i know sites to unlock 360 Reply | Quote

ryan   |29/09/08 4:11 PM can eny1 help me with the mtu settings for a 3g dongle i need help Reply | Quote

stevo   |30/09/08 11:44 AM i to need to change my mtu settings, what i dont get is that i was playing xbox live the night before and was all fine?? Reply | Quote

daniel davies   |10/10/08 11:08 AM hello can anyone help, i have a web n walk device with t-mobile and once iv managed to connect to the internet it will give me about 10mins of surfing time before it disconnects itself and displays the messag "run time error" id be gratefull to anyone who can shed any light on what i can do to correct it thanx. Reply | Quote

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