If you’ve been accumulating redundant, carrier-locked communications hardware like
phones and data cards, and have been stuffing them all into a drawer likely never to be used again, you can repurpose some of it and realize some cost savings. Modem data cards, sometimes called “dongles,” or “data sticks,” are well suited to this repurposing. The problem with these redundant sticks isn’t that the technology is out of date — it’s that they are SIM-locked to carrier. This locking is for carrier subsidy recouping reasons.
Got a older one from Verizon but I guess I am out of luck. But seriously why even bother? They practically give them away when you add a plan and some don't support 4G which is why I upgraded mine.
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Put That Old GSM Dongle Back to Work
Posted by: Patrick Nelson July 5, 2012 05:00 AMIf you’ve been accumulating redundant, carrier-locked communications hardware like
phones and data cards, and have been stuffing them all into a drawer likely never to be used again, you can repurpose some of it and realize some cost savings. Modem data cards, sometimes called “dongles,” or “data sticks,” are well suited to this repurposing. The problem with these redundant sticks isn’t that the technology is out of date — it’s that they are SIM-locked to carrier. This locking is for carrier subsidy recouping reasons.