T-Mobile Rocket 3.0 4G Laptop Stick

T-Mobile says its recently launched Rocket 3.0 modem can double existing 4G Internet access speeds by offering up to 42Mbps download speed, although in our testing in the San Francisco Bay Area it failed to deliver in this regard. The modem is indeed...

The T-Mobile Rocket 3.0 4G Laptop Stick USB modem provides a fast Internet connection for a single computer and gives unlimited access to T-Mobile Wi-Fi hot spots. The device has a nice design and embedded connection software for both PCs and Macs that...

The T-Mobile Rocket 3.0 comes with expensive and limited data plans that throttle down Internet speed when the data allowance is reached. The modem itself is rather bulky and its download speed fluctuates a great deal

The T-Mobile Rocket 3.0 4G Laptop Stick provides a very good mobile Internet connection in areas where T-Mobile 4G or Wi-Fi hot-spot coverage is available.

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The T-Mobile Rocket 3.0 4G Laptop Stick is a future-proof modem for tapping into T-Mobile's latest HSPA+ network—just don't expect those 42Mbps speeds yet.

HSPA+ 42-compatible. Solid speeds. MicroSD card slot

Unhelpful status light. No external antenna port. Connection prong is tricky to access

I tested the Rocket 3.0 against a Jet 2.0 on T-Mobile's HSPA+ 21 system and a Pantech UML290 on Verizon's 4G LTE network ($49.99, 4 stars) in twelve locations in Manhattan and Queens, New York. I downloaded Web pages using curl, and ran the speed...