You should be able to use it. Whether it's cable or DSL you still get an ethernet cable coming out of the modem to plug into the router.

Cingular has HSDPA coverage where I live. You mention you can get GPRS through UMTS with the prepaid unlimited MEdia Net. Does this work for HSDPA in the few areas they offer it? I'm going to be reviewing a HSDPA phone in the next few months, and need to get service with HSDPA. Obviously Sprint, a CDMA carrier, won't work with this phone. I was planning on signing a contract with Cingular, then canceling it at the end of the trial. But if I can do the same thing on prepaid that would work much better. I didn't even realize unlimited internet was an option on any prepaid accounts until yesterday. It's a really decent price too.

pdtp, your post made me go back to the Cingular website and research some more of their pay as you go plans. They have two different types of plans, Pay As You Go and Pick Your Plan. I was looking at the Pay As You Go plans, which stated data was $0.01/KB. When looking at the Pick Your Plan, they also have this option. It looks like they have unlimited what they call MEdia Net. It's the Cingular name for internet, but I'm not certain if it can be used on a Smartphone or PPC Phone. On their contract plans you have to have either the Smartphone Connect or Data Connect plan for Windows Mobile devices. I wonder if the MEdia Net can be adapter for WM like T-Zones on T-Mobile is. Additionally, do they allow access to EDGE or UMTS/HSDPA with the prepaid plans?

Personally, I'd recommend getting the SERO plan on Sprint if you're planning on remaining in the US for the duration. It's CDMA, I know that must be difficult for you to consider. BUT with the SERO plan you get 500 anytime minutes, free nights and weekends starting at 7PM, and unlimited EVDO data (the CDMA equivalent to HSDPA speed-wise) all for $30/month. The downside is the only WM devices Sprint offers right now are the PPC-6700 (CDMA HTC Wizard variant), Treo 700wx, and Motorola Q. That's my $0.02.

Here is the info on the T-Mobile prepaid rates. Unfortunately, T-Mobile prepaid doesn't have data options. Paul, if you're only going to be here a couple weeks you really won't be able to utilize the great flat-rate data plans we have. You'll have to use prepaid, and they don't offer flat-rate data for prepaid. Cingular/AT&T is the only GSM carrier that offers data on prepaid, and it costs $0.01/KB.

My total Zelda play time was about 52 hours when I finally finished it. And a sad day it was.

I got my Wii for Christmas a couple weeks ago (no, I didn't wait until Christmas to open it). Just walked in a Target in the US and bought it. No lines, no hassle. I got lucky. It's a great system. I love it. It's amazing for families as well. I've got several people who've never played a video game before to play.

Wow, you guys don't use much data! My data usage is slightly different than most because we have EVDO here in the US with max speeds of 2MB. I have Exchange set to get email as they arrive, and get about 30-40 a day, browse numerous websites (including ebay), download weather to PocketWeather, and watch Slingplayer. A typical month for me is around 1GB, with peak months going up to 3GB. Yeah, I think unlimited is required for my usage.

I have yet to buy anything from woot, but check it every night. The new product gets listed at 1AM EST, and is very often sold out by morning, so you really need to be on top of it. The most recent woot I almost jumped on was a Voq for $85. Another great bonus of woot is $5 shipping no matter what the product, including big screen tvs and the like.

www.ecost.com is pretty good. They have decent prices, and $10 overnight shipping.

We should be greatful that we can even get internet for so cheap! Even the $20 is super cheap.

I say go for the Toshiba E800. They have a bluetooth or wifi model, so you can choose which you want built in. Also, two expansion slots, CF & SDIO. Plus the VGA screen!!!! You can`t beat this screen. I am using mine right now, and there is no side scrolling on this site.

Just an obvious one, did you hit play? With my DVD player, it will look like a blank screen until I hit play. Also, do you have it in the proper format (PAL, NTSC) for your country? The USA and Japan use NTSC format, and Europe uses PAL.