T-Mobile WebConnect Rocket 2.0

With the Rocket 2.0, I got peak download speeds of 4.22Mbps and average downloads of 1.52Mbps; uploads peaked at 1.24Mbps and averaged 739Kbps. The original Rocket delivered a 6.7Mbps download peak and averaged 2.46Mbps down, with 1.3Mbps upload peaks and 728Kbps average uploads.

Here's the thing, though: T-Mobile isn't selling the original Rocket any more. The carrier is offering the Rocket 2.0 ($0-$199, depending on sales and contracts) along with two slower modems that don't support HSPA+.

The T-Mobile WebConnect Rocket 2.0 is the only T-Mobile modem we recommend, and it will give you solid signal and good speeds where T-Mobile has coverage. For the next generation of modem, though, we'd like to see even more blistering speeds.


Service Provider
    T-Mobile
Cellular Technology
    GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
Bands
    850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100, 1700
802.11x
    No
Mac Compatible
    Yes

Spec Data
Service Provider T-Mobile
Cellular Technology GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
Bands 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100, 1700
802.11x No
Mac Compatible Yes