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I use Sprint for this, with my new Treo 650 (brag, brag).
There's an app for the Treo called PDANet. You install it on the laptop and on the Palm, and when you're all hooked up and run it on the Palm, the phone goes into data mode and the computer connects to it like it's a modem, and Bob's your unkle.
I have a very old grandfathered data plan that's unlimited data for $10/month. Current unlimited data plans are $15/month. Only thing is, Sprint doesn't really smile on this sort of behavior. The unlimited data plans are meant only for data to be consumed on the handheld device. You have to watch your usage--if you exceed some unknown magic threshhold, they bring down the hammer of Usage Agreement Violation and whack your head off with an enormous bill for bandwidth usage.
It's no replacement for my in-home wireless network, and I wouldn't use it anywhere I could get a free ethernet or wireless hookup. But I routinely choose it over $10/day hotel access services.
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