Blackberry Tethering & USB mobile broadband

Ok so I recently bought the option to tether my blackberry to my laptop and surf the internet.  Here is the thing a friend of mine has the Verizon USB modem for mobile broadband and was going to sell it to me.  I was wondering if I would be able to use that to surf the internet instead of my blackberry.  Thouhgt I would ask the questin before I bought it from her. 

I would suggest to verify that the ESN is good on the device before purchasing the device, like bolder stated. Keep in mind that it's $30/a month to use your Blackberry as a modem that allows you to have 5GB allowance a month, while you'll be paying 59.99 per month for 5 GB or $34.99 for  250 MB with a broadband card. Hope this helps!

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