Playbook and internet dongle connectivity

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to connect an internet dongle to the Blackberry playbook via the micro usb connection?
any advice would be greatly appreciated

You will need a router of some kind to share a USB cellular Internet dongle to create a hotspot. There are small ones available if you're a traveller: http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/mobileaccessories/tp/Top-7-Travel-Wireless-Routers.htm
If you're trying to share a standard USB Wi-Fi dongle via MicroUSB (which doesn't make sense because the PlayBook has a Wi-Fi radio built in) then it can not be done currently because it lacks USB OTG (USB On the Go http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_On-The-Go ) capability at this time. The driver is there apparently embedded within the OS but it does not work. No word on if ever it will gain this capability.

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Hey hevins,
Firstly, welcome to CrowdSupport. Please stick around and offer any expertise you have in the range of topics we have here, in our Community.
I'm assuming you only have the Telstra USB dongle not the Wi-Fi version where you can easily share your connection with other devices.
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hawiley wrote:
My business, however, uses a website that works only with Internet Explorer.
Do you know why ? There are only two reasons:
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hawiley wrote:
Oh please please PLEASE tell me that IE will be compatible with the new tablet!?
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