What 3G/4G USB devices does Windows RT support.
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After scribbling down the patchy facts from random sources, here are my findings about the dongle matter:
Windows RT requires the mobile network interface to pass certain criteria and, most importantly, to comply with:
Network Driver Specification (NDIS) version 6.3
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/jj123811.aspx
Unfortunately, there is currently no*** dongle available which complies with NDIS v 6.3.
Hopefully Microsoft wouldn't make us wait till the "Windows Blue" milestone and push vendors to deliver capable 3g/4g dongles very soon.
Sources:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/jj128256.aspx\
http://microsoft-news.com/the-desperate-microsoft-surface-3g-dongle-situation/
http://www.vodafone.qa/go/device/vodafone-usb-stick-k3806
***I am not sure if Vodafone has actually released K4305 and it actually works with Windows 8.
If anyone has further updates about 3g/4g dongle for Surface RT, please share.
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47 devices, 47 not compatible :(
The only option I have found is the Huawei MiFi which is actually a wireless-3G router so the surface sees it as a WiFi hotspot not a USB dongle.
The real constraint is of course the fact that most if not all need some form of application installed which is a non-starter for RT
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