Phone recommendations for tethering use only

[weefa]

Ok, I have 2 Sprint SERO plans, one 1250 & the other 500 that was used by an ex. Now that the 500 SERO plan is not being used, I've decided to use it for internet access only.

I am moving into a rural area, and there is no DSL or CABLE access and my only options are ATT, Sprint, or HughesNET. Sprint is the obvious choice but it's a huge step back from the 20 Mbps that I see now.

Now, which phone do you recommend that would be good for only tethering use? I used my old Touch Pro last year, and it had it's share of problems. The phone would get hot where the battery would not charge until the phone cooled down (sometimes I had a fan next to it). I lived a few blocks from the Sprint tower and had an excellent signal, but when I would use the phone for tethering, it would disconnect frequently at random times. It was rather annoying when I was downloading files.

Thanks in advance.