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Sierra Wireless to release EV-DO card for MacBook Pros

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Posted 28 August 2006 - 11:20 AM

Sierra Wireless plans to release a Mac-compatible ExpressCard/34 EV-DO wireless wide area networking card in 2007. more
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 04:18 PM

What's taking them so long? I guess I'll have to wait till next year to buy a new Mac. I asked at the Apple store if there was a way to use the Mac with Verizon Wireless. They seemed to think there was a way, but they were pretty clueless.
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 04:25 PM

What about a USB or Ethernet device? Something like what you get with a Cable Modem, but small and battery powered.
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 04:42 PM

If you check with Verizon Wireless, you'll find that the V640 ExpressCard they're selling today ($180 plus the cost of service) is compatible with Mac OS X v10.4.7 or later.
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 04:50 PM

Novatel Wireless makes a device calle dthe MCD-3000, resold by Sprint called the USB 720, and that's supposedly Mac-compatible.
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 05:32 PM

Check with these guys.
Mac EVDO
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 06:15 PM

Tested a Sprint Samsung SPH-A900 EV-DO phone via Bluetooth and USB cable with my MacBook last week. Download speed was about 200Kbps and upload was about 90Kbps. Just a quickie test but confirmed to me that this is a viable setup as long as you don't mind having your phone tied up. Great for infrequent useage and for emergencies.
Bluetooth is cool but USB will run better and save your phone's battery.
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 09:55 PM

Jughead - Did you need a seperate hi-speed data plan to do this or did it work with the phone data plan?
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 11:31 PM

this is already available here in Tokyo
Mainly in the form of USB now, but other PC makers are switching to expresss card too.
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Posted 29 August 2006 - 11:54 AM

Depending on your service provider, the data plan on your phone should be sufficient. You will need a username and password to access the network services though. If your provider doesn't give you that, you will be out of luck.
Some providers require you to buy a more expensive dedicated service plan for data.
Using bluetooth is convenient, but if you will be limited by the speed of the bluetooth connection which is about a 1.5 meg connection tops. USB will let you get the full 3.1 meg connection, if you have a good strong signal.
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