Dell Recommends Cingular? Verizon or Cingular?! XPS1210

Bernardita · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 2

Hello there!
Well, Im saving money on the Dell XPS m1210, I really like it's WAN feature and such, but they give you two choices. Dell Wireless 5700 Mobile Broadband (CDMA EVDO) Mini-Card for Verizon Wireless or
Dell Wireless 5500 Mobile Broadband (3G HSDPA) Mini-Card for Cingular®
(Dell recommends)

But im hearing alot of stories that Verision is big and such, and cingular is small. And why isnt there a cingular section? So which do you recommend?
Btw I will be using this notebook in New York only.

Also, im going to be saving for a year, are there going to come out with better WAN notebooks anytime soon?

Thanks a bunch!

jackrodgers · EVDO Addict Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 1131

Bernardita · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 2

Thanks for the advice, I'll keep an eye out then.

Penny3557 · EVDO Newbie Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 5

I have the XPS 1210 and really like it so far - it is less than 3 weeks old - but the wireless connection with Verizon has been extremely problematic. It worked fine during my 3-day trial and has not worked since. I cannot comment on Cingular broadband service (although I worked for them seven years ago until I was "re-assigned" with most of my department). I have another, older Dell Inspiron 5100 which has DSL service, so I have been using that in the interim. But I really wanted to switch over to the mobile broadband and it has not been a good experience so far. Support has been ineffective so far and is blaming the problems on the Vista operating system. I am very dubious that that is the problem. I'm sure it is something fairly "simple", but so far they are clueless, which is maddening.

8wheels · EVDO User Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 61 Location: DFW

Yeah, but Dell also recommends Windows!

Very Happy

Sorry I just couldn't help it...

Seriously, everything can change in a year.