New Dell XPS laptop. Which EVDO Card should I buy.

apopilot · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 9

New Dell XPS laptop. Which EVDO Card should I buy. There are so many to choose from. I need the best one since I do a lot of futures and options trading.

Thank you

ryank82 · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 09 Feb 2008 Posts: 18

apopilot · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 9

I currently have Sprint. I use the PPC6800 phone and have the REVA feature built in it. Where I live I am getting about 1.5mbps down and 400 up. However, I travel alot and I do get my faster speeds on my phone in other cities.

I would like to upgrade to the $59.95 package for unlimited data and purchase a card.

I am ok with any type. Are there any reviews or comments I can read regarding the SPRINT cards? I could not find any searching this site.

Alex · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:58 am Post subject:

apopilot · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 9

Looks like the U727 is the best.

apopilot · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 9

Does anyone have any additiona opinions on a aircard. I would like to go pick one up tomorrow from a sprint store. I am looking for the best and the fastest.

Species8472 · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:32 am Post subject:

Call 3 G and get it from them.... Better service

dima · EVDO User Joined: 20 Mar 2008 Posts: 98

Why would you need a card or a modem at all if you got a Rev A Mogul? Just tether that to your laptop. Tethering a PPC is cheaper than a whole new data plan for an additional card, and the performance would be comparable with the Mogul's RevA upgrade.

Only reason I'd consider a new data plan is if the modem was built into the computer, or the phone was Rev 0, then you have the convienience of not having to mess with cards. You can set that up as an RNDIS connection that comes up when the machine is booted. Boot-n-browse. But aside from that I'd just use the Rev A phone.

apopilot · EVDO Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 9

1.) I had the option to order the card built in. I did not want to do that becuase I wanted to have the ability to change cards and services if need be in the future.

2.) What a disaster the PPC6800 has been for tethering. I am paying the PAM $39.99 a month. It works ok with my work XP PRO laptop. I tried it on my VISTA computers and I have 3 of them at home and NO GO.

Thanks,