Initial thoughts on a laptop wireless card..
Wed, Sep 17, 2008
i have my laptop & web connection with me all the time. I had a very interesting experience & thankfulness to technology advancement recently!
My high speed internet stopped working for a good week, which is not cool.
i came across cingular & their laptop wireless internet card, the local agent provided me with more details & it seemed a good fix, i had to wait 2hrs before it arrived still. It’s 60/mnth for unlimited usage..The wireless connection is through USB with a bulky antenna. It installed its own software & very easy to use/connect to the web.
Speed wise, it’s definitely faster than dial-up! Operates at about 1000kbs up/800kbps down (varies still) . I guess it also depends on your location. It is super convenient though; i find it as a new discovery although it has been out for a while. Wherever you get reception, you can get a wireless signal.
Will review more after some usage… it currently does time out connection at least 3 times in 8hrs of operation… not sure why?
Dsl, cable, t1/3… It is awesome to have super fast connections… dial up is just so bad.
i love technology =)
jay
Tags: internet technology, laptop wireless card, wireless internet card
September 17th, 2008 at 5:25 am
Technology is awesome. I am about to move out of home (because I am getting married) and I will have to start paying for my own internet. I am thinking about getting a wireless card instead of getting cable to the house
September 18th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Thats really cool that you are using that!
I wish I had that usb internet connector gadget.. But I have a 802.11g wireless card.
Oh well
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:43 am
The card works good. It times out less & if it does, requires a reboot of the program. I like it since you can travel with it & easily accessible with good connection speeds. It costs $60/mnth for unlimited usage, a little more than the normal home broadband connection costs, but more flexibility with where & when you can access the web.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:43 pm
@Brad Blogging…
I believe that is a mobile broadband card, not a wifi card. Your card requires and access point somewhere in range to operate correct? This card allows you to get on anywhere, it operates off of the AT&T mobile network.
I don’t have one, but at work I have one through sprint, they are pretty cool, it’s internet anywhere. But still a little pricey for widespread consumption.