Time for an EVDO sidegrade
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 by Dave Winer.
One of the benefits of writing this blog is that when it's time to make a technology decision, I get advice from the best informed most opinionated and smartest people in the business -- you! 
Anyway, last year I got a Sprint EVDO card for my MacBook laptop. It was probably the wrong decision, I figured the card version would be faster, but then I wanted to use it with my new Asus EEE PC that of course just has USB.
What should I get to replace the card?
I want something that works with both Mac and Windows. USB-based. Reasonable price and performance, for the occasions that I'm out of range of wifi but want to connect to the net.
Here are the products the 3GStore is recommending.
1. Sierra Compass 597 USB Modem.
2. Sprint Novatel U720 Rev A USB Refurbished Upgrade.
3. Cradlepoint CTR500 Cellular Travel Router.
I think they all look pretty interesting esp #3.
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