HP and Verizon teaming up on EV-DO
Well, you can add HP to the growing number of PC makers that are hooking up with Verizon Wireless to put EV-DO into
their laptops (see Lenovo and
Dell). They don't get too specific about whether or not
we might also see an EV-DO-enabled iPAQ Mobile Messenger, but HP did confirm that they'll introduce a business laptop
with integrated EV-DO sometime early next year and that their partnership will most definitely be about bringing
"mobile broadband connectivity" to "upcoming HP mobile business devices."
[Thanks, Creanium]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
tb. @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
what is so special about ev-do? i'm not down w/ verizon and their non gsm tech. why don't companies do edge laptops?
Thought @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
#1:
It's simple: EVDO is far faster than EDGE...EDGE is 2.5G technology, while EVDO is true 3G technology.
And Sony has in fact announced they will be coming out with laptops that utilize Cingular's EDGE networks...
Although, again, why anyone would rather wait for pages to download on EDGE than go with EVDO I'll never know...
Try out EDGE and EVDO and you'll see why EVDO is so superior.
creanium @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
Most people don't care about EDGE vs EV-DO or any of the others. All they want is to be able to get online at a decent speed from almost anywhere. Verizon has the nation's largest 3G network, and also one of the most reliable networks out there, and people know that. So I think 95% of the people out there won't have any reservations about signing up with Verizon EV-DO service if they really want it.
It's also significant that Verizon is making all these deals because now it gives them the edge (no pun intended) as they will now have sales channels through two major business laptop manufacturers. So now when a company is ordering laptops from IBM/Dell/HP, they'll see this level of integration and Verizon is directly marketing the kinds of people that will best use this service.
Having used it myself, I can tell you it's for real. I get consistent speeds of 300-500kbps, and I've even done bandwidth tests that have come back at just under 1mbps. Nothing quite beats being able to work as if I were at home while sitting on a train or riding as a passenger in a car; a lot of times I forget I'm even on a cell network.
EVDO Guy @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
Yes, EVDO really works. I am sitting here in Las Vegas Airport, getting 700K download speeds, earlier today, I was in San Diego and was getting 757K download speeds, before that I was in the Del Mar Hilton and got 1.2mb download speeds. Verizon claims that you get between 400K - 700K and they deliver on those promises. I kind of like having the EVDO card vs. built-in, why? Easily move the EVDO card to something like the Kyocera KR1 router, add an external booster antenna (which you may want to do in a low signal area), or if you are in a RV, it would be good to have the antenna on the roof (it is unknown, if you can do this with a built-in card), I can easily switch cards (for example, travel with Sprint & Verizon cards and use the one that works best in the area that I am in, hook up a signal amplifier (if needed), easily upgrade to EVDO Rev A (when available), a bit harder when the card is built-in (but still possible).
Eddy @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
The real issue is that Verizon needs to drop the price to like 50 bucks. I would rather have 500,000 people at 50 than like 10,000 at 80
DG Lewis @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
Actually, while Verizon would rather have 500k people paying $50 a month, as a user, you'd much rather have 10k people paying $80 a month contending for the bandwidth...
Joe @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
Is it pronounced EE-VEE DOE... or EE-VEE DEE-OH... or EHV-DOE?
Ed @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
it now cost $49.99. Went down almost a month ago.
tb. @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
what is so special about ev-do? i'm not down w/ verizon and their non gsm tech. why don't companies do edge laptops?
Thought @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
#1:
It's simple: EVDO is far faster than EDGE...EDGE is 2.5G technology, while EVDO is true 3G technology.
And Sony has in fact announced they will be coming out with laptops that utilize Cingular's EDGE networks...
Although, again, why anyone would rather wait for pages to download on EDGE than go with EVDO I'll never know...
Try out EDGE and EVDO and you'll see why EVDO is so superior.
creanium @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
Most people don't care about EDGE vs EV-DO or any of the others. All they want is to be able to get online at a decent speed from almost anywhere. Verizon has the nation's largest 3G network, and also one of the most reliable networks out there, and people know that. So I think 95% of the people out there won't have any reservations about signing up with Verizon EV-DO service if they really want it.
It's also significant that Verizon is making all these deals because now it gives them the edge (no pun intended) as they will now have sales channels through two major business laptop manufacturers. So now when a company is ordering laptops from IBM/Dell/HP, they'll see this level of integration and Verizon is directly marketing the kinds of people that will best use this service.
Having used it myself, I can tell you it's for real. I get consistent speeds of 300-500kbps, and I've even done bandwidth tests that have come back at just under 1mbps. Nothing quite beats being able to work as if I were at home while sitting on a train or riding as a passenger in a car; a lot of times I forget I'm even on a cell network.
EVDO Guy @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
Yes, EVDO really works. I am sitting here in Las Vegas Airport, getting 700K download speeds, earlier today, I was in San Diego and was getting 757K download speeds, before that I was in the Del Mar Hilton and got 1.2mb download speeds. Verizon claims that you get between 400K - 700K and they deliver on those promises. I kind of like having the EVDO card vs. built-in, why? Easily move the EVDO card to something like the Kyocera KR1 router, add an external booster antenna (which you may want to do in a low signal area), or if you are in a RV, it would be good to have the antenna on the roof (it is unknown, if you can do this with a built-in card), I can easily switch cards (for example, travel with Sprint & Verizon cards and use the one that works best in the area that I am in, hook up a signal amplifier (if needed), easily upgrade to EVDO Rev A (when available), a bit harder when the card is built-in (but still possible).
Eddy @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
The real issue is that Verizon needs to drop the price to like 50 bucks. I would rather have 500,000 people at 50 than like 10,000 at 80
DG Lewis @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
Actually, while Verizon would rather have 500k people paying $50 a month, as a user, you'd much rather have 10k people paying $80 a month contending for the bandwidth...
Joe @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
Is it pronounced EE-VEE DOE... or EE-VEE DEE-OH... or EHV-DOE?
Ed @ Dec 19th 2005 12:19AM
it now cost $49.99. Went down almost a month ago.