Novatel's XU870 HSDPA ExpressCard

by Ryan Block, posted Jun 23rd 2006 at 4:29AM

It's not exactly a mystery as to which US carrier would be interested in picking up an HSDPA ExpressCard, but now that we're finally starting to see these 3G devices announced (by Novatel, anyway), our appetites are whetted and we're sitting on our hands awaiting carrier announcements. Novatel's Merlin XU870, when snagged by Cingular (or T-Mobile Europe, or Vodafone, etc.) will serve as your basic tri-band HSDPA / UMTS / EDGE / GPRS device capable of 3.6mbps speeds out of the box, and future upgradeable to 7.2mbps (via software update as new HSDPA revisions roll out). In other words, please get us a few of these immediately, thanks.

Filed under: Peripherals, Wireless

Tags: 3g, expresscard, hsdpa, merlin, novatel, wireless, xu870

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xabra @ Jun 23rd 2006 6:06AM

Madonna, what a monster reminds me of the Moto-phones in the early 90-ies.

I've got a 5x (HSDPA, UMTS,EDGE,GPRS,WLAN) card (swisscom - Europe), a rebranded OPTION card which much much smaller. Speed in Turin and other major cities is good (about 1 Mbps) but coverage is not everywhere.

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Ray Hebberd @ Jul 14th 2006 12:15PM

I really need this already!! I have a T-Mobile PCMCIA data card (web'n'walk) which would be great, except my new laptop actually has an ExpressCard slot :( I want it, I want it now!

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Sal @ Jul 27th 2006 9:51AM

Any update on this card and the carrier? They said 3rd qtr. Thanks!!

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Mike @ Sep 23rd 2006 1:40PM

3rd Quarter is about up. Not that I'm holding my breath or anything, but it really would be nice to pop this little puppy into my new MacBookPro. Has anyone heard when Cingular will start selling this....or even when ANYONE will start selling it?

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alex @ Oct 11th 2006 4:47PM

If you're tired of waiting for coverage in your area... check out EVDO, and learn everything you need to know about it, at EVDO Info and EVDO Forums!

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