HP teams with Cingular, offers up HSDPA-equipped nc6400 laptop
By Darren Murph 
posted Dec 11th 2006 3:51PM
posted Dec 11th 2006 3:51PM
[Via CNET]
posted Dec 11th 2006 3:51PM
Segment of single women who said their next computer purchase would be a laptop.
Of 1,000 single men and women polled, 47 percent of women said they'd buy a laptop, while 47 percent of men were looking for a desktop.
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fun...now all i need is the $$
If I currently already have Cingular with a data plan on my phone can I use this laptop with my current SIM?
I believe you can, but I heard that Cingular monitors the amount of data and if exceeds an amount normally used by the cell phone you will be contacted to upgrade your data plan to the computer data plan which costs more then normal cell data.
Are you kidding me? High-speed wireless connectivity for laptops without having to wander the earth looking for a hotspot is a "must have" feature. Without it, hot spots are a "must have." The only reason everyone doesn't have evdo or similar wireless on their laptops is simply because of lack of availability and/or price. The content is already on the web to make it a must have. Streaming music/video, slingbox, email, etc...
Fact: Sony UX w/wireless broadband = destroyer of all competing products, from Ipod to Archos.
The only reason the Sony UX "destroys" the others is because its battery explodes. Anyone remember the Shofixti?
like i said before... but its hp!
like i said before... but its hp!
Good point, aws910. ;)
Everyone please stop saying 'must-have.'
Is this the same Turkey Vulture technology as shown on tv? I am a huge fan of Cingular but the boob toob says they are slow.
Is this faster tech than that?
Singulair? sp?
It's not a must-have feature like Wi-Fi yet because it's too damn expensive, they cap your upload speeds at a shitty level and they have limits for data usage.
Still looking to this feature becoming cheap and limitless in the next few years.
And, as I've posted a time or two, nobody seems to be talking about latency. My boss just picked up a Sony TX with Sprint's EVDO built-in. It's nice and definitely better than EDGE but there's still a lot of lag time when you click on a link. Intelligently authored apps and sites (like Gmail) can take advantage of the speed increase without losing anything to latency. But just plain old browsing makes you feel like you're on a mediocre dial-up connection.
Manufacturer fanboy arguments aside, incredibly poor design and lack of foresight is why you should steer clear of this laptop.
How to Access the Sim:
1. From the underside, remove three screws labeled keyboard.
2. Push down four clips on top of keyboard
3. Pull up keyboard and disconnect the incredibly delicate keyboard ribbon cable from the main board.
4. Disconnect the antenna wire for the HSDPA. Make sure that you do not snap the connector off in the process, it’s very easy to do.
5. Flip up SIM door
6. Insert SIM. Make sure to consult owners manual as SIM orientation is not diagramed on the actual door and you will not know if it’s in right until you reassemble the computer and run the connection software.
7. Reassemble the Computer.
Troubleshooting: Why Won’t it Connect to the Network?
1. Replace the SIM
Seriously HP, WTF!? All other laptop manufacturers either put the SIM under the battery or in a door on the side. If this laptop doesn’t shout “Afterthought” I don’t know what does. If there is one plus to this laptop, it’s that the card inside of it is essentially a Sierra Wireless Aircard 875. I guess dumb luck still counts for something because it’s obvious that the designer was late for lunch when he/she put a good solid five minutes in to designing this beuty.