Novatel's Merlin EX720 ExpressCard hits Sprint shelves

The world just became a little less of a cold, dead, meaningless (or at least data-less) wasteland for Sprint customers rocking ExpressCard slots (of either the /34 or /54 variety) thanks to the official release of Novatel's Merlin EX720 modem on Sprint's website. Riding atop Sprint's glorious EV-DO Rev. A airwaves, the EX720 should deliver up to 1.4Mbps down and 500kbps up to virtually any ExpressCard-equipped device that needs it (MacBook Pros included), provided that the requisite $179.99 (after contract and rebates) has been forwarded to the appropriate bean counters over at your network. We can almost picture Cingular and T-Mobile folks seething -- for what it's worth, we feel your pain -- but hey, Sprintheads, go get your WWAN on.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2007 9:53AM]

Hey hey hey. Hope Cingular get one soon. Had my XPS over a year and been waiting for an express card without paying Dell $299.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2007 11:00AM]

Ordered mine today. Thanks engadget.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2007 11:35AM]

Lots of people have been waiting for this card for sometime now. Everyone thought that the U720 was only option, but not anymore. Order the EX720 from http://moremobileinternet.com/ex720 and get $50 back, making the card only 129.99!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2007 7:08PM]

I cannot seem to get this card to work with Vista. I downloaded the supposed Vista compatible software from the Sprint website. It blues screens when you put the card in...

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2007 6:01PM]

we are talking about this at http://www.cellphoner.net!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 23rd 2007 4:21AM]

Excuse my ignorance here, but I'm assuming this is the fastest connection available using the express card slot. Would that be a correct one?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 23rd 2007 7:35AM]

THIS THING IS STUPID FAST compared to my Sprint A900 phone. Where the A900 got around 400 KPS the EX720 gets 1074 Kps in the same location on my Macbook Pro 2.33 Ghz! Just remember to activate the card on a PC or in Bootcamp first and be sure to get the new drivers Apple releastd in their software update if you own a Macbook or MBP. All I can say is WOW...WOW...WOW!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 23rd 2007 9:25AM]

As for that Vista comment, read this review and you will understand why:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=1818775

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2007 11:16PM]

the EX720 is not just for MacBook Pro users!
the adapter mentioned in this article is a great solution!

http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/1894/63/

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 18th 2007 11:19PM]

For those who prefer Verizon as their carrier, the Rev-A V740 ExpressCard is now shipping!
Get the V740 ExpressCard for $70 less than verizon stores, and get the best possible customer support by EVDO Experts, by checking out this site:
http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/1919/64/