We're all quite aware of just how
proud Option is of its
HSUPA offerings, and while it has
raised the bar before in terms of sheer speed, the company is once again kicking out a new way to get your lappie connected to blazing fast internet without a WiFi hotspot in sight. The diminutive GlobeSurfer iCON HSUPA boasts a compact, USB stick design, and even includes a swivel connector as to play nice with just about every USB nook and cranny out there. Aside from touting 7.2Mbps of downstream capacity and 2Mbps on the upbeat, the GlobeSurfer looks to provide web access for those not already sold on the firm's
ExpressCard options. Users can purportedly expect "plug 'n play" abilities, backwards compatibility with EDGE/GPRS/GSM data connections, tri-band / quad-band support, and a wide range of OS support that includes Windows Vista and OS X. No word just yet on price or availability, but we sincerely hope Option doesn't keep the USB brethren in the house waiting too awfully long for these
high-speed luxuries.
posted Mar 2nd 2007 6:02AM
if it comes out in australia soon and is reasonably priced and it has proper coverage, i just might get it.
I need one of these! Globesurfer does that mean worldwide coverage?
i don't see how os x and windows compatibility qualifies as "a wide range of OS support". maybe if it supported linux, unix, o/s 2, bsd, solaris, etc. then it would have a wide range of support.
it's like people just pretend us linux users are not out there. i swear.
Those bitches!
linux? Whats that?
j/k
where do you buy it?
I've got a MacBook C2D running both XP and OSX and of course with no expresscard slot. I would love for this thing to be in my greedy hands. Of course by the time it comes out I hope T-Mo get their sh1t together and deploy 3G already!
The new Linux kernels (2.6.2x) will support an updated option usbserial driver with built in support for this device and all other Option USB sticks and cards.
For older kernels it is simple to add the device id to the option driver or usbserial.
The new Linux kernels (2.6.2x) will support an updated option
usbserial driver with built in support for this device and all other
Option USB sticks and cards. For older kernels it is simple to add
the device id to the option driver or usbserial.