http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/ Engadget Comments for AT&T USBConnect 881 HSUPA card now available http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://news.vzw.com/news/2007/02/pr2007-02-01a.html

"BroadbandAccess customers in enhanced wireless broadband coverage areas can expect average download speeds of 450-800 kilobits per second (kbps) and average upload speeds of 300-400 kbps"]]>Nov 14th 2007 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
AT&T's HSDPA (let alone HSUPA) coverage still sucks ;-)]]>Nov 14th 2007 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=planFirst&action=viewPlanList&sortOption=priceSort&typeId=5&subTypeId=13&catId=409

:-)]]>Nov 14th 2007 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
And the simultaneous voice and data comment CLEARLY was related to phones and using phones as modems and just using the data on phones in general. I know you Verizon users aren't used to that because you're so locked down, but many of us ATT users just use our phones for everything.

I'm not sure what user name is gonna show up I just changed it in the profile thing I guess we'll see what happens. Anyways, I USED to be Martin if that name doesn't show up.]]>Nov 14th 2007 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
As far as I am concernedd 1XRTT and EDGE both suck.

]]>Nov 14th 2007 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
And you don't want me to pull out the coverage maps on you. You can use those marketing population numbers all you want, but the fact is that people travel and most people who use data cards are people who travel even more. 3G access for that no matter which carrier you go to. But when I travel somewhere I don't have to check the maps, I know I'll at least have EDGE, which honestly isn't that bad, especially not bad for emailing.

Let's not even get started on global use.]]>Nov 14th 2007 11:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/"3G Access no matter which carrier you go to isn't necessarily reliable for wherever you're going."

Damn lack of editing. C'mon Engadget!]]>Nov 14th 2007 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
Video calling? Who cares? Seriously.

And 3G coverage, no matter which way you slice it, is a HUGE deal to most PC Card customers. For example, this past September VZW recently wired these small/medium Colorado towns with Rev A: Durango area, including the towns of Durango and Telluride, Southern Colorado, including the San Luis Valley communities of Alamosa and Monte Vista, and the towns of Canyon City, Lamar, La Junta, Trinidad, and Walsenburg.

Now why am I pointing out specifically those Colorado towns? Because AT&T doesn't even have HSDPA in freakin DENVER Colorado! To me, that is a big deal. Not because I actually go to Colorado (I haven't been in 10 years) but it shows how far behind AT&T is to VZW (and Sprint too) in 3G coverage.

I'd much rather have twice the coverage than simultaneous voice and data, but maybe that's just me.]]>Nov 14th 2007 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 14th 2007 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
ATT/Verizon isn't gonna put 3G where there's not enough people per square mile. So at SOME point EVERYONE'S coverage build out is gonna come to an end and at that point (I'd say by the end of '08) what are you gonna say?

And we're not even discussing global, but I don't want to embarrass you. BTW, here's a hint, if you use speaker phone or bluetooth, you won't have that problem with your phone up to your ear ;-)

And who cares about video calling? Well apparently the whole world because it's pretty popular with every other country.]]>Nov 14th 2007 11:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
EDGE is still slow. In a lot of places where you have EDGE, I have Rev A. Even IF I relied on 1XRTT I can also get email at "decent" speeds. Bragging that your low speed is slightly better than our low speed is funny.

Me, just like most of the rest of this great nation... could still care less about video calling. It's hardly been lighting it up over at AT&T, mainly because it relies on being in your poor HSDPA coverage.]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Yeah but not global phones. You can't, if someone wants to go overseas with their phone numbers they're screwed (I know that doesn't really apply to the current argument but it's still valid and relevant). And because of that your world phone blackberry doesn't count.

First of all, the reason why people don't care about video calling is because it's NOT AVAILABLE! Right now only 1 way video SHARING is available and only for like the last 2 months or so... Gee I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

How is comparing low speeds funny? It's what is more reliable...]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/

And HSDPA is better than EVDO because of a feature that's not available in the US? Ok....]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/"A feature that is not available YET" Like I said at least it's possible and WILL be available.

I'm not going to disagree that if a customer JUST wants a US ONLY based data card that Verizon is a good choice and only until ATT's HSPA coverage is better but anything beyond that and there's no question that GSM and it's technological progression is clearly superior. Just take a look at what all the Engadget writers, the boy genius and most other people in the tech field are using. And like I said, the Verizon data cards are only good until ATT has better HSPA coverage next year. After that, what're you gonna have? Nothing, that's what. You'll have to wait for the LTE spec to be ready just like ATT.]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
How so?]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/And since Verizon's ONLY advantage is EVDO coverage I think I'll stick with my laundry list of other advantages, like better phone selection for one. Speaking of which, I think I'm gonna get back to listening to my music on my iPhone.]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/LTE is much better than WiMax. And apparently Verizon (well at least Verizon's parent company) agrees.]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/For LTE (and HSPA as well) just check wiki.]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
Btw, WiMAX is not a progression of CDMA. That would be UMB or Rev C.

Phone selection... if all you have to hang your hat on is the iPhone then that's not enough. I like VZW's selection better but really that's subjective.. we can argue that back and forth for days.]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
Things that HSPA has that EVDO doesn't:
Simultaneous voice and data which also means video calling.
Global
Faster speeds (with current technology)

Did I miss anything?]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Nov 15th 2007 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/
As of a month or 2 ago when I went to AT&Ts website to check for 3G coverage in CO they didn't have any. If they do now then they are WAYYYY late to the party. Way to go AT&T.]]>Nov 15th 2007 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/14/atandt-usbconnect-881-hsupa-card-now-available/Also they added Pittsburgh.]]>Nov 15th 2007 2:43PM