Novatel rolls out Ovation MC930D HSDPA / HSUPA USB modem

Those looking for a little HSDPA / HSUPA action with minimal protuberance from their laptop now have a new option to consider from Novatel, which has just announced its new Ovation MC930D USB modem. Measuring a scant 70 x 25 x 12 mm, this one promises to give you the usual peak download and upload speeds of 7.2 Mbps and 2.1 Mbps, respectively, along with worldwide connectivity on any HSDPA / HSUPA network supporting the 2100 MHz band. If you're struggling to stay connected, you can also bust out the included Dual USB Y-cable to boost the power if you're in a weak signal area. No word on a price just yet, but that little detail shouldn't be a secret much longer, as the modem's set to hit retailers sometime this month.

[Via I4U News]

[torqueo @ Feb 11th 2008 4:01PM]

Bet it still won't fit in the MBA!

[Craig B. @ Feb 11th 2008 4:36PM]

I was just writing a joke of a comment "I shall tether my phone" when I realized that my Treo 600 is just GPRS, and disconnects often at that. So, I was going to follow it up with "The phone I will soon own", but then I realized that all the phones that I've been considering haev HSDPA; but it then suddenly his me that these HSDPA phones were announced a billion years ago, and still haven't made it to market....and probably will only make it to market well after HSDPA is an old technology.

Then I realized, hey, these are HSDPA, and not HSUPA - and the HSUPA phones have just barely been announced, who knows how many *years* it will be till the HSUPA phones are released.

Talk about a 180...!

Does anyone know how these work - do you just pop in your sim or something? And, does anyone know offhand what band is used in the US?

[Craig B. @ Feb 11th 2008 4:40PM]

Why can I not spell today?

"been considering haev HSDPA" --> "been considering *have* HSDPA"
"then suddenly his me that" --> "then suddenly *hits* me that"

[Steve Paine @ Feb 11th 2008 7:10PM]

I'm trying to work out what's new about this one. The tri-band version has been out for months.

http://www.carrypad.com/journal/2007/10/novatel-ovation-mc950d-tiny-usb-hsupa_15.html

Steve

[paul @ Feb 11th 2008 10:59PM]

does anyone know if the will get you the bad ass speeds on any US network right now?