AT&T offers **free Option GT Ultra and GT Ultra Express HSUPA cards (**must sell soul)

Check it data fans, AT&T just announced a pair of new HSUPA LaptopConnect cards from Option. The GT Ultra goes type II PCMCIA while the GT Ultra Express is, you guessed it, destined for ExpressCard34 slots. Both cards are tri-band UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100MHz and quad-band GPRS/EDGE capable for BroadbandConnect speeds of about 600Kbps to 1.4Mbps on the way down or 500Kbps to 800Kbps back up the tubes. Those bands should get your suit connected in some 140 countries spanning the US, Europe, Japan and Korea. The cards are Mac and PC compatible and will set you back $50 0$ (for a limited time starting tomorrow) plus a two year contract of at least $60 per month. After you mail-in the appropriate rebate forms of course... which you'll probably forget to do.

[CB17 @ Feb 14th 2008 7:37AM]

Strikethrough tag FAIL

[Craig @ Feb 14th 2008 7:44AM]

HSUPA or HUSPA? You have both.

[Craig @ Feb 14th 2008 7:44AM]

Yes, we're critical weenies.

[Jeremy Goldstein @ Feb 14th 2008 8:04AM]

You know, I am a long time ATT / Cingular / ATT customer, I had a Sierra Aircard with them for the last 9 months and just dumped it for a Sprint Aircard. ATT's limited area combined with dropped data connections were unbearable. The Sprint service so far offers better speeds, in more areas, and I have been connected as long as 13 continuos hours with no drops. THATS more like it for my $60 a month.

[Todd @ Feb 14th 2008 8:33AM]

"...Check it data fans..." "Fans"? There are no AT&T fans only dissatisfied customers locked to multi year contracts under threat of ETFs of several hundred dollars and no way to transfer their contact lists to a new carrier even if they swallowed the ETF.

Please make the editorial correction. Thank you.

[stevekalina @ Feb 14th 2008 9:32AM]

its a 2 year agreement ( like every other carrier worth going to)

once again most carriers have contracts that have etfs and att's is 175 about the standard.

and how would they prevent you from transferring your contact list? your missinformed.

Since you have all this hate for att why do you advertise for them in your avatar?

[itguy07 @ Feb 14th 2008 9:37AM]

I guess I'm a fan. Benn with ATTingular for almost 4 years now. Rock solic reliability and performance and far exceeds the POS Verizon Wireless phone I carry for work.

[joshman @ Feb 14th 2008 6:09PM]

Funny. I've been out of contract with att since May of 06 and I am still with them. I was a customer and sold Sprint previously and would never go back to them or any other CDMA carrier.

[Brodie @ Feb 14th 2008 8:38AM]

Ohhhhhh.... You have to MAIL IN those rebate forms.... That's how they work.

[Freek @ Feb 14th 2008 8:49AM]

Jesus thats expensive! 25$ for 7.2/1 mbit with a free modem here in Sweden.

[stevekalina @ Feb 14th 2008 9:33AM]

this is for wireless (cellular)internet.

[Freek @ Feb 14th 2008 9:40AM]

Yeah, in sweden too. 3g and all that.

[Tim @ Feb 14th 2008 9:40AM]

Crap, I'd sure hate to see what Verizon is charging. Their data plans are always way more than AT&T.

[Xultar @ Feb 14th 2008 9:55AM]

Ahhh no. Why is it that companies with no soul think it is so easy for people to sell theirs.

My
AC860 works great and I am no longer on contract. So they can stick this offer where de-sun-don't shine.

[Steve @ Feb 14th 2008 11:35AM]

What a coincidence - I just modeled and animated a 3d spin of this exact card (reference model here on my desk) last week for the new AT&T spots.

[CanCar @ Feb 14th 2008 11:53AM]

HSUPA is a GSM based standard developed as a 4g or Fourth Generation Cellular Internet Protocol. It promises about 4mbps down and about 1.2mbps upload speeds. lasvegaswekly.com

[PEZ @ Feb 14th 2008 12:05PM]

With all the free hotspots poping up, and att contributing to those, this thing is poinless. Throw it in the garbage RIGHT now. NOW. NOW!

[cromas @ Feb 14th 2008 2:07PM]

ZOMG can i has unlock by ziphone and use this with t-mobile?!

[kai @ Feb 14th 2008 4:51PM]

wow! mac compatible too? i'll just go ahead and plug that into my macbook's pcmcia...oh wait. okay fine, i'll plug it into my macbook's expresscard34...gah!

usb? anybody? bueller?

[tsims @ Feb 23rd 2008 1:03AM]

Hey guys,Im going on a cruise to the Panama in April and Ive got tons of online homework to do. he cruise ship charges ungoldly prices for theri wirelsss access. I am looking for a card I can use on t he ship...I cant find whats good, shats not, service coverage, prices or anything...Im not looking in the right place and Im really not tha computer literate...any help???

[Serge Gojkovich @ Feb 24th 2008 12:40AM]

This cards been recalled by AT&T as the drivers don't work and they are still selling it online and in some stores shame!

[Daniel @ Feb 27th 2008 9:15AM]

do you have a link for that recall info. i was just about to buy one

[Serge Gojkovich @ Feb 27th 2008 10:05AM]

ask to speak to the Data department at AT&T they have it onfile internally.

[Jeremiah Mulford @ Mar 6th 2008 9:37AM]

Serge your comments are false. there is NO RECALL. you are just bashing at&t. i have friends that work for them and I checked with them about it. they researched it and there is NO recall.