AT&T prepping Option and Sierra Wireless modems for HSPA+ launch

We know that HSPA+ (also known as HSPA Evolution, depending on who you ask and which side of the bed they got up on that morning) is in the mix for AT&T ahead of LTE, and in order to make that launch a successful one, good data cards are a must. It looks like two of the cards coming out of the gate later this year will be the Option 393 -- an unassuming USB modem with a retractable plug and integrated microSD reader -- and the Sierra "Triple Lindy," a dual form factor ExpressCard in the same vein as the AirCard 402. The 393 will top out at 14.4Mbps down and 5.76Mbps up, while the Triple Lindy really burns rubber with 21.1Mbps down and 11.5Mbps up. Of course, all those speeds are purely theoretical -- but if we can even average 10 to 15 percent of that in real life, we're in good shape.

[(Unverified) Posted May 25th 2009 3:18PM]

i think ATT bought Engadget.. its has been an ATT Weekend thats for sure

[Nerdtalker Posted May 25th 2009 4:29PM]

More like AT&T is running scared with all the Pre leaks and is releasing everything they've got in a vain effort to capture the media hype...

[(Unverified) Posted May 25th 2009 4:59PM]

Great, so when are they going to release a product I care about, like their version of Femtocells? It sucks being able to get cell coverage everywhere but my freakin' house.

[(Unverified) Posted May 25th 2009 3:19PM]

someone's become leak-happy at ATT... seriously, isn't this what engadget mobile is for?

[MrHashbrown Posted May 25th 2009 3:34PM]

This is some fairly important news and has enough appeal to the normal Engadget primary reader for them to push.

[(Unverified) Posted May 25th 2009 3:39PM]

I didn't mean this specific one, but i meant the whole ATT posts in general.

[(Unverified) Posted May 25th 2009 4:55PM]

you not only read it but you also took time to leave a comment... your being hipocritical

[Wwhat Posted May 26th 2009 12:18PM]

Hypocritical is spelled with an y, just thought I'd mention it.

[britboyj27 Posted May 25th 2009 4:49PM]

Now you can reach that "unlimited" 5GB bandwidth cap even quicker!

[(Unverified) Posted May 25th 2009 3:59PM]

Post the 3G microcell slide engadget...do it!!

[Raziel66 Posted May 25th 2009 4:21PM]

Ohh... me want

[DanH Posted May 25th 2009 3:52PM]

Wow, ear rape to the max. Don't click it.

[brolin Posted May 25th 2009 3:58PM]

UM yeah ok lets sell more stuff to clog our already choking network AND piss off more ifone users by keep their slingplayer crippled to WIFI only. lmao clear example of what i call six figure syndrome = execs who make more than 6 figures .It is the theoretical limit of intelligence for corp execs ..anything beyond it =dumb

fix the damn network first !!

[ROFL Posted May 25th 2009 4:26PM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxFc1RMbko4

[Raziel66 Posted May 25th 2009 4:18PM]

I can't imagine what the monthly cost would be... good god.

[asinine Posted May 25th 2009 6:49PM]

cheaper then comcast i hope

[(Unverified) Posted May 25th 2009 4:21PM]

Rodney is rolling in his grave. Triple Lindy? That's an impossible dive!

[KAL326 Posted May 25th 2009 4:30PM]

Great a faster way to burn through a 5GB cap...

[MRCUR Posted May 25th 2009 4:39PM]

I really don't understand these kind of comments... Just because you have faster access doesn't mean you're going to use more data. Sure, if you're downloading 24/7 over AT&T's crappy network then yes, you will indeed hit the cap faster. But for the average person it'll just be faster access to the same amount of data they use now.

[KAL326 Posted May 26th 2009 9:11AM]

@MRCUR

It's really quite simple, something you like that you can get more of faster you are going to use more of it. Especially on a laptop connect card, you can move more data faster....you ARE going to move more data.

[Sandeep Posted May 25th 2009 5:07PM]

Native support in OS X 10.6 is pretty nifty

[missingNo Posted May 25th 2009 5:25PM]

Someone needs to call a plumber for AT&T. They've got some leaks in their 'tubes, and they're flowing epic win.

[(Unverified) Posted May 25th 2009 5:58PM]

Great. If you were to run one of these at full speed, you'd use up the maximum bandwidth allocation that AT&T provides of 5GB/month in less than an hour, and you'd be hit with quarter/megabyte overages.

Someone (the Government?) needs to smack these providers down with their bandwidth caps. 5GB, I don't even download things and watch a single one-hour show per week on YouTube, and I use well over 5GB. What's the point?

[HurricaneDC Posted May 25th 2009 9:05PM]

lolwat

If I use, say, 100MB of data a day... all these are gonna do is let me get those 100MB faster.

[Wwhat Posted May 26th 2009 12:25PM]

I like that they keep the lopsidedness of the up/down ratio a bit in check with this 2:1 ratio. (2.5:1 for the slower obviously but who counts that)