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Sony Ericsson Makes a tri-band GPRS modem

Posted by Hemos on from the tri-band-that-modem dept.

prostoalex writes "Sony Ericsson announced their new PCMCIA GPRS wireless modem, capable of delivering 57.6 Kbps. It is tri-band and works in 900/1800/1900 MHz range, which led Sony Ericsson to imply that the card will work in 160 countries, providing an always-on Internet connection. Currently only Microsoft operating systems (starting at Windows 98) are supported. No exact price information on official site, but the PC Pro article above quotes 200 UK pounds. The manufacturer also runs a contest for those who would rather get one for free."

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  1. Nokia Cardphone by Psychic+Burrito · · Score: 5, Informative

    Also, compare it to the Nokia Cardphone. Works with Linux, too :-)

  2. It has happend if you buy Nokia by chrestomanci · · Score: 5, Informative

    Check out the D211
    http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,4879,1449,00.ht ml

    It is a wireless PCMCIA conectivity card, which supports both GPRS and 802.11b

    There are even linux drivers avalabe to to download. (I don't know if they work)

    It has been out for a couple of months.

    The main downside is that it only supports dual band opperation, so I guess american readers are out of luck.

    The other downside is that switching between GPRS and 802.11 is not automatic, though you could probably put together a script to make it so.

    I dare say it is rather expensive as well.