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Dell Strikes Deal For High-Speed Wireless

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the invisible-fastness dept.

Jason Jardine wrote to mention a C|Net article describing a new Dell deal with Vodafone to provide high-speed wireless access. From the article: "Dell said Tuesday that it plans to embed Vodafone's High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology into laptops built to order and sold in Europe. The technology will be backwards compatible with earlier 3G, or third-generation, wireless technologies including UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), the company said."

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  1. Re:In the US? by QuessFan · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes. IF you read TFA, it says:

    "In fall last year, Dell announced it would embed 3G access technology from Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless in its products."

    As an existing Cingular Broadband Access(HSDPA) subscriber, I am looking forward to get a new laptop with build in HSDPA capabilities.

    I am mostly satisified with the signal reception I currently have with the SierraWireless Aircard 860.
    However, the signals can be marginal in many areas.

    Just as I observed significant improvement when Wifi card moved from PC card to be intergrated with build-in atenna.(Usuualy on the back of the screen) I am expecting similiar improvement on reception.

    Sure, I can hook up AirCard 860 to huge external atenna, but why should I bother to haul another gadget when I travel? When there are all those real estates on the back of the screen?