Dell Releases EVDO ExpressCard

Dell today announced the release of the Dell Wireless 5700 Mobile Broadband ExpressCard. An ExpressCard solution for integrating Verizon EVDO into your notebook. The card is available now via Dell.com and costs $179 and for a limited time customers can use Verizon service for 30-days free.

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The new mobile broadband ExpressCard supports the Evolution-Data Optimized (EV DO) wireless technology, enabling high-speed connectivity to the Internet using the Verizon Wireless network. Mobile broadband connectivity enables more flexibility and productivity. Users can connect without needing a Wi-Fi hotspot, and easy, anywhere connectivity means less downtime. For a limited time, Dell customers who purchase the Dell Wireless 5700 ExpressCard can try Verizon Wireless's BroadbandAccess free for 30 days. A full unlimited data description to Verizon is $80/month if you are not a Verizon subscriber and $59.99/month if you are currently a Verizon customer. You can also pay for one session at a time at the cost of $15 for 24 hours of access, see Verizon's website for this information: http://news.vzw.com/news/2006/03/pr2006-03-29.html. Visit www.dell.com/verizonwireless forall of thepricing information.

Many manufacturers have now switched to including ExpressCard slots in notebooks instead of PCMCIA slots, but accessories have been slow to arrive. This new Dell 5700 EVDO card is welcome news to those that have been waiting for more ExpressCard options to come about. Even better is that this card is ExpressCard/34 so that it will work in the smaller slots that ultraportables generally have.

Dell makes it easy for customers to order and use mobile broadband options. Customers can purchase the Dell Wireless 5700 Mobile Broadband ExpressCard for $179 with most new Dell notebook computers or seperately through Dell Software and Peripherals. Upon receiving the notebook or new ExpressCard, customers contact Dell for activation.

To purchase the 5700 Mobile Broadband card visit this link onDell.com.

 

Curious that Dell worked to get their own branded unit, I guess they're just wanting to be more full service Anyway, it's about time, finally safe for business users to buy a notebook without a PCMCIA slot.

 

Who is coming to come out with this card first? Verizon or Sprint?

I wonder if we can get it thru the corp. discount right away with the new plan.

 

Finally a reason to look at the newer laptop offerings more seriously. Thanks Dell, although I am lovin' my new A900 Sprint phone with EVDO via USB or Bluetooth. Slower but much more dependable than my old KPC650 card.

Abaxter, you are really on top of technology news, thanks much. Wonder if you have any tips on the Acer Ferrari 1000?

 

I wonder if this would achieve the same or faster transfer rate than tethering my laptop with my treo 700w on evdo, although they SHOULD be the same rate right? its just GREAT for when you're in an area with no wifi or free wifi, even though evdo is still no where the speed of dsl.

 

i was wondering if this card can be used outside US. i have a brand new inspiron and found that this laptop use the new express card instead of the old PCMCIA. if this backward compatible with 1RTT technology, it must have some kind of ESN to register it to my local carrier.

I would loved to stash $179 for this card if it can be used in my country.

any ideas?

thanks
aes

 

I would think so, but I don't know why you'd want to pay that much for such slow internet service. You're going to have to take your chances though, I don't see how you'll get an official answer on this until you try. I didn't know anyone else even used CDMA outside the US.

 

in my case, the third world, the slow for you is the fastest here ,

unlimited broadband will cost me $200-$300 per month, slower dial up $1 hourly. CDMA data plan is the most suitable for me, don't have the phone line connection yet, use internet rarely, 350MB CDMA data plan only cost me about $10. more than enough i think.

the reason, i can't get my cdma phone modem to work with my inspiron media center. freezing after connection established.

I have asked dell about this card, and the sales reps don't know/say no. so i sent another email to novatelwireless where this original product came from. waiting for reply thou.

and for old EVDO PCMICA card cost about $230 here. so I think i will make a buy if this card can work outside US.

aes
in bandwidth poverty