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    Cingular Wireless for SZ Series

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by vaioman, Apr 27, 2007.

  1. vaioman

    vaioman Notebook Guru

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    Any body use cingular wireless Edge connection....How's the speed?

    Is it worth it to use Cingular wireless compare to DSL?

    thanks in advance!
     
    vaioman, Apr 27, 2007
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    EDGE really isn't very good; it's more like dial-up speeds, honestly. You're generally going to be better off if you have Cingular just getting an 3G ExpressCard so you can take advantage of UTMS/HSPDA speeds, which are much faster. Or if you don't use Cingular, getting an ExpressCard modem that offers 3G.
     
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    vaioman Notebook Guru

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    im using cingular line for my cel.
    whats that 3G Expresscard? speed is good enough?

    btw, that expresscard can be use in SZ series?

    thanks in advance.
     
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    Something like this:

    http://business.cingular.com/businesscenter/pciexpress/

    Very fast speeds. Supports HSPDA (as well as EDGE in areas where it isn't available). You can see the difference in speed though:

    And yes, the SZ can use ExpressCards.
     
    zadillo, Apr 27, 2007
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