Comments on ‘Vodafone cranks up 3G data rates for autumn’

Avoid integrated HSDPA cards.. 

So you buy a new laptop with a built in HSDPA card and then Vodafone come up with this. The article reckons "a couple of ExpressCards initially". Stick to USB modems I reckon... at least Dell are integrating 802.11n cards (for a modest premium).

Dell 

Whatever advantage offered by the Dell is surely negated by the sheer fact of owning a Dell though?

I do agree on ignoring integrated ones mind... the USB add on from Vodafone works great for me, on both Mac and PC

What's wrong with intergrated cards? 

The 7.2Mb/sec is still using HSPDA, even if the intergrated HSDPA can't manage this speed now the only thing stopping it the firmware, and I would expect that they will release updated firmware allowing for the incrased speed.

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