Wireless internet access has fast become a requirement for mobile business types needing to be productive away from the office. Thankfully large providers like AT&T are rolling out faster mobile Internet access with broadband speeds.
To help consumers take advantage of these speeds AT&T announced today that it is adding two new HSPA cards to its lineup for notebook computers. The Option GT Ultra and Option GT Ultra Express are virtually identical with the main difference being support for different card buses.
The Option GT Ultra is designed to be used in notebooks that use Type II PC Card slots and uses a retractable antenna. The Option GT Ultra Express is for notebooks using the newer 34mm ExpressCard slots and uses a flip-up antenna.
Both cards operate on the same tri-band technology supporting UMTS/HSPA at 850/1900/2100MHz and GPRS/EDGE at 850/900/1800/1900MHz. The supported frequencies for the new LaptopConnect cards allow users to access the Internet in more than 140 countries including Japan and Korea.
The two cards allow access to AT&T’s BroadbandConnect wireless network with download speeds between 600 kbps and 1400 kbps. Upload speeds on the network range from 500 Kbps to 800 Kbps. Both of the new notebook cards are compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and Mac OS X 10.4.10 and later. To use the cards on a Mac requires an additional free download.
The Option GT Ultra and GT Ultra Express will be available for $49.99 after a mail-in rebate and a two-year DataConnect contract for at least $60 per month. AT&T says that starting February 15 both devices will be free after mail-in rebate and data plan for a limited time.
AT&T, the exclusive iPhone carrier in America will be bringing a new version of the iPhone to market with Apple sometime in 2008 that supports the same high-speed 3G data network.
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