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HSDPA on a Fujitsu U810: 3697 kb/s Upload (video demo)

HSDPA Speedtest results U810Fujitsu introduced two computers with AT&T’s HSDPA built-in today and I got a chance to play with them. I pointed the U810 to speedtest.net and was blown away by its upload speed. The speed test starts off slow on the download portion, but the upload speed shoots to 3697 kb/s! I’ve been struggling to get 10% of that speed using my Sprint EVDO cards.

Continue Reading  |  Posted on January 7, 2008  | 

Apple Supports Novatel WWAN Cards

Apple’s officially supporting Novatel EVDO and HSDPA cards for Cingular, Sprint and Verizon. Until now MacBook Pro owners had to either download software from forums or purchase WWAN products from Mac specialists like 3GStore. I was recently thinking about purchasing a MacBook Pro, but one of the major sticking points was the lack of [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on February 21, 2007  | 

Compaq nc6400 gets UMTS/HSDPA

HP’s Compaq nc6400 will be the first notebook available in the U.S. with built-in UMTS/HSDPA. HP’s business users can now enjoy the benefits of mobile broadband both in the United States. either with Cingular Wireless BroadbandConnect or high-speed EDGE services, and in more than 115 countries with UMTS or GPRS/EDGE networks available. The HP Compaq [...]

Continue Reading  |  Posted on December 11, 2006  |