Well, this Sierra Wireless Aircard worked in about 5 minutes and I instantly got 80 Kbps in my bedroom on the Verizon Express network, where I'm lying down recovering from my operation. With FOUR daughters, I've given back enough to mother earth and the next generation.





Yea - 802.11b is great, awesome, [your adjective here], etc.; we all get it, we all have it in our homes. But, as soon as you get used to getting anything at any hotspot, you will wish the whole world was one big hotspot (rendering the term "hotspot" illogical)...and...you will want AT LEAST 56k without having to plug in - which is what the CDMA1Xnetworks deliver everwhere today, and then really .demand what they could do today, if there was a demand. Well, for a meager $100/month (maybe not so meager) that's my new life: 1+ Mbps on TMobile, (indoors) 100K on Verizon (the whole United States). Life's too short to have to scrounge around for a hotspot when you're traveling. My time is worth more to me than my money, and I've spent hours some weeks looking for ways to get online when traveling - even locally. Tip for Austin travellers with t-mobile and no Admirals club ($400/year) membership - go to gate 12 - the signal is stong..the photo on the left is looking at gate 12 from the club in the airport

OK...opinion section over.

And speaking of traveling, Austin was fun and too short. I was invited to the UT Austin Wireless event...some other attendees are in the photo up top. I was staying with friends and had to admit it was relaxing.