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PC Card on 12" Powerbook??

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AlbinoPigeon

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Jan 1, 2004
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Vancouver, BC
Hello,

I recently bought a 12" powerbook with a superdrive. I love the mini size, and dont mind the small screen.

The only thing I need is some way of attaching a mobile internet card so I can surf on the go.

Are there any external PC Slot adapters for the mac? Like and PC Slot port adapter that connects to a USB port?

Thanks!
 
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PlaceofDis

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Jan 6, 2004
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when you say "mobile" i assume you mean "wireless"? if that is the case you'll need an Airport Extreme card.

none of the 12" powerbook models have a card slot.
 
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AlbinoPigeon

macrumors regular
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Jan 1, 2004
125
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Vancouver, BC
PlaceofDis said:
when you say "mobile" i assume you mean "wireless"? if that is the case you'll need an Airport Extreme card.

none of the 12" powerbook models have a card slot.
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I know. But what I need is to be able to use mobile internet cards from my mobile phone provider. I know that the 12" doesn't have a PC card slot. So I was wondering if there was some sort of USB to PC Card adapter thingy?

At the very least I could use bluetooth to connect to my phone and use internet that way, but isn't that way slower? If not, then I suppose problem solved...
 
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ericssonboi

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Mar 15, 2005
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AlbinoPigeon said:
I know. But what I need is to be able to use mobile internet cards from my mobile phone provider. I know that the 12" doesn't have a PC card slot. So I was wondering if there was some sort of USB to PC Card adapter thingy?

At the very least I could use bluetooth to connect to my phone and use internet that way, but isn't that way slower? If not, then I suppose problem solved...
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If you have a bluetooth phone which has EDGE, you can use that.
Speeds will be just as fast. An example would be the Sony Ericsson S710.
 
Dreadnought

Dreadnought

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Jul 22, 2002
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Those mobile phone cards only support windooooze machines/have windows drivers. There was a guy that bought one and with the help, and a lot of time, from a webpage from Norway (or some country there) he got it to work. This was a post in a thread a couple of weeks ago. Good luck!
 
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AlbinoPigeon

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jan 1, 2004
125
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Vancouver, BC
ericssonboi said:
If you have a bluetooth phone which has EDGE, you can use that.
Speeds will be just as fast. An example would be the Sony Ericsson S710.
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Really!? Awesome then...does anyone know if the Moto V551 on the Rogers Network in Canada supports EDGE or a similar highspeed data protocol?
 
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