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Apple and AT&T Edge Network Cards?

Yes, my cell phone and a cheap cable would work fine if I wanted to use the normal national wireless service (too slow), but to take advantage of the broadband service, then I'd need the special card they have and a Mac driver for it (and it's a data only service, thus the ability for higher speeds).
 
Those links to Versiontracker and the open source drivers are for Airport, or 802.11b, which is nice if you are at home, in an office or near a Starbucks with wireless connectivity. The problem with 802.11 is it only works up to 300 feet. What ticks me off is the stupid Centrino commercials with people sitting out in the middle of nowhere, and supposedly getting online. It makes the PC users think that Centrino is the magic connection to getting on the web anywhere, literally, without cables and wires, when in fact it's just a chip with 802.11 drivers (a and b, not g) built in.
What's nice about Verizon is it is offering true high speed, broadband connectivity (in limited areas for now, but that will change). This is important because it is the beginning of what has been called 3G (good for watching sports, movie trailers, etc. on your 3G mobile phone). The more people that buy into it, the more it will expand (remember the early days of cell phones?), and the more affordable it will become.
 
Originally posted by Fukui
Not any more...

There are others that you can find as well.
Google is you friend. :)
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Thanks for the help. I will look more into this.

But honestly, this is a big problem for the user who wants simple plug and play. Apple needs to create relationships with each wireless carrier, and around the world, to make sure that their devices get top quality connectivity. Not to go around looking for a program which only those "in the know" can use.

We need Apple connectivity out of the box straight from the cellular providers.

That will help apple sell more computers!!
 
Originally posted by mdntcallr
Thanks for the help. I will look more into this.

But honestly, this is a big problem for the user who wants simple plug and play. Apple needs to create relationships with each wireless carrier, and around the world, to make sure that their devices get top quality connectivity. Not to go around looking for a program which only those "in the know" can use.

We need Apple connectivity out of the box straight from the cellular providers.

That will help apple sell more computers!!
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Yes it is. You know about mobile office that comes with some verizon phones? The same company that makes the software for the windows version also sells a OSX version...but....only the window version is uncluded in mobile office..., so you gotta pay twice as much....how craptastic!!
 
I think the introduction of EDGE cards would be a great idea; at least for an initial capability. Does anyone know what such services generally run?
 
EDGE script for Mac

Someone asked me to brew up a Mac script for a Motorola EDGE phone. In fact, my standard Moto GPRS scripts were just as good, because EDGE uses the same command syntax. He was getting about 56k performance, but nothing faster - that may have been a limitation of the USB-serial cable he was using, or of the current AT&T network setup.

My GPRS scripts are at http://www.taniwha.org.uk

Kia ora,
Ross
 
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