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Adding a Sierra Wireless EVDO (Verizon) network adapter
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:52 pm
by CupOfJoe
Hi all,
Can an internal Sierra Wireless (Verizon) network adapter (& antenna, etc.) be added to an existing T60p (which was purchased without one to begin with?)
In other words, can I buy the network adapter now and install it myself?
(And I'm referring to the internal one that ships with some laptops, not the "external" PCI card type...)
Thanks,
-CupOfJoe
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:14 am
by NJRonbo
CupofJoe,
I don't have that answer for certain, but some suggest that
you will get better EVDO performance with an external card.
I have an external Kyocera card from an older laptop. I have
the Sierra card installed inside my laptop. I have opted not to
active it and continue using the external Kyocera.
Seems less of a hassle that way.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:39 pm
by dfumento
Both Kyrocera PC Card and Sierra Wireless mini-PCI use the latest Broadcom chipset. Do these two units really perform differently. Has anyone done a test?
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:30 am
by CupOfJoe
NJRonbo wrote:CupofJoe,
I don't have that answer for certain, but some suggest that
you will get better EVDO performance with an external card.
I have an external Kyocera card from an older laptop. I have
the Sierra card installed inside my laptop. I have opted not to
active it and continue using the external Kyocera.
Seems less of a hassle that way.
NJRonbo,
That is interesting -- better performance from an external card.
Maybe I should go that route -- although the idea of having it built in to the laptop seemed better from a convenience standpoint.
Thanks for the feedback.
-CupOfJoe