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Built-in Verizon WWAN better than PCMCIA or USB?
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:01 pm
by dfumento
Does the built-in Verizon WWAN with the antenna pick up signal and work better than using a PCMCIA or USB Verizon WWAN adapter? I like the advantage of being able to move my PCMCIA card to another computer, but if the signal is that much better on the built-in than that will decide it for me. TIA David
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:26 pm
by ryengineer
No, either way you wouldn't feel a difference, signal is determined through frequency spectrum, a good card with an external antenna will do the job.
I've used Sierra card from T-Mobile and found it to be best buck for my mileage.
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:24 am
by dfumento
ryengineer wrote:a good card with an external antenna will do the job.
Thank you. I have this card:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/stor ... oneId=2730
I also have a booster antenna which is well rated, but it does not seem to ever make any difference. by "external antenna" do you mean the extra booster antenna or just the part of the PCMCIA card that hangs off the end?
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:47 am
by ryengineer
I am talking about integrated antenna, exactly the one that hangs off at the end.