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EPS join:2008-02-13 Hingham, MA	Re: Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year I try to go for laptops without integrated 3G myself- it allows more selection of carriers, and is upgradable... this is the reason I don't like the fact that Intel wants to push WiMax to every single Centrino 2 laptop once its chipsets are ready.
	permalink · 2008-09-03 22:59:09 ·

antwanp Beyond FM, Beyond AM, XM Satellite Radio Premium join:2002-05-14 Cedar Hill, TX clubs:	Re: Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year What's your problem with WiMax? There's multiple providers for WiMax. It's a standard.
	permalink · 2008-09-04 07:49:39 ·

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Re: Who will want a laptop with $60+ forced data plan for 2 year

But there are competing standards as well. I don't want an integrated EV-DO laptop card either, even if they could make it so you could switch between providers easily (CDMA would be a great standard if it wasn't so carrier-controlled), because if I wanted to use HSDPA, I'd have to have two 3G devices inside my laptop.

Plus, an external antenna could get better reception. (Probably not an issue with plastic laptops)

permalink · 2008-09-04 09:34:12 ·

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