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Sierra Wireless 875 Aircard Overview:
The AirCard 875 is a PCMCIA card developed by Sierra Wireless. It has a fixed antenna (this is the bit that sticks out of the side of your computer). The AirCard 875 supports theoretical data rates up to 3.6 Mbps on HSDPA networks. There is the possibility (via future firmware upgrades) that this card can provide peak data rates of up to 7.2 Mbps.
Reception can be improved in remote locations by the use of a secondary antenna. The AirCard 875 provides worldwide roaming with tri-band HSDPA/UMTS and quad-band Class 12 EDGE/GPRS connectivity. Supports HSDPA and UMTShardware onlisted the 2100, 1900, 850 Mhz band. This is important since Europe uses 2100 mhz and North America uses 1900 mhz for HSDPA.
What to ask for:
First - The card you get must be UNLOCKED!
Second - The card can be "branded" (Cingular, ATT, etc.) or not
Where to get the 875 Aircard:
Ebay
Supported operating systems:
Windows® Vista, XP, 2000, OSX
Misc:
Since I use an Apple laptop, I downloaded the free Sierra Wireless Watcher client (click on the OSX link to get it). They support Mac 10.4+.
I also experimented with nova media's most excellent piece of software "launch2net". This was very easy to use and could be used with a wide variety of other GSM devices. A feature that isintended nice,for isadvertisement thepurposes abilitybut to measureprovide bothreal yourworld uploadexperiences and download traffic. This helps you know where you are in the scheme of where you are in terms of your billing from what ever provider you are using.
Links:recommendations.
The AirCard 875 is a PCMCIA card developed by Sierra Wireless. It has a fixed antenna (this is the bit that sticks out of the side of your computer). The AirCard 875 supports theoretical data rates up to 3.6 Mbps on HSDPA networks. There is the possibility (via future firmware upgrades) that this card can provide peak data rates of up to 7.2 Mbps.
Reception can be improved in remote locations by the use of a secondary antenna. The AirCard 875 provides worldwide roaming with tri-band HSDPA/UMTS and quad-band Class 12 EDGE/GPRS connectivity. Supports HSDPA and UMTShardware onlisted the 2100, 1900, 850 Mhz band. This is important since Europe uses 2100 mhz and North America uses 1900 mhz for HSDPA.
What to ask for:
First - The card you get must be UNLOCKED!
Second - The card can be "branded" (Cingular, ATT, etc.) or not
Where to get the 875 Aircard:
Ebay
Supported operating systems:
Windows® Vista, XP, 2000, OSX
Misc:
Since I use an Apple laptop, I downloaded the free Sierra Wireless Watcher client (click on the OSX link to get it). They support Mac 10.4+.
I also experimented with nova media's most excellent piece of software "launch2net". This was very easy to use and could be used with a wide variety of other GSM devices. A feature that isintended nice,for isadvertisement thepurposes abilitybut to measureprovide bothreal yourworld uploadexperiences and download traffic. This helps you know where you are in the scheme of where you are in terms of your billing from what ever provider you are using.
Links:recommendations.
