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HP and Sprint Bundle EV-DO Support in Compaq Laptops
Posted by Jason Chen at 5:27 AM on October 23, 2007
HP and Sprint are adding built-in EV-DO Rev. A support to four of HP's Compaq notebooks, the 2710p, the 6510b, the 6910p and the 8510 series. The press release says integrated support, and we've checked with HP and confirmed that it really is integrated EV-DO support inside the laptops and not just a bundled EV-DO card. You'll still have to pay a Sprint Mobile Broadband service charge though—no freebies here. [Businesswire]
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archercc
Posted 8:34 PM 22/10/07
I wouldnt see why not. I think you just call in and give them the ESN.
My dell has an integrated card. Its miniPCIe, which is what I would suspect is the same setup as the HP.
What I did was call sprint and add a line through my discounted plan and they sent me an Expresscard. I then just called and said I didnt like that card and replaced it and gave them the new ESN.
But like was said before I dont know if youd want to. My dad rarely gets EVDOrA speeds on his blackberry whereas I almost always get 1.5m down throuth sprint. And that whole bandwidth capping thing. I have downloaded more than 30gigs in a month with no troubles.
archercc
Stoveman
Posted 6:13 PM 22/10/07
Question... since they are both using CDMA technologies, can these internals be modified to work with VZ's EVDO network?
Stoveman
Skeptical_Geezer
Posted 3:43 PM 22/10/07
Wouldn't it be nice if SPrint marketed these laptops with the types of discounts and rebaes that they offer on their phones and data cards?
Skeptical_Geezer
Skeptical_Geezer
Posted 3:41 PM 22/10/07
Although I have just acquired a EVDO card to use on Sprint, and believe they currently have the only truly unlimited data package currently (Verizon is reputed to throttle bandwidth)I don; think I would WANT to have a piece of hardware (I assume a Mini PCI card) integrated into my laptop that was limited to one carrier. Corporate purchasers' opinion may vary.
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