The Gadgeteer reviews the USB727 EV-DO modem

I am still in Pennsylvania at the moment awaiting the time to leave for the church to see Kevin get married.  This weekend trip is like many others as I brought the one laptop (MacBook) and my Verizon USB727 modem to tap into EV-DO when needed.  I’ve only had the USB modem for a few weeks having recently traded it for the ExpressCard solution I used for so long and I am really impressed with this USB solution.  It works well in any device I want to use it with as long as I install the Verizon Access Manager software to get it going.

Julie at The Gadgeteer has picked one of these USB modems up for her own use and has published a thorough review of it that even includes some speed test results.  Take those with a grain of salt as we’ve told you before because EV-DO speeds are totally dependent on the exact location of the test.  It’s a good review with lots of photos showing how far it sticks out of the laptop so give it a view if you’re curious about the 727.

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