Switching from ExpressCard to USB EV-DO

PhotoI have long been a happy EV-DO user and my ExpressCard modem has been a joy to use.  I have lately been thinking about switching to a USB modem however.  I evaluate so many different laptops and not all of them have an ExpressCard slot and a USB modem would work with any of them.  I was recently impressed with Kevin’s USB727 modem on our recent trip to San Francisco and he told me he really loved the modem.  Today I swung by the Verizon store and "upgraded" to a USB727.  It only cost me $54 in the store and with the $50 mail-in rebate will only net me $4!  Now that’s a bargain.  :)

I have been using it for a few hours and I must say I need to listen to Kevin more because it’s a really sweet EV-DO solution.  I have used it in several places I frequent and I’m getting a definite impression that the bandwidth I am getting is faster than usual.  I’ll keep an eye on that as my usage continues but I have always felt that Kevin’s bandwidth he reports from time to time is faster than what I have been getting with the ExpressCard modem.  Time will tell but so far I am a happy mobile guy.

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