Blip: Sprint U727 USB EV-DO Dongle Available Today

Sprint sent us a short email to let us know that the Novatel U727 USB EV-DO dongle is available today online. It's not cheap at $279 ($79 after rebate for new service) plus service, but it's the first USB EV-DO solution I've ever seen that actually looks as practical as the PCMVIA/Express Card solutions.

Whew! That was a nerdy paragraph. What I'm trying to say is this: there is now a flash drive-sized bit of hardware that will give you mobile, high-speed 3G internet available from Sprint.

Catalog Page [Nextel/Sprint]

Previously: The Tiny New Novatel USB727 EV-DO Interface [BBG]

[#1 posted by frijole , October 10, 2007 10:46 AM]

FYI: This has been available from Verizon for at least several weeks, if not a month or two. I just set someone up with one on their Mac last week, it worked great.

[#2 posted by Anonymous , October 10, 2007 12:55 PM]

Off topic, why is BoingBoing allowing www.talktofrank.com (the British equivalent of DARE) to advertise here? Their "brain warehouse" (http://www.brainwarehouse.tv/) adverts are completely lacking in credible claims, and blatant propaganda.

[#3 posted by Joel Johnson , October 10, 2007 1:24 PM]

That's a good question, Anonymous! I'm sure it's just a random ad coming up in the rotation, but I'll see if we can remove it. I checked out the site and it's not something I want to support here.

[#4 posted by Joel Johnson , October 10, 2007 2:01 PM]

Okay, we found it! It should be gone within a couple of hours. Thanks for the heads-up!