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]
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.
Off topic, why is BoingBoing allowing http://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.
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.
Okay, we found it! It should be gone within a couple of hours. Thanks for the heads-up!