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    Do I need WWAN?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by astonmartin, Jul 30, 2008.

  1. astonmartin

    astonmartin Newbie

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    Apparently I can't get the turbo memory on my t61 and wwan at the same time, so my question is, do I really need wwan? I'm a college student.

    My (limited) understanding of wwan is that it allows me to connect to the internet using cell phone lines for a monthly fee. Is this something a lot of people will be using in the future?
     
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  2. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Hmm, depends really. :) I use a cell phone as modem, and many others do too. I think it's the future, but you will stay have to pay for it monthly (unless the university provides it for free).
    I personally don't think it's worth the cost to get a wwan module, but that's me. :)
     
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  3. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    It's certainly the trends, perhaps the future is here when LTE or WiMAX do their show entrance. You can have a PCMCIA/PCI express card, or use your cell phone as a modem instead, but some plans are cheaper if you use the latest option because the data upload is included, even the caveman knows it :D
     
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Another way to look at it is, do you need the turbo memory?
     
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  5. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    I personally think is a waste of money turbo memory.
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 30, 2008
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