AirCard with a Powerbook?

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?)

In article <Gzlgc.10396$c%3.6886@okepread02>,
GREGORY MITCHELL <GREGORYMITCHELL849843@NOSPAM.COM> wrote:

> Anyone have any experience using an air card on Mac OSx with a power
> book? what's the best card to get?
> -Greg

Only buy a card that claims to work with Mac OS X, and has current
drivers for Mac OS X. Buy with a return priveledge in case it don't,
despite claims. Buying locally facillitates that.

Here is a link to one person's failed attempt.

http://www.dr-chuck.com/csev-blog/000022.html

Subsequently someone got a GSM (not Sprint) Aircard working:

http://xochi.com/aircard/



None of the cards I see listed on SprintPCS web page

http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/ [...] nCards.jsp

claim Macintosh functionality.


Perhaps you could use your cell phone as a Modem (a no-no) for SprintPCS
if you need to use SprintPCS. I can find no SprintPCS solution in a
quick attempt with Google. Hopefully there is one out there; don't buy a
SprintPCS card unless you have good documentation of it working with OS
X.

Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?)

In article <c5ukea$mes$1@ngspool-d02.news.aol.com>,
Frank Harris <frankbhX@XcompuserveX.com> wrote:

> On Jan. 7, I posted some info here about a company that specializes in
> connecting Macs to cellular data networks.
>
> See http://www.bluemobility.com
>
> Their website shows the Merlin C201 card.

Way kewl. Something to add to my knowledge base.