[mikaelrules]

You can check in the Huawei data card program thing whether you are connected to 3G or to GPRS/EDGE.

[paparazzi]

After twiddling with settings I'm connected via 3G na. The software was set to use GPRS/EDGE by default. Now I'm hitting 321kbps downstream and 309kbps upstream. My mom wanted to get the USB version of the card so that I could use it with my PB too but she said there were no USB versions available, only PCMCIA.

[loko__loko]

papar... according to their CS, they will offer the huawei e220.. i just dont know when.. they took that off from their website.

vic.. you can always buy a 3g phone (cheapest is SE phones) like what im gonna do if the e220 wont be coming out.

[DiveSolana]

that linksys router looks nice but then if you run on 3g in your house and there are 2 other people using it your going to have to share the bandwith

[paparazzi]

Originally Posted by loko__loko

papar... according to their CS, they will offer the huawei e220.. i just dont know when.. they took that off from their website.

vic.. you can always buy a 3g phone (cheapest is SE phones) like what im gonna do if the e220 wont be coming out.

That's what I read also but since we got na the PCMCIA version don't think we can have it exchanged for the USB version.

Was in session road earlier connected via 3G. When we got back to the Country Club, GPRS/EDGE nalang.

[mikaelrules]

I've found a local source for USB and ExpressCard HSDPA adaptor. They don't sell to retail, but they can bring in a few units if you guys are interested. Let me know. It's around $250 for the USB Adaptor (Option Globesurfer ICON) and $285 for the Expresscard, VAT exclusive.

[loko__loko]

re usb.. just wait for globe to offer their usb e220 huawei.. its free...

worst comes to worst then either buy that Option USB or Expresscard or wrt54g3g,

[boostah]

ok first of all hello, second of all this thread has been very usefull to me, so thankyou, third of all i dunno why its all dated 2004, didnt all this stuff (globe visibilty) only happen 2006? edit > talaga its the date you joined not posted ..duh.. di ba

anyway fourthly heres the biggy, you know the novatel express card? that all us mac users want globe to suply? (no they are not supplying it yet but i did also call and email)
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=141035&tab=2

the question is, is it only for north america and europe frequencies?

for example its tri band is
Tri-band HSDPA/UMTS - 850/1900/2100 MHz
underneath the tech specs on link above....does that mean 850 OR 1900 OR 2100

or is it 850 Mhz all the way to 2100?

Hope i havnt lossed you yet, if your still with me read on....

Globes prefered spectrums are 1945-1955 MHz and 2135-2145 MHz radio frequency bands

as you can see here http://www.asemep.com.ph/downloads/a...frequencies%22

and so the final question i put to ye is does this render the Novatel Wireless Merlin XU870 3G HSDPA 3.6/7.2 Mbps ExpressCard Obsolete for us mac users here in asia.

If the answer is no im gonna buy on right now and sell the free pcmcia card i get from globe.

Salamat Po's

[mikaelrules]

Afaik, the XU870 will work with globe's network. It supports all the frequencies that the Globe Huawei card uses and more. I'll let you know how it works when mine arrives in about two weeks time.

[loko__loko]

just applied visibility.... now.. anybody here tested globetrotter card? i cant decide if to get globetrotter or huawei et.620..

and getting myself a wrt54g3g in singapore