On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:11:00 GMT, "Bob & Nan" <doubleday@citlink.net>
wrote:

>The PCI card has it's advantages over the USB card, one of which is it's
>ability to be used with a KR-1 router. That was why we chose it and can
>share the connection between both of our computers. Obviously the USB card
>has the advantage of being easier to locate the antenna for best reception.
>You will be issued a unique phone number with either type card. We have
>found that the card is no where near as fast as our old DSL hookup but since
>we travel a lot we were getting tired of paying for the idle DSL. (and when
>I say not near as fast, we live in a EVDO Rev A area and travel to mostly
>those areas so in my opinion it's not as fast.)
>
>Bob

Thanks the good info Bob. We would only be using it on one laptop so
the router is not an issue.

We have Comcast Internet at home and I realize the USB modem won't get
anywhere near that speed even in EVDO areas. It should be fine for
e-mail/usenet and www browsing.