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We looked at the PCMCIA card at the Sprint Store. I asked Mike,

“If we had that, we could be online everywhere?”

“Yep, but you have to pay 60 bucks a month for it and we’d only use it about once a month when we’re out of town.”

“Could we use it at home instead of the cable modem?”

“No. You’re not supposed to hook it up to a router like that. Plus, the cable modem is faster.”

Well, Sprint not only announced that it will be acceptable to hook your card up to a wireless router, they’ll gladly sell you one that is guaranteed to work.

• News from PC Magazine: Sprint To Introduce EV-DO/Wi-Fi Router

You put your PCMCIA card into the router (see at the top) and then you have a wireless local network that you can connect to with you home PC or laptop. Say goodbye to DSL. Say goodbye to dialup. Say goodbye to the cable company. All we need is Sprint.

Now, we just need to know whether it’s REALLY broadband speeds or if that’s just marketing hype. This could simplify our lives even more (as long as it really works).

Via: Sprint announces EV-DO router and USB dongle – Engadget