PCMCIA GSM/GPRS card w/external antenna needed

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bob@jfcl.com - 28 Jun 2005 18:00 GMT

I have the T-mobile unlimited GSM/GPRS service, which is fine when it
works. The plan came with a Sony GC79 WiFi/GPRS combo card, which only
has an internal antenna. Unfortunately the T-Mobile coverage here in
Silicon Valley is kind of spotty, and it's often hard to find a usable
signal without a "real" antenna.

What I need is a GSM/GPRS PCMCIA card that has an external antenna
jack. It'd be nice if it also did WiFi, but that's not essential.

BTW, I alredy know about the Sony GC82. That'd be perfect, except
that I've never seen one for sale that wasn't locked to AT&T, and
nobody can unlock them. They're just paper weights as far as I can
see.

Thanks,
Bob Armstrong

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Bruce Markowitz - 29 Jun 2005 23:23 GMT

The Sierra Wireless cards are all over Ebay, and they have an antenna
and work fine.

> I have the T-mobile unlimited GSM/GPRS service, which is fine when it
>works. The plan came with a Sony GC79 WiFi/GPRS combo card, which only
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>Thanks,
>Bob Armstrong

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Shrivel - 14 Jul 2005 02:33 GMT

Also look for the Merlin G100 cards.

> The Sierra Wireless cards are all over Ebay, and they have an antenna
> and work fine.
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>>Thanks,
>>Bob Armstrong

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John Navas - 19 Jul 2005 19:00 GMT

> I have the T-mobile unlimited GSM/GPRS service, which is fine when it
>works. The plan came with a Sony GC79 WiFi/GPRS combo card, which only
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>nobody can unlock them. They're just paper weights as far as I can
>see.

I've seen unlocked GC82 cards on eBay frequently. That's where I got mine.

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