Re: AirCard PCMCIA wireless card - can this be used with wifi?

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At 16 Aug 2007 15:02:09 +0000 mad.scientist.jr@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I was given a wireless card below free with a bunch of computer junk
Does anyone know if this can be used with wifi (ie 802.11b) ? Or is
this some old technology from the dark ages?


No, and yes.

CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) is an old data transfer system from
the days of analog cell phones, running at 9.6k or 14.4k IIRC.

The old AT&T Wireless (the one Cingular bought before renaming themselves
"the New AT&T" used to use it.

I believe there's one company left offering CDPD subscriptions (the name
escaps me but it's Mobility something or something Mobility)

Basically it's in the junk pile for a reason... ;-)


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