Option GT Max 3.6 EDGE/UMTS Laptop PC Card (AT&T, Card Only, No Service)

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Product Features

• Average download speed of 400-700 Kbps on BroadbandConnect Network
• Transform your laptop into a mobile office quickly and easily and Access the internet and corporate business applications
• Retractable antenna - allows card to stay in laptop while traveling
• Receive equalizer improves 3G performance by reducing signal interference in urban areas
• Type II PCMCIA 32-bit CardBus interface (3.3V) for lower power consumption

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 2.3 x 0.5 inches ; 2.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000LPDPQ0
• Item model number: GT Max
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,753 in Cell Phones & Service (See Bestsellers in Cell Phones & Service)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
The Option Globetrotter GT Max is a global 3G laptop card with tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band EDGE compatibility. With a combination of coverage to keep business, academic, and personal applications running smoothly, no matter where you are, this card is the perfect choice for anyone looking for seamless mobile connectivity. Offering performance and convenience to securely access email, corporate networks, business applications and the Internet while on the road, the Globetrotter GT Max data card offers total mobile freedom, and it is the perfect complement to Cingular data service.

Stay Connected
With the Globetrotter GT Max data card, you can access the Internet via EDGE or 3G networks. On a 3G HSDPA network anywhere in the world, the Globetrotter GT Max enables connection to the Internet at data speeds of up to 1.8 Mbps. In areas where HSDPA service is not available, the Globetrotter GT Max still enables reliable and secure data connections over UMTS at up to 384 kbps, EDGE (up to 247 kbps) and GPRS (up to 85.6 kbps).

Laptop wireless cards from Cingular quickly transform laptops into mobile productivity tools. Part of Cingular's LaptopConnect suite of products, the Globetrotter GT Max laptop wireless card lets you to stay in touch with family, friends, customers, business partners, and co-workers while on the road using the laptop you already know and use.

To use the Globetrotter GT max card's broadband capabilities, you'll need a Data Connect plan from Cingular. You can select from a range of data service plans to fit your needs; with plans that give you an allotment of data usage per month as well as unlimited plans for heavy data users, Cingular offers plans that will work with just about anybody's needs.

Card Design and Features
The design of the Globetrotter GT Max incorporates Option's unique and patented "Butterfly" retractable antenna concept that frees you from the need to remove any part of your card from your notebook for transport. Need to stay connected while on the move? When moving between compatible network coverage, you'll experience transparent handover between HSDPA/UMTS and GPRS/EDGE networks with the Globetrotter GT Max data card.

Compatible with nearly all popular notebook PCs equipped with a type II PC card slot and the Microsoft Windows operating system, the Globetrotter GT Max data card can to be used with multiple laptops or other supported mobile devices, making it a great choice for personal or business use.

UMTS Wireless Broadband Coverage
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Vital Statistics
The Option Globetrotter GT Max operates on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as the 850/1900/2100MHz WCDMA (UMTS/HSDPA) frequencies.

Product Description
The Option GT MAX® 3.6 is the latest addition to Option's family of Globetrotter LaptopConnect cards. Access the internet, business applications & and email with attachments while on the go. It is interoperable on both Cingular's 3G BroadbandConnect and EDGE networks. It has tri-band coverage in high speed UMTS/HSDPA areas as well as quad-band coverage on GPRS/EDGE networks. Includes Advanced Receiver Technology (ART) which provides improved signal reception and reduced interference. The retractable antenna design allow you to keep the GT Max 3.6 card inside your laptop while traveling. Go both global and mobile with your new LaptopConnect card.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works As Promised, April 3, 2008

By	D. Kerton (CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I use this card for mobile access to fast Internet, and it meets my needs well throughout the US. If you are in a major city, suburb, or highway, you will probably have coverage. Consult the AT&T maps for more detail.

I can use this in airports (instead of costly and annoying wifi), hotels, meetings, conferences, and I even use it while a passenger in a car and the BART train into San Francisco. I am able to maintain connections while driving from San Francisco to Las Vegas, and use Instant Messenger all the way there, as well as email and web.

Downsides? The card gets warm, so it must be using battery life; as stated by others, the butterfly antenna is compact but fragile; it is expensive service at $60/mo; it is slower than Verizon's competing service; even though this thing will work in more countries than you'll ever visit, don't even try it. Roaming charges abroad are $20 a megabyte.

The reason I use this over the Verizon or Spring 3G data cards is that I use AT&T for my phone, thus get the lower "bundle" pricing of $60 instead of $80. Also, I get to use it with just one bill, instead of getting a separate bill from Verizon. Lastly, the 300Kbps that I typically get is plenty fast for email, web, and IM. If Verizon delivers 500Kbps, I don't see that as too big an advantage. The other thing that is good for me is that I can use my AT&T phone to see how good signal strength is where I am before choosing to boot up my laptop (the phone and Option card use the same network, so signal strength is related).

AT&T's communication software is small and straightforward, and manages the connection. I use XP Pro.

I used to use wifi, but I had to find a hotspot, then create an account, enter payment info...and by the time I was on the net 10 minutes had past, or worse, the hotspot was "down". I got tired of wasting my time. Now, wherever I am, I can be online in two minutes. This product met my needs for immediate connection to the net.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Card works great, even with fragile butterflies., December 27, 2007

By	A. Reddy (SF, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been using the card for 4 months, throughout CA, Hawaii, NY, Houston, and more airports than I can count. Overall, I've had great success connnecting to the 3G network, which typically yields speeds in the 200-300 kpbs area. In Houston, I've actually topped out at 630 kpbs, for what it's worth.

Pros: consistent connections that are fast and stable; low profile, that makes the card extend only 1/2" from the laptop profile when the antenna is not extended (such as...when the laptop is in my bag).

Cons: butterfly is somewhat fragile - if you're careful, this won't be a problem. If you like to put your laptop right next to couch cushions, or throw the computer around (while it's connected to the network with extended antenna), then get the other AT&T card with the fixed profile. Note - you can put the butterfly away while connected to the network and you will not disconnect....but your signal will move from 3 bars to 1 bar on the 3G network.

Just had to relay this information counter to the first review. The product works fine, and would be better with a tougher antenna, but is still fine if your careful.

1.0 out of 5 stars Buttefly flys away, November 18, 2007

By	D. Lunsford "Deb" (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a known issue. The butterfly antennae will pop off. For frequent travelers, this is a big, known, issue and is a defect with the manufacturer. Best to pay for insurance.