Launch of the PCI express cards and the 7.2 cards

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It should as I understand it..

It's like you have a 100Mbps network card but you're plugged into a 10Mbps network.. - you'll be limited to 10Mbps .. but now they come and throw out the old 10Mbps switch and stick in a new 100Mbps one.. and presto you're working at 100Mbps..

The Huawei E220 also supports 3.6 Mbps, so as soon as MTN upgrades their towers I too will be expierincing 3.6Mbps (theoretically)

 

[Ebo]

I hate to be the one asking, again, but do any of the MTN guys know of an ETA for these cards to be in stores ? I see the VCom ones should be released to retail this week.

 

[Skeptik]

I hate to be the one asking, again, but do any of the MTN guys know of an ETA for these cards to be in stores ? I see the VCom ones should be released to retail this week.

I've asked a few MTN shops where to buy data cards. Not one in Cape Town had a clue.
Come on MTN, you need at least one flagship store somewhere where they are clued up !

 

[Ebo]

anyone ? These SURELY must be released by now ?

 

[Ebo]

Does anyone have any info - It feels like I am talking to myself here...

 

[Skeptik]

You are. The reps are all on sabbatical.

 

[doddler]

Does anyone know when the Cards are going to be launched?

Vodacom have had theirs out for ages, I've got an mtn contract but I'm thinking of buying a vodacom modem, does anyone know if I'll have any problems?

 

[Ebo]

I wouldn't hold my breath - I gave up waiting for these a long time ago and Vodacom got my business. I havn't had any problems using my other MTN PCMCIA card with a Vodacom Sim...

 

[Uli]

Just wait and see. We are all going to wait for round about 7 or 8 months for the new mtn pricing just like we did last year and it only came in march. They were suppose to have the new pricing ready last year ocktober. MTNDD kept us all in by telling us that great changes are expected. We waited so long and there Vodacom came just to beat the pricing after on week.....

 

[doddler]

Have I got good news for all of you.......

Vodacom have had a pc express HSDPA 7.2mb/s card, the Novatel Merlin XU870, out for the past few months....

The best thing is that it is NOT network locked. So I went down to vodaworld and bought myself one....

It works perfectly with my MTN sim and even th vodafone software works perfectly with the MTN network, its far superior to the Mtn software I had with my Mtn E620...

I've ben getting download speeds of 1.1mb/s with one bar of MTN HSDPA signal.

This card is a winner.....and it even works with Vista

Oh and MTN still don't have an answer for the new generation of laptops.....No wait, they have the USB modem....whatever!!

 

[Skeptik]

All of them are unlocked dude. Nice pitch tho!