[Ti] Wireless cards that work with G4 Powerbook

[David DelMonte]

Woz, does Verizon use GSM - so that this technology can be used  
outside of the US? Your statement that you're on a cruise ship  
intrigued me.

David


On Feb 4, 2006, at 5:22 PM, Steve Wozniak wrote:

> At 3:47 PM -0600 2006.02.04, Chris Olson wrote:
>>
>> I used to have a Verizon card for my PowerBook that worked well  
>> (with the drivers already in OS X).  It provided about double the  
>> speed of dialup connections, however the Verizon coverage didn't  
>> fit my travel patterns.
>>
>
> In many cities the Verizon card gets 340 kbps, in others only about  
> 125 bps.
>
> The Verizon card driver was built into OS X 10.2.8 and beyond (I  
> provided my own card to the engineers to get this done). But that  
> driver only works with an older Verizon card. Apple has a newer  
> driver coming out but it only works on a second generation Verizon  
> card while the one you can currently buy in Verizon stores is a 3rd  
> generation one.
>
> I hear that a Verizon card for the new card slot of the MacBook is  
> coming out as well, and that Apple will have drivers for it. I  
> can't guarantee any of this. But the Verizon card is the most  
> useful accessory I've ever had for my PowerBooks. In fact, I'm on a  
> cruise ship using my Verizon card from my cabin right now.
>
> One advantage of this card is that it is compatible with a new  
> Verizon service, not deployed much yet, that provides 1.5 mbps.  
> Another advantage is that this card gets it's power from the  
> computer - you don't have to run your phone battery down.
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