Novatel V620 Review
The Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card allows a fast wide area network to become even faster. This Card is quite possibly the best answer for users who want to have high-speed, wireless access to the Internet all the way through 32 metropolitan areas located nationwide. This means Internet access while virtually anywhere while doing just about anything.
For years, companies have been offering users promises of 3G applications that will allow for faster use of wireless networks. In January 2005, Novatel Wireless finally launched the Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card to help satiate its users’ need for higher speed access to the Internet and to friends, family, and co-workers. The Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card is based on what is known as EVDO CDMA wireless technology. For those of you who haven’t heard of this technology, or aren’t sure of exactly what it means, EVDO offers some of the speed that users may be used to getting when using WiFi, but are able to find it much more easily. Users will find that the EVDO technology is just as easy to find in a variety of chief metropolitan areas, as it is to find a digital mobile phone network. This is good news for users who are always on the go, because this technology allows them to stay connected to their family, friends, and places of employment while on the move, playing games online, sending emails, reading emails, and doing just about anything else a user can imagine doing while he or she is using a mobile phone.
When using the Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card, users will find that both upload and download speeds will allow them to stay connected to whomever they wish while moving virtually anywhere. web pages load at a decent pace, as do emails that may pop into the phone’s inbox. Sending a message is a bit slower than receiving a message, but it still works better than most other mobile phones do when it comes to speed. Users should be aware that how quickly the applications load and send depends on how far the user is from a cell tower, everyday traffic, and backhaul limits.
The Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card has often been compared to the Verizon PC 5220, which just so happens to also use the same hardware as the Sierra Wireless AirCard 580. The only thing about the 580 is that it is only available for use by corporate users. This means that both the Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card and the Verizon PC 5220 are the best, and possibly only choices for the individual user. When tested over a four day time span in both the New York and Miami metropolitan areas, the Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card proved faster than its competitor over half of the time. Its download speed averages at 699 Kbps, which is better than the 5220’s speed by around 53 Kbps. It also beat the 5220 when it came to side-by-side, individual testing. It actually excelled by marigins that averaged around 147 Kbps. When it came up uplink speeds, both cards averaged speeds that were practically identical at around 110 Kbps. The internal antenna found in the Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card didn’t at all damage its performance when in found itself to be on low-signal conditions. It also did as well as its competitor when it came to picking up signals that were quite a bit weaker. When tested in low-signal areas, both cards seemed to, again, do almost an identical job when it came to speed. They also both seemed to change over to Verizon’s 1X network, which is just a bit slower, at around the same time. The Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card does ue an identical version of the VZAccess Software that is also used with the 5220 card. Installing it is quick and easy, and users will be happy to learn that they can use the interface while still using other applications. The Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card was also found to not conflict with either the Bluetooth PC Card or the internal Wi-Fi when used on an IBM ThinkPad. Users will find that the Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card works best with an EVDO network, such as Verizon’s BroadbandAccess EV-DO network. This network allows users to access the Internet anytime they wish, anywhere they wish, and for only around $80 per month. This EV-DO network covers over 60 main metropolitan areas throughout the United States. Internet access is offered through handheld devices such as the Verizon XV6700, the BlackBerry 7130e, and the Palm Treo 700w. Users will find that Verizon offers quite a bit more of a handlheld selection than Sprint does, although Sprint only charges around $15 per month for EV-DO access. However, users who have tried both companies have found the Verizon’s services are better than those offered by Sprint. This is due, in part, to Verizon’s focus on offering its customers the highest-quality coverage possible when in even the broadest of metro areas. Anyone wishing to use the Novatel V620 EV-DO PC Card with a Sprint plan will be happy to know that the company is working hard to launch rural and small-city coverage.
With its many features and promises for very fast speeds, users will most likely want to try the Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card. In addition to the fact that the Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card allows users to quickly surf the Internet, check their email, send email, send text messages, and receive text messages regardless of their location, there’s more that users may be interested in learning. The Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card has a BroadBand Access that averages between 400 and 700 Kbps, with bursts of up to 2.0 Mbps. The Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card supports NationalAccess with an average of between 60 and 80 Kbps. It is compatible with various applications, such as Microsoft Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP. It is a PC Card Type 2 with a 32-bit Cardbus and a fixed antenna. Users will love that no remote power is need to use the Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card since the PC Card Slot powers it. The Novatel V620 EVDO PC Card measures in at 2.13 in. by 4.84 in. by 0.51 in., and weighs only 2 ounces. Its download protocol is CDMA 850, 1900, and it is not compatible with Wi-Fi 802.11.
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