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Wednesday April 11, 2007
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 Every once in a while something random and useful lands on my desk here in PC Labs. In this case, it's a list of the phones, PC Cards and ExpressCards that Verizon Wireless officially assures will work to connect Macs to their cellular networks. I'll put them in order of speed after the jump.
EVDO Rev A: PC5750 PC Card; USB720 USB modem; V740 ExpressCard
EVDO Rev 0: LG VX9900, VX8600, VX8500, VX8300, VX8100; Motorola K1m, V3m, V3c; Palm Treo 700p; Samsung A990, A950, A930; UTStarcom Gz'One
1xRTT: Motorola V325; Samsung A870, A850
Hey, what about ...? On Verizon's official software download page they also mention the Motorola Q, which wasn't on the list they sent me, but looks like it's supported.
Okay, now the English: Since you have a Mac, you should be able to just plug the cards in and they'll work. The phones will generally need a cable and drivers, which you can get from Verizon, or a Bluetooth connection.
The good news here is that there's something for everyMac. Rev A is Verizon's fastest network, and they have a PC Card for old laptops, a USB modem for MacBooks and an ExpressCard for MacBook Pros. Remember that no matter which Mac and which device you're using, you'll still have to pay Verizon's $60/month subscription fee.
That price tends to divide people, and send some cursing to the heavens. (Don't get me started on Verizon's inane 5GB/month data 'limit,' which they usually don't enforce but drag out to hit people who are overusing BitTorrent.) For now, Verizon's data network is really for road warriors who need to get work done on the road, and don't want to pay for dodgy hotel connections. As one of them, I'll tell you it's worth it from a business perspective.
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