$32.95

Note: This is for T-Mobile users only.

Description

The Sony Ericsson GC79 PC Card satisfies the needs to today's mobile professionals for both mobility and portability. By bringing together the best of two worlds - the broad coverage of T-Mobile Internet and the blazing-fast connection of T-Mobile HotSpot - the Sony Ericsson GC79 is the ultimate solution to stay wirelessly connected.

Features

• Tri-band GSM/GPRS (900/1800/1900 MHz
• Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi)
• Compatible with Windows®98/Me/2000//XP
• Wi-Fi (802.11b) ready
• No cables, adaptors or phone jacks needed
• Powered via PC Card slot
• Supports MNP5, V.42 bis, TCP/IP compression
• Supports Cisco CCX protocol
• PC Card Type II, 32-bit Cardbus

1 of 10
Pros:
seems like a good idea

Cons:
never worked satisfactorily

Full user opinion
I had the card for 6 months. Used it at the office and on the road. If you don't download constantly, it will lock up the connection. Rebooting or pulling the card is the only remedy. TMobile tech support is a waste of time - they tell you to reboot. All the Knology cable field support guys use this card and are having the same problems. Total waste of time & money from my experience.


10 of 10
Pros:
very user friendly,esy to install, lots of support from t-mobile

Cons:
I am yet to know if i can unlock it and use a local sim card when i am abroad

Full user opinion
It is a brilliant card,setup was easy and indeed only 20minutes as promised. I had used an Option VODA GPRS Card before. It took me almost 72hours to setup and a heavy phonebill. This one was so easy. It is as easy ABC:- You place the cd in your CDRom it loads up, the steps takes 15minutes maximum and you put the AirCard in slot and you are online. The system then ask you which access you want via the air card manager. You can select both wi-fi and gsm/gprs or one. You can even download all your phone numbers onto the aircard manager and send and receive test on your laptop. I am still researching if i can use the card abroad with a local in country sim card. But for now i know my T-mobile card will work overseas anyway.

Rated 8.8 out of 10

Verdict

The GC79 delivers good ease of use and solid performance over both Wi-Fi and mobile phone networks. Sadly, some of its more exotic features, such as EAP-SIM and fast GPRS can’t be utilised until the cellular infrastructure is upgraded... Read Full Review.

Pros

* Slick installation and good software client/manager
* WLAN and GPRS in one device
* Good performance
* Surprising bonus on the WLAN front

Cons

* Second SIM required