Mike Holland wrote:
> Gregory Orange wrote:
>
>> I'm _this_ close to choosing a netbook, but I think I'll hold out for
>> a bit longer and try to get one with at least HSDPA expandability
>> available.
>
> Why? All you need is bluetooth to your phone. And if you don't already
> have a data plan on your phone, what are you doing on PLUG? Not geeky
> enough :-)
I'm not sure if it qualifies, but I used the company's 3G and Telstra
NextG modems a while back. My phone? Bog standard GSM, but I don't need
anything more (:
> In the US, an HSPDA-laptop makes sense, as mobile phone data plans
> often prohibit "tethering", but Australia is different.
You're probably right - I can't think of a decent reason to disagree, so
I'm just procrastinating I suppose. Shameful, when it's about buying
cool stuff.
The only thing I can think of is physical footprint. Will HSDPA devices
be relatively small in the foreseeable future, or will they only ever be
big chunky things that plug into USB? Our Telstra NextG modems are
bigger than current day mobile phones.
I'm envisioning a netbook with some sort of built in or plugged in HSDPA
which doesn't stick out much more than a couple of cm.
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