I'm trying another broadband card for my laptop, this time I'm using the AT&T Option GT Express 3.6. Option refers to the manufacturer, Express refers to this being an Express Card - not a PC card and 3.6 means it works on the AT&T UMTS/HSDPA network and can sustain a max speed of 3.6mbit. I've also learned that this card will have a firmware upgrade to support HSUPA which doubles the speed to 7.2mbit.
I have not seen 3.6mbit, but I have peaked at 2.0mbit in the Columbus, OH area. In some spots it drops into UMTS mode which measure out around 1mbit and can fall back to EDGE support which I have measured using speedtest.net at 230kps consistently.
I'm very pleased with the card in both my Asus Z96JS laptop running Windows XP and my Macbook Pro running OS X 10.4 - hopefully the drivers will work with Leapord.
So far I've been able to use Skype without problems as well as all normal internet functions. I did download a large file a couple days ago and averaged 180k per sec on the download - I was impressed.
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