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| Verizon Wireless PC5750EVDO Rev A PCCard (Verizon Wireless) | 
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| Brand: Verizon Wireless
Category: Wireless
List Price: $299.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 2184
Color: Black
Media: Wireless Phone
Battery Type: Lithium Ion
Display Size: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
Model: PC5750
UPC: 044476802416
EAN: 0044476802416
ASIN: B000NPHGNQ
Release Date: February 22, 2007
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 One more step up. May 4, 2008
I recently purchased the PC5750 to replace my PC5740. While being sold on the specs by the local salesman, i was expecting it to be much faster than the previous model. In my home in Key West, Florida i noticed a slight boost in performance, but not nearly as much as the commissioned salesman had sold me on. But to me the defining quality feature that the PC5750 has vrs the PC5740 is the external antenna jack "not the flip up antenna" that i am using in order to amplify the signal and pull much more bandwidth than the previous model. So in short the card it's self is only slightly better than the previous models but when boosted by a separate external antenna, it is very impressive.
 Disappointing March 20, 2008
I bought this card for the same reason others did - to upgrade from the PC5740, which has been fantastically reliable but could be faster. Unfortunately, the unit kept losing the signal - in areas that that 5740 handled with ease (for a while I was commuting from RI to NJ on the train, so it was a great apples-to-apples test). Try as I might and with Verizon support (they mostly suggested I do the same things I'd already tried), I simply could not get it to hold the signal, and getting the signal back was a buggy, bothersome process. So I gave up and went back to my 5740, which works even when traveling by train through the Great Swamp in RI and below ground in Penn Station. I will switch to an faster card when I am convinced I can get the reliability of the 5740 at a faster speed.
 With the PC5750, Verizon service beats anything ATT has to offer December 31, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I tried using an ATT USB 881 modem AND an ATT Option GT Max 3.6 card for my train trips from Morristown NJ to Grand Central and in the building I work in near Grand Central. Of the two, the GT Max was slightly faster. But the ATT network was like an intermittent dial-up connection; real slow, and lots of drops.
Before closing the ATT account, I opened a Verizon account with a PC5750 EVDO Rev A PC Card. It's almost like a cable connection; 10x as fast as the ATT network, and a good connection ALL THE WAY from Morristown to Grand Central, although signal strength varies. I'm writing this in the tunnel as we approach Grand Central, and I still have 4 bars. The ATT network was long dead by this point in the trip. I'm going to return all the ATT equipment and close that account before my 30 day trial runs out! I have no experience with any other Verizon cards, but I have no complaints with the 5750!
Excellent Rev A PCMCIA/PC Card Type EVDO Card August 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Got this card and used it in an Apple Mac PowerBook G4 1.67MHZ running 10.4.9. At first, the Verizon software did not recognize the card, which seemed odd since the previous Rev 0 (Non Rev A) card we were using (Kyocera KPC650) was recognized without any problem. After a reboot and 'activating' the card with the latest Verizon Access Manager Software (3.3.1) it worked great. We use it in California in Palo Alto and the San Francisco Bay area and the service is much faster now that we are using a Rev A EVDO card. We can stay connected for hours at a time without any problem. Have also used it while traveling in the Northern NJ, Bergen County area, also works really well. As with any other wireless product, your mileage may vary, especially if Verizon's high speed Rev A coverage map does not show availability of this newer high speed service, but even the 'regular' EVDO connection rates are pretty quick for downloads (uploads on Rev A are up to 3 - 5 times faster). A speedtest before and after in Palo Alto showed 550kbps Down 80kbps up using the Kyocera 650 standard EVDO, and 800kbps Down and 350k Up when using the Rev A EVDO PC5750. Finally, I'm no Verizon fan-boy, I've had my share of problems with them over time, but this card works well when in a good coverage area for us.
Poor Performance July 29, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I live in the Midwest. I "upgraded" from the 1xRT Serria card to this card to get the higher speed data rates. I travel a lot in my job and have yet to see anything greater than the 1xRT speeds I had with the last card. I have contacted Verizon in the past and they are not helpful.. All they are interested in is getting you to extend your contract. My advice is to go with the Sprint service, my coworkers seem to have good luck with them.
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