Quest for a Mac with 4G - Our Embedding Experiments

Maureen · Site Admin Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 200

At 4Ginfo, we're on a mission to embed 4G wireless inside one of our Mac laptops. You may be asking yourself... why would we want to do this, considering there are USB modems that are compatible with the Mac? For mobile professionals it may be more convenient to have the wireless chip built-in to the laptop, as its one less thing you have to keep up with or forget to bring on your trip; additionally, some people do not like having a modem sticking out of their computer (adds to the bulk and increases the odds of something getting broken).

Plus, it just looks cooler and we're doing it for the geek factor!

Check out our first step in our quest, where we broke open a CLEAR Motorola modem to see what was inside. Quest for a Mac with 4G: Inside the Clear USBw 25100

artieman1 · 4G Newbie Joined: 05 Apr 2010 Posts: 1

It will not work either. It is not a MiniPCIe. It has a unique footprint. Did it when my U720 died and needed to replace it's MiniPCIe in my laptop. Any luck finding one that will work yet?

3Gstore1 · 4G Heavy User Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 102 Location: USA

We went through several devices including a Sprint U301 & Clear (Motorola) w100 USB modems, none of the current devices have a PCI-E card inside of them Sad