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  1. #1
    BrianT
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    I have a Merlin C201 data card for my laptop.
    Will a Sierra Wireless AirCard 550 get better reception with its antenna
    (or any other reason)?
    There's a place I go quite often that I get terrible signal with the Merlin
    card, I'm wondering if the 550 will do any better?

    TIA
    Brian





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    =?ISO-8859-15?Q?O/Siris?=
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    Re: Data card question

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    says...
    > I have a Merlin C201 data card for my laptop.
    > Will a Sierra Wireless AirCard 550 get better reception with its antenna=

    =20
    > (or any other reason)?
    > There's a place I go quite often that I get terrible signal with the Merl=

    in=20
    > card, I'm wondering if the 550 will do any better?
    >=20
    > TIA
    > Brian=20


    I don't *know* this for sure, but have seen both a Merlin and the Sierra=20
    card when I worked in a SPCS call center. At that time, both cards=20
    seemed to get the same coverage at that location.

    Given the relatively large amount of electrical/electrnic activity going=20
    on right within a few centimeters of the card's antenna (internal or=20
    not), I suspect it won't make much of a difference.

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  3. #3
    BrianT
    Guest

    Re: Data card question

    Just an update,
    I bought a Sierra Wireless AirCard 550 and went to the same place I was
    having problems with the Merlin card (my in-laws) and it, the 550, worked
    great!!
    Big difference over the Merlin.
    Good signal and speeds range from 53-90 kbps down.

    "BrianT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >I have a Merlin C201 data card for my laptop.
    > Will a Sierra Wireless AirCard 550 get better reception with its antenna
    > (or any other reason)?
    > There's a place I go quite often that I get terrible signal with the
    > Merlin card, I'm wondering if the 550 will do any better?
    >
    > TIA
    > Brian
    >






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