Novatel Merlin V620 Wireless PC Card Modem

If you’re lucky enough to live within Verizon’s highspeed Evolution Data Only (EVDO) network, the Merlin V620 Wireless PC Card Modem from Novatel will supply broadband like Internet access.

The V620 card itself costs only a little more than a standard Wi-Fi adapter. Service, however, is quite high per month for unlimited access.There’s also a limited plan that supplies access based on data usage at 20MB for lower cost per month.

To install, just loaded the CD, ran the install software, and popped the card into our notebook’s PC Card slot. The tests in New York showed the V620 to be the fastest and most consistent cellular PC Card. Inside Grand Central Terminal, speed recorded a bandwidth of 1.4Mbps. On a moving train, the bandwidth dropped to a healthy 823Kbps.