Novatel U679 Turbo Stick delivers 4G LTE to Bell laptop customers for $60, with 3-year contract

Do you live in one of Bell’s LTE markets and own a laptop? Do you wish your machine could hitch a ride on the Canadian carrier’s 4G waves ? Well sir or ma’am, may we submit for your consideration, the Novatel U679 Turbo Stick — an LTE USB modem that can hit a maximum speed of 75Mbps. (Though, generally you’re looking at between 7Mbps and 14Mbps.) When LTE is unavailable, the U679 falls back on 42Mbps, dual-carrier HSPA+ or plain ol’ 21Mbps HSPA+. You can pick one up today for just $60 with a three-year contract, but those with a fear of commitment will have to plunk down $120 to avoid being locked into a service contract. If you’ve still got questions, might we suggest peeping the PR after the break. Continue reading Novatel U679 Turbo Stick delivers 4G LTE to Bell laptop customers for $60, with 3-year contract Novatel U679 Turbo Stick delivers 4G LTE to Bell laptop customers for $60, with 3-year contract originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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