Its a pcmcia card which can support speeds upto 144kbps and can directly go into ur laptop, no need for the phone and the data cable ..
Excerpt from ET Dated 17th Dec (ET Article)
....... In the coming days, the company plans to get aggressive on R-Connect adding new devices such as WAN data PC cards that allow users to surf the internet without the bother of having to buy a mobile phone. “Test marketing has already begun and we will commercially launch it soon,” Mr Shukla said .......
The launch is scheduled in this month, no idea of the exact date.
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