Anyone with advice on iBurst?

I've just heard about the iBurst which apparently (according to the guy at the Apple shop) will plug directly into the USB port on my MacBook Pro and give me roaming wireless internet in most area's of the Brisbane City area, which is where I will be using it. I'm just wondering if anyone can give me any feedback on this device and how good it is and if it's worth the money and works as well as he claims. Apparently I just buy the device, plug it into my USB port, select and pay for whatever monthly plan I'd like to pay for and I have roaming wireless internet with no problems. The thing is if I get this device I was just going to use it as my full time internet, for example when at home even though it would be possible to connect by other means to broadband from home. Or would it be better to just use my modem and usual connection while at home and use the wireless adaption while roaming?
Is there any problems I should be looking out for or is there a better device (either because of price or usability) that I should look into instead?
Thankyou, and any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Dave

might want to check out the device itself. the usb iburst modem was designed for desktop use and limited portability (not exactly small). there was a PCMCIA card version for notebooks (which obviously wont work for you!). You shouldn't have any issues with it though as it will be seen just as a modem and connect okay. That being said, i've never used one on a Mac so don't quote me!
I'd recommend you contact iburst (or hit their web site, which i can't currently) and check out their compatibility with Mac and whether or not htey have moved to a sleeker USB modem that would be more portable.

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Can anyone help me with advice for a replacement hard drive and RAM upgrade for my Mac Book Pro 5,3
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I do a lot of audio & movie work so performance is important.
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But if you had a previous version of iCloud that was working correctly then I can definitely tell you how to solve the “iCloud Photo Stream is not syncing correctly to my Windows 7 PC” problem. …without even a re-boot.
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this is my very own self made instruction of "how to increase your battery health"
it is the procedure how i have done it serverall times on my powerbook g4 12".
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age of my mac: 57month (battery bit newer)
**if you to try this: it is on your own risk!**
**this may not be suitable for mac newbies**
**be sure to read this twice before you do it once!**
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step2: disconnect the power adapter
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__turn off everything that needs battery power: airport / bluetooth / speakers / etc.
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__close all programms with important data
__eject idisk / .dmg files in your finder (this is not only a matter of data security)
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__open system preferences >> energy saver preferences >> choose longest battery life
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do not open any programm now!
do not have a look at your dashboard!
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-->> if this not the case break go on with step 11&12, try again in a week or two
-->> if you are ready go on with step6
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step11: plug in your power adapter before the battery is cero!
step12: load until the orange light turns green
step13: if it was helpful do not repeat it more than once a week, better once a month
-->webcal://www.apple.com/batteries/images/notebook_icalreminder.ics
(via: http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html)
anyone with similar experiences about increasing battery health!?
(yes, i'm sorry for my poor english, i've tried my best)

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Remaining Capacity (mAh): 213
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To the points raised in this thread.
1. I've been updated weekly with a Library with over 200K songs till now with no problem. Majority is what I've ripped from my albums & CDs.
2. Deleted the albums recently added since last successful update - same result.
3. Connected directly to the network bypassing router as suggested here - same result.
4. Reinstalled iTunes program - same result.
5. Repaired permissions - same result.
Problem remains. Welcome any additional thoughts.
Question for anyone with a music library
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12584815#12584815
Ok, tried all the suggestions here yet the problem remains.
In addition what I posted above -
1) Dumped the cookies in user/library/cookies folder
2) Deleted the apple cookies found under Safari Preferences "Show Cookies"
3) Repaired disk permissions
4) Deleted iTunes Library Genius.itdb file
5) Reinstalled iTunes (with the new 10.1 version)
6) Restarted computer
7) Rebuilt iTunes Library folder http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1451
8) Deleted all iTunes dead tracks
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=removedeadsuper
9) Increased internet access speed
10) Removed all open "[" and '}' brackets from songs, albums & artists
10) Rebuilt my entire library from scratch!
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To anyone with an HP printer/scanner device,
After being frustrated with my HP Photosmart C4580 not being able to scan for over an hour (scouring the forums, HP's website etc), I've come to realize my problem. Note that this has only been tested on a device that is plugged in DIRECTLY to your mac. I have not tried this over the network and do not plan to since my house is not set up for that.
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http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01846935&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en &product=1153481
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Good luck,
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PS: printers are always terrible to upgrade on everyone's end. consumers, operating systems, and manufacturers. it stinks that nothing can be generic and run similarly anymore =/

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I suspect I may never know why, but now, inexplicably, everything is working.
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