Recommendation for third party wireless card

I have a client with a dual-core G5. They didn't purchase it with Airport but now they want wireless access.
Unfortunately it looks like you can't install a Extreme card after the fact as you could with the previous PowerMacs. They would have to bring the Mac into an authorized service center to have them install it.
Does anyone know of a PCI based solution? Am I going to have a problem since it uses PCI-express?
Thanks,
Mitch
Dual-Core PowerMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

The link pulls up a 404 page...drats. When going through the front door on Virgin site, I found their Broadband2Go, but it’s not Mac compatible. Only PC (drats again).
Like the OP, I’d love to find a “pay as you go” broadband solution for the MBP. I travel quite a bit for work, and most of the time can wrap the hotel’s internet charge into the client contract. Still, there are times the trips are on my dime, so it would be great to have a PAYG solution.

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