Verizon UMW190 USB World Modem Global Connectivity, Dual-Band CDMA/Tri-Band UMTS/HSPA, Quad-Band GSM

For those of us that travel around the world frequently, there is one
thing upon which we can always count; the inevitable problems that come
with roaming with your cell phone or smartphone. It would seem that the
communications world has come a long way with the increasingly large
number of global phones that are capable of roaming about on various
international networks. There is, however, one segment of this wireless
networking realm that has been conspicuously absent and that's the USB
modem. Their popularity for intra-country use is without dispute but
their ability to move internationally has been a bit of a concern. The
latest USB modem from Verizon, the UMW190, is hoping to change all that.
It offers true global connectivity and promises to give the user 3G
access just about everywhere they may roam.

The Verizon UMW190 USB Global Modem operates on dual-band CDMA/Tri-Band
UMTS/HSPA and quad-band GSM, which should just about have you covered
everywhere you'd want to go. That's not to say that you should expect to
be able to update your Twitter account from Outer Mongolia or post your
latest wet t-shirt shots to FaceBook from the Australian Outback, but I
think if you happen to be in either of those situations you just might
have more pressing issues to which to tend.
Verizon has stated that the modem will be in its stores later this month
and will retail for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year
agreement. There's always a catch, isn't there? Anyway, other features
of the modem include a pre-installed sim card, a sliding cover,
compatibility with Windows, and a visual status indicator. A USB
extension cable is also included with the modem.