Presently, all the major mobile data providers (Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile) provide free wireless Internet cards with new service subscriptions. Choosing the among best wireless internet cards for laptops is more a product of deciding what service level you require rather than the sophistication of the mobile data card you might need.

The technology of wireless Internet cards has, for all practical purposes, peaked. It is more important that you have a reliable 3G (or as Sprint advertises now, 4G) network in place to ensure reliable connectivity and data speeds. You can ponder over the different kind of USB wireless cards if you like, but you’re better off spending your time doing something else!