Many readers know I am a big fan of my BlackBerry Curve 8300. It is a terrific device both for email and as a phone. I use ATT service and have had excellent connectivity throught the USA and the world.

Now I have another service to recommend. I recently installed a Verizon Wireless Broadband card. What a terrific service! I travel a lot. When I get to hotels I now have three methods of connecting with my computer: Ethernet, WiFi and now a Wireless Broadband card. Many fellow travellers know that hotels these days offer only Ehternet or WiFi and not both. Unfortunately sometimes I cannot connect with one of these services. I always have a dial-up option, but try to download several hundred emails with attachments with dial-up! Also loading Web sites these days on dial-up is like watching grass grow.

Wireless broadband is a great backup if one is having problems with Ethernet or WiFi. This weekend I was in Montreal and did not bother with the Ethernet service since it was $25 per day. My Wireless Broadband connection came in handy.

Wireless Broadband cards also let you do email while waiting on the tarmac for a plane to push back from the gate - these waits can be very long. And of course this connectivity option let's you connect on trains and in cars.

If you travel a great deal, I suggest you get a Wireless Broadband card. Warning: I tried out the ATT Wirelss Broadband card for a few months and found it to be slow and unreliable. Go with Verizon.