You may not look stylish having the Verizon Wireless UM150 USB Modem protruding on the side of your notebook, but that’s a cheap price to pay if you have no ExpressCard slot. The UM150 USB Modem allows you to connect to the Verizon Wireless’ EV-DO Rev. A network using a USB slot. The multi-colored LED depicts your connection status as well strength Setting the modem up was quite simple with the included VZAccess Manager CD-ROM. Using a 5.7MB file from an FTP server, the reviewer stated that on places where signal is excellent, download speed was at 791 Kbps while upload was at 282 Kbps to 304 Kbps. On the other hand, on places that offer poor signal strength, the UM150 USB Modem had difficulty connecting to the network. Once connected, downloading was dramatically reduced to 111 Kbps. Another feature of the UM150 USB Modem is that it has a microSD card, doubling as a storage device. If you’re a notebook owner looking for more throughput or would want to use the USB port as a flash drive using microSD, the UM150 USB Modem is considered by the reviewer as a good choice.