Not sure if this is the most appropriate form for this..... but here goes.
I want to buy a laptop computer to access the internet from a mobile home, typically from remote areas (certainly not cities).
I have found an HP Mini 1000 that has a slot for a SIM card in the base. The salesman said the slot was for the 900 MHz band - but there is one coming out shortly that is dual-band 900 and 1800 MHz (I think). Naturally the dual-band one is more expensive.
From what I can understand of my reading of the Vodafone site, if I am going to be using the device just in NZ and principally in remote areas, the 900MHz band is the one I want anyway: the 1800 only of use in cities and overseas.
Is my understanding of this correct?
ALSO
Am I limited to using Vodafone cards or can I use any SIM card that operates on the Vodafone network?
I assume Telecom cards will not work?