{"id":41193,"date":"2023-11-22T15:46:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=41193"},"modified":"2023-11-22T20:30:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T01:30:29","slug":"rumor-of-cellular-macbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/22\/rumor-of-cellular-macbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumor of Cellular MacBook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2011\/08\/14\/photos-of-a-prototype-macbook-pro-with-integrated-3g-cellular-data\/\">Arnold Kim<\/a> (2011):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2011\/08\/14\/photos-of-a-prototype-macbook-pro-with-integrated-3g-cellular-data\/\"><p>One of the most requested features for Apple&rsquo;s MacBook Pro line has been for the integration of some sort of built-in 3G cellular data to allow for anywhere wireless connectivity. MacBook Pro users presently need to purchase a separate Mi-Fi or 3G USB Modem in order to keep their machines connected to the internet when not near a Wi-Fi hotspot.<\/p><p>Apple has developed prototypes of the MacBook Pro with integrated 3G data, as evidenced by this eBay sale showing a never-released MacBook Pro prototype.<\/p><p>This particular machine dates back to 2007 and is a 15\" MacBook Pro Santa Rosa laptop with a 3G antenna, 3G hardware and SIM card slot built in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/11\/20\/macbook-integrated-cellular-modem-2028\/\">Tim Hardwick<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=38351048\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/11\/20\/macbook-integrated-cellular-modem-2028\/\"><p>Apple eventually plans to build its own custom modem into cellular MacBook models that could arrive in 2028 at the earliest, according to Bloomberg&rsquo;s Mark Gurman.<\/p><p>Apple has reportedly been working on its own modem since 2018, as it seeks to move away from Qualcomm&rsquo;s component currently used in iPhones. The timeframe for launching the modem has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2023\/11\/16\/apple-in-house-5g-modem-delays\/\">slipped several times<\/a> and is now expected to be ready around 2026, and Gurman now hears that Apple has plans for the chip appearing in other Apple devices further down the line.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Even without their own modems, I&rsquo;ve never quite understood why Apple didn&rsquo;t make this available as an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DamienPetrilli\/status\/1727440579355975748\">expensive<\/a> option. Personal Hotspot is not a great substitute. If it makes sense for (and fits in) an iPad, it makes sense for a Mac.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/06\/rumor-of-low-cost-macbook\/\">Rumor of Low-Cost MacBook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/22\/fixing-the-failed-to-enable-personal-hotspot-error\/\">Fixing the &ldquo;Failed to Enable Personal Hotspot&rdquo; Error<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/15\/the-best-mac-rumors-in-a-long-time\/\">The Best Mac Rumors in a Long Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/10\/one-more-thing-apple-silicon-macs\/\">One More Thing: Apple Silicon Macs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/26\/apple-to-acquire-intels-modem-business\/\">Apple to Acquire Intel&rsquo;s Modem Business<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/22\/qualcomm-loses-u-s-antitrust-ruling\/\">Qualcomm Loses U.S. Antitrust Ruling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/16\/qualcomm-and-apple-agree-to-drop-all-litigation\/\">Qualcomm and Apple Agree to Drop All Litigation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arnold Kim (2011): One of the most requested features for Apple&rsquo;s MacBook Pro line has been for the integration of some sort of built-in 3G cellular data to allow for anywhere wireless connectivity. MacBook Pro users presently need to purchase a separate Mi-Fi or 3G USB Modem in order to keep their machines connected to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2023-11-22T20:46:48Z","apple_news_api_id":"3f8011d1-46f1-4b98-a5d8-3d534cf594fa","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2023-11-23T01:30:33Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AP4AR0UbxS5il2D1TTPWU-g","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[986,30,1155,100,1174,2473],"class_list":["post-41193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-cellular-data","tag-mac","tag-macbook","tag-macbookpro","tag-personal-hotspot","tag-rumor"],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41193"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41205,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41193\/revisions\/41205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}