Anyway, I recently borrowed one of those AT&T 3G LaptopConnect cards. It's a Sierra Wireless AirCard 881. Compared to the speeds I've been getting with my AT&T Tilt (tethered via USB), it didn't hold up as well as I expected:
AT&T Tilt (HTC) tethered via USB:

AT&T Sierra Wireless LaptopConnect Card (AirCard 881):

And although this isn't really for comparison to the AT&T test, it seems Cablevision (Optimum Online) has been steadily increasing my bandwidth at home, even out in the middle of nowhere!

