Situation
Trusting to the power of Linux on my laptop, I blindly ordered an AirH Edge connectivity card from JCR (Air-H (Edge) Data Card for Laptops – No Airtime or Data Charges).
Prior to leaving the US, I downloaded a few things, anticipating that I’d be ‘flying blind’ since I wouldn’t be able to connect until it [...]

No Problemo! Wireless, etc, flawless.
Remember to install Wireless Assistant.
USB mouse works instantly.
Suspend works fine (need to /etc/init.d/network restart to reinstate wireless sometimes. Hibernate doesn’t seem to work right.