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Is Verizon Up to Speed?

Posted by Hemos on from the getting-their-roll-out-on dept.

Dejected @Work writes "IBM developerWorks just ran this article on Verizon's partial 3G network set up in some areas of the US, most of the North East. The article goes into some good technical background about these fatter pipes called Express Network. Has anyone tried this out?"

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  1. If only they were fast to realize... by ScriptGuru · · Score: 0, Funny

    How annoying those "Can you hear me now?" commecials are, I would have more faith in the company.

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  2. So now we can send first posts from Mobile Phones by ghoul · · Score: 1, Funny

    I know we have had WAP for a long time but now true mobile Internet will arrive. Wonder what would happen to a site which gets Slashdotted from wireless phones.

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  3. Re:Why 3G? by miracle69 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You buy a PCMCIA laptop 3G card and have nation-wide high-speed internet access.

    Two Words:

    ROAD TRIP!

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  4. Dropped Calls at Increased speed! by -Nails- · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow, this is great. Now Verizon can fail to deliver my phone calls at even greater rates. They have great commercials but their service leaves much to be desired. My friend and I have fun leaving voice mail messages to each other when we are in the same room with our phones on within sight of two cell towers.

    -Nails-

  5. Burn some karma here? by XBL · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is an important pubic notice. Putting mobile phones in your front pockets or in your Levi's "Mobile Pants" can give you testicular cancer.

    Using the 3G Network will give you cancer 3x faster than current phones. It's also 3x more likely that you will have a child that looks like Bill Gates of Ozzie Osbourne.

    Finally, this bill also protect you from talking dirty or sending dirty messages over your cell phone. Please men, talk dirty on the phone, and use those testicles while you still have them!