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Comparing Wireless Internet Services
Carl Oppedahl writes "AT&T has released its new "Edge" wireless Internet access service, claiming it is twice as fast (100-130K) as Sprint's "PCS Vision" wireless service (50-70K). I have written up a few comments on my experiences with the services. What data rates are others getting with Edge? I rarely get the advertised faster speeds."
Ok... I put the AOL CD in my computer but they didn't include a wireless wire. How do I connect to teh intarweb?
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I don't live on the edge :-(
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Time Warner promised me 2Mb/sec. Well, they changed it to 3Mb/sec without telling me. And it gets worse: I get 4Mb/sec with no end in sight.
I'm watching them very closely. One of these days, they might force me to upgrade my ethernet adaptor.