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Tetherless Wireless

Posted by Zonk on from the i'm-a-wanderer dept.

TolkiEinstein writes "Here's an interesting tidbit from the NY Times on Verizon's new EV-DO network they've dubbed simply, BroadbandAccess Plan. A mere $80/mo. gets you wireless access over Verizon's 3G network at "giddy" speeds of 400-700 kbps. True, that's not exactly breakneck, compared to my 2800-3400 kbps desktop connection. But, the fact that it's hotspot-free (tetherless) wireless access from major metropolitan areas should count for something. One negative is slow upload speeds of around 100 kbps."

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  1. Re:Some of us... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Some of us would be happy with a 400-700 kbps pipe in our home.

    Yeah, you say now that you'd be happy with just that but if we give it to you then next thing you'll want running water.

  2. Re:Some of us... by 8086ed · · Score: 3, Funny

    /., or water, /. or water...

  3. Verizon and timetables by VGR · · Score: 4, Funny
    From the article:
    Verizon says that the rollout has just begun, and that by the end of this year, half the American population will be EV-DOable.
    For those not fluent in Verizon-speak, that means by 2015 half the American population will be EV-DOable.
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