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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 8086ed · · Score: 3, Funny

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

  2. 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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