Verizon Blesses Phone-As-Modem Plans

Posted by Zonk on Friday February 3, 2006 @06:57AM from the come-in-out-of-the-cold dept.

DigitalDame2 writes "PC Magazine reports that Verizon Wireless has decided to let its subscribers use their cell phones as high-speed modems for their laptops. For $59.99 per month, users of the LG VX9800, Motorola RAZR V3c, Motorola E815, and LG VX8100 phones will connect to Verizon's BroadbandAccess EV-DO network." From the article: "For a while now, Verizon subscribers have illicitly used their phones as modems; various Web sites have information on how to do so. But up until now, doing so has violated service contracts, leaving users open to Verizon cutting off their service or charging high per-kilobyte fees."

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Re:*sigh* by generic-man · 2006-02-03 07:21 · Score: 4, Funny

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I tried using my cable modem when I was traveling, but truck drivers complained about the 400-mile length of cable running behind my car. The speeds were awful too.

Then I tried 802.11g, but the cops made me pick up all the Pringles can repeaters I planted on the side of the road.

So $60 a month for wireless access is pretty good.

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