Yes, you can plug your phone into your laptop just like a modem, and get your access that way. Try not to connect through the serial port, because that will slow your connection speed.
iDen's got to switch to either GPRS or CDMA2000 going forward though in order to get the same rates. Either way (with Nextel or Verizon/Sprint) you'll need a new phone.
Technically, 144kbps (the max speed for CDMA2000 - named by the year the standard was finalized, not by the year of deployment) is the cutoff for 3G - anything slower isn't 3G, anything faster is. Both Sprint and Verizon have the networks out there and in operation, but neither one has the kinks worked out yet, that's why there's no publicity.
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Yes, you can plug your phone into your laptop just like a modem, and get your access that way. Try not to connect through the serial port, because that will slow your connection speed.
iDen's got to switch to either GPRS or CDMA2000 going forward though in order to get the same rates. Either way (with Nextel or Verizon/Sprint) you'll need a new phone.
Technically, 144kbps (the max speed for CDMA2000 - named by the year the standard was finalized, not by the year of deployment) is the cutoff for 3G - anything slower isn't 3G, anything faster is. Both Sprint and Verizon have the networks out there and in operation, but neither one has the kinks worked out yet, that's why there's no publicity.