Verizon Offers a EVDO which is 'claimed' to be 2.4Megabit, reality is you're downstream is 700-300k if you're in a good area. Otherwise you're stuck with National Access, which is 114k downstream. Note, it's 114k upstream on EVDO anywho.
Same with Sprint, nothing new there.
Problem is the CDMA cards, don't like Wifi onboard. Centrino Chipsets and Wifi Chipsets tend to mess with them badly.
GSM cards, are ALOT slower. I do mean ALOT slower. They start at 56k and go barely up. You might be able to get a 300k connection with GSM, little higher.
But generally Wireless Providers don't want you to use them like Broadband connections, and even viewing Streaming Media is generally against their TOS.
Plus you're paying 80$ wether you can use it or not. Coverage isn't that great really, and for the most part it's just not that great. If you're needing internet access in an Airport, or on the run in alot of big city's. Great you can use it, otherwise it's really not that great.
There was an article on STOMPBOX earlier with a Verizon Card, he touched on some of the weakness's. It drops alot.
The connection goes 'dormant' and while you're still connected it's a dead connection. So you basically have to run ping constantly in order to not loose the connection.
If you are serious, check out http://www.evdoinfo.com/
Easily
Mark Hopkins at Martindale
Check him out at martindale.com he's pretty young
Practice Areas: Products Liability; Nursing Home Liability; Business Litigation; Tax Litigation
Quite odd.
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Verizon Offers a EVDO which is 'claimed' to be 2.4Megabit, reality is you're downstream is 700-300k if you're in a good area. Otherwise you're stuck with National Access, which is 114k downstream. Note, it's 114k upstream on EVDO anywho. Same with Sprint, nothing new there. Problem is the CDMA cards, don't like Wifi onboard. Centrino Chipsets and Wifi Chipsets tend to mess with them badly. GSM cards, are ALOT slower. I do mean ALOT slower. They start at 56k and go barely up. You might be able to get a 300k connection with GSM, little higher. But generally Wireless Providers don't want you to use them like Broadband connections, and even viewing Streaming Media is generally against their TOS. Plus you're paying 80$ wether you can use it or not. Coverage isn't that great really, and for the most part it's just not that great. If you're needing internet access in an Airport, or on the run in alot of big city's. Great you can use it, otherwise it's really not that great. There was an article on STOMPBOX earlier with a Verizon Card, he touched on some of the weakness's. It drops alot. The connection goes 'dormant' and while you're still connected it's a dead connection. So you basically have to run ping constantly in order to not loose the connection. If you are serious, check out http://www.evdoinfo.com/
Easily
Mark Hopkins at Martindale
Check him out at martindale.com he's pretty young
Practice Areas: Products Liability; Nursing Home Liability; Business Litigation; Tax Litigation
Quite odd.
Damned fool thought he knew something
He just fixed his web site,
he had Raid 0, as Mirroring, Raid 1 as striping.
Someone send this fool to RAID school!
Damned fools!