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12-10-2007, 06:50 PM #1all about nothing!
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Sprint or Verizon EVDO Broadband
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12-10-2007, 06:50 PM #2all about nothing!
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Sprint or Verizon EVDO Broadband
We have any Sprint or Verizon EDVO users amongst us?
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12-10-2007, 07:00 PM #3I didn't do it!
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I have a Sprint EVDO card in my tablet... Works great!
If you are looking into it to replace your dial up, Frank, be sure to read the TOS to be sure that there isnt a usage cap like Satellite... I don't remember if there is or not... Sprint also sells a linksys wireless router for the pcmcia EVDO cards as well
I know a friend that has a verizon card and he is always complaining about lag and slow uploads... I haven't ever used one though...-Daniel
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce today would cost $100, get a million miles to the gallon, and explode once every few weeks.
My scripts never have bugs. They just develop random features.
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12-10-2007, 07:40 PM #4Yeah, I know a LOT!
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I used a Verizon EVDO on the demo model of the lappy I bought (at Circuit City) and it sucked - all laggy and sh!t, just like your friend is complaining about!
Originally Posted by dbstephens
What would happen is, you would click a link, and it would just sit there, and sit, and sit - then, boom, here it came. Next time you clicked on something, same thing! That would drive me nuts!
I asked the Verizon rep about it, and she just kinda looked at her shoes, and changed the subject...DISCLAIMER Any resemblance between the views expressed above and those of the owners and operators of this system is purely coincidental. Any resemblance between these views and my own are non-deterministic. The existence of Vin DSL is questionable. The existence of views in the absence of anyone to hold them is problematic. The existence of the reader is left as an exercise in the second-order coefficient.
No Guts, No Story! VinDSL © 2010
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12-10-2007, 07:56 PM #5Loyal Client
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Nearly bough one once not really very poplar over here.
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12-10-2007, 08:00 PM #6I didn't do it!
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I got mine simply because I like to go downtown and hang out while I am working... We have a lot of places in my town where you can just go, have a nice view, and get something done without the 'hustle and bustle' of the office...
-Daniel
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce today would cost $100, get a million miles to the gallon, and explode once every few weeks.
My scripts never have bugs. They just develop random features.
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12-11-2007, 12:03 AM #7Loyal Client
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The connection was probably being re-established each time. I had that issue in a few locations many years ago with Verizon's 1xRTT network. I forget the workaround, I think I might have implemented a very short keepalive protocol (a refreshing webpage, or some such). Originally Posted by Vin DSL
Good luck
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12-11-2007, 06:47 AM #8Community Leader
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My girlfriend's father and stepmom do travel nursing a couple times a year and live out of their RV. They have a laptop with a Verizon EVDO card and it seems to work great (at least in upstate NY). They were staying out in the middle of nowhere between Utica and Albany and they had strong signals (at least they did when I used it).
I've only had about 15 minutes of experience with the service, though, and I've only used Verizon's version, so I can't offer a fair opinion.
--Jason
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12-11-2007, 02:13 PM #9Yeah, I know a LOT!
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That would make sense - that's what it *felt* like! Originally Posted by Ron
GFs, stepmoms, living on the lamb in RVs... guess that says it all... Originally Posted by jason
IMHO, Sprint is like dealing with the devil. I'm surprised they didn't pick him!
Maybe it all depends in which level of hell you reside...DISCLAIMER Any resemblance between the views expressed above and those of the owners and operators of this system is purely coincidental. Any resemblance between these views and my own are non-deterministic. The existence of Vin DSL is questionable. The existence of views in the absence of anyone to hold them is problematic. The existence of the reader is left as an exercise in the second-order coefficient.
No Guts, No Story! VinDSL © 2010
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12-11-2007, 03:07 PM #10all about nothing!
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Why is Sprint bad to deal with Vin? I did get Verizon and will get it installed as soon as I get home and see how she works. It was EVDO or satellite.
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12-11-2007, 03:47 PM #11Yeah, I know a LOT!
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You'll have to ask J.D. Powers... Originally Posted by Frank Broughton
SOURCE
My Sprint problems went like this...Overall Customer Care Index Rankings
T-Mobile -- 108
AT&T -- 101
Verizon Wireless -- 100
Industry Average -- 100
Alltel -- 99
Sprint Nextel -- 92
The 2007 Wireless Customer Care Performance Study-Volume 2 is based on responses from more than 10,500 wireless customers who contacted their carrier's customer care department within the past year. The results are compiled from the past two reporting waves, which were conducted in January and April 2007.
For more information on customer satisfaction with wireless service, cell phone call quality, wireless retail sales, cell phone handsets, and business wireless service, please visit http://www.JDPower.com.
Added a phone - bill was supposed to increase by $29 - next bill was, like, $675. Agent Fred fixed it.
Next month, bill is, like, $469. Called and found out Agent Fred wasn't authorized to fix it, but Agent Jill is - turned out she wasn't either, yada, yada, yada...
Added a third phone later - they forget to hook it to the existing account again - here we go...
You've never heard any of these kinds of stories? Every Sprint customer I know can rattle on for hours about them...
Verizon, on the other hand... I've NEVER heard one thing about. Everyone loves them!
Good luck with the lag! Maybe it'll be fine in your area.DISCLAIMER Any resemblance between the views expressed above and those of the owners and operators of this system is purely coincidental. Any resemblance between these views and my own are non-deterministic. The existence of Vin DSL is questionable. The existence of views in the absence of anyone to hold them is problematic. The existence of the reader is left as an exercise in the second-order coefficient.
No Guts, No Story! VinDSL © 2010
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12-11-2007, 05:11 PM #12all about nothing!
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I have it online right now... will see how it does.
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12-11-2007, 05:49 PM #13all about nothing!
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I like! No lag.... 1068 kbs download 530 kbs upload without tweaking RWIN yet...
Verizon does have a monthly BW limit Daniel. Measly 5GB, after than 200kbs only download after that. Just will d/l the big files on dsl at work. Sprint is unlimited. I can see Verizon changing this one of these days.
I am getting 4 full bars of reception at my house on my PC. Using a USB modem. The newer USM150 - no routers available for it yet. Have the wait for the guys/gals at http://www.evdoinfo.com/ to get the firmware updated on one of the routers. Will have to ICS till then.
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12-11-2007, 05:57 PM #14I didn't do it!
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Still, 200kbps is MUCH faster than Dial up! I just did a test on my sprint EVDO card and it is pulling 915kbps down and 610kbps up...
Let me know how it goes!-Daniel
If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce today would cost $100, get a million miles to the gallon, and explode once every few weeks.
My scripts never have bugs. They just develop random features.
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12-11-2007, 06:27 PM #15all about nothing!
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I have ICS working on the network.... All sites work on networked computers except update.microsoft.com. This is weird. Works on my main pc with the modem in it.
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