1x is the standard verizon wireless format. evdo is the 3g technology they came out with a year or two ago.
tw On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 3:57 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am not sure what you mean by 1x. I see that EVDO is available in > Albuquerque/Sata Fe si this may have been what my card was using, but > I still have not found any pricing. > > > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:21 AM, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have an aircard with ALLTEL.. For a while I was impressed with it > > but lately and we do have EVDO out here... > > Anyways.. I get bursts of 1.2 MB down but it never stays there.. if > > you remain on the EVDO network you get normally 300-500kbps down.. > > but dammit, mine keeps switching over 1x, and the best you get there is > ~150.. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:54 AM, J.J. Merrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sprint seems to have the best wireless data out there. If you get EVDO > > > Rev. A you will be surprised at how fast it is. We had a bunch of them > > > and my speed tests were running at 1.2 megs down and 300kbps up. It is > > > the way to go if you are looking at switching providers. > > > > > > > > > J.J. > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have reached a pont with T-mobile where the $200 termination fee on > > > > the aircard account is starting to look like a bargain. The question > > > > is, what's my alternative? I kinda liked the Verizon card I had > > > > through my last work but I don't know how the pricing is -- was > hoping > > > > somoene here knows off the top of their head. > > > > > > > > DSL well may be an option but it took Qwest three months to get a > > > > phone hooked up at the last house, and I wound up cancelling the > > > > account because you couldn't hold a conversation on the line let > alone > > > > make an internet connection. I am not sure whether the new > > > > neighborhood will be worse or better. It's further up the mountain > (we > > > > hear coyotes at night) but perhaps the CO will not be as crowded, > > > > which was the problem last time as I understand it. > > > > > > > > Cable is a crapshoot in a city right? Really depends on the > neighbors? > > > > > > > > I am thinking aircard for the laptop, just because I do do a lot of > > > > work when not at home or work, but am interested in anyone's > > > > suggestions. > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices > > > > calling for change - Barack Obama > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:256476 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
