Most aircards can do both EVDO and 1x. 1x is the older slower network. The dialing application ALLTEL uses shows the status of the connection (what system it's hitting, and speed up and down). It mighgt be that your card is not hitting a EVDO network, perhaps the older 1x?
Mine wont stay on EVDO, as I said earlier.. For some reason.. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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:256478 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
