[MBZ] Does Anyone Have Wireless Broadband Internet?
I'm looking to add wireless broadband to my current Verizon plan, but I'm not terribly pleased with their coverage or the cost. For the most part Verizon has the best coverage of just about all the carriers, but I'm more interested in hearing from anyone who has wireless broadband and their direct experiences with it... Talk to me... Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Does Anyone Have Wireless Broadband Internet?
Do you mean cellular wireless aka EVDO? If so, you're a couple of months late for the Verizon bandwagon. Alltel and Sprint charge $60 a month unlimited, Verizon now charges $60 a month for the first 5GB, with an incredible $0.49 a MB overage fee. That's right, 5GB costs $59.99, but 6GB costs $549.99. Best way for you to learn is probably the way I did it, spend a day or two reading http://www.evdoforums.com/ What I ended up doing: I bought a Starcom UM150 (alltel version) from an eBay seller (one that couldn't be sold as new because somebody returned it during the 14 day trial period) for about $75, and activated it with a referral from an alltel customer (saved her $25 but didn't help me any). I may have had to pay for my modem, but I'm contract free and can dump my $61.26 per month bill at any time. Oops, I just went to the forum, and found out that the rumor mill is running with predictions of Sprint limiting your usage. I know that Sprint has been messing with my roaming rights for the last week or two, which is a huge pain when my modem locks into a Sprint tower and Sprint won't let me log in. So far it's only happened once during trading hours, and I got it to hook up to an Alltel tower by turning it off and back on. http://www.evdoforums.com/thread9389 Mitch ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Does Anyone Have Wireless Broadband Internet?
We use both Sprint and ATT at work. Neither one covers the whole State, but we get more coverage by selectively using them. Neither one provides great service. You need a better signal for good data speed and a solid connection than you do for voice. The higher speeds are only available in the metro areas, and somewhat along the Interstates. It's more like a 56K modem everywhere else. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Does Anyone Have Wireless Broadband Internet?
I have it thru Comcast but because of the signal I went to ethernet connections. I had a reported speed of 8Mbs (I think that's how it's measured) with wireless and 100mbs with the ethernet. We moved the desktop to a different room making it easy to run the ethernet thru the closet wall to my laptop. Anyway - that's my experience - Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net 800-583-8601 Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs - Original Message - From: LWB250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Banned [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 3:57 PM Subject: [MBZ] Does Anyone Have Wireless Broadband Internet? I'm looking to add wireless broadband to my current Verizon plan, but I'm not terribly pleased with their coverage or the cost. For the most part Verizon has the best coverage of just about all the carriers, but I'm more interested in hearing from anyone who has wireless broadband and their direct experiences with it... Talk to me... Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Does Anyone Have Wireless Broadband Internet?
Dan asked I'm looking to add wireless broadband to my current Verizon plan, but I'm not terribly pleased with their coverage or the cost. For the most part Verizon has the best coverage of just about all the carriers, but I'm more interested in hearing from anyone who has wireless broadband and their direct experiences with it... - We share an air card at work for travel. In general, it works pretty well, except that I can never seem to get it when I need it. Slower than a wired connect, but a helluva lot better than dialup. Works pretty good when you are in a meeting at somebody else's office and can't use their internet connection due to security. Nowadays, I don't stay in hotels that don't offer free broadband anyway, so that's not an issue. - Here's a thoughtI also have a Verizon Blackberry that I can connect via USB cable to my PC and it acts as a wireless broadband connection. I haven't had too much time to play with it, but so far it looks promising. As near as I can tell, you can add it for about $30/month to your regular Blackberry bill. The company pays for mine, so it's a simple matter of getting the boss to spring for it based on a wild assed guess about how much it'll cost ;-). All of our company's users are lumped into one big pool for minutes, and the network guys tell me the impact on usage would be negligible. HTHYMMV.. Royce ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
