It should be a simple phone call to get connected, snag email and then go... but I suppose I come from simpler times (or something).
Richard
N6GPP
On 2/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
To answer some of your curious questions.
I have verizon. They have excellent coverages and very good customer service.
But Sprint has a better hardware and the phone package was much better.
But then, the customer service for Sprint is horrible.
I went round n round with sprint customer service. They said I didn't have a cell phone. But I
have a cell phone with sprint, I explained I needed tech support for hardware setup, they said
that my computer was broken. None of their sprint customer care people know about the data combo
cards.
The card was a cell phone dialup for talking @.25 minute and you can use it on multiple computers
for internet, which I used only for internet. The plan I had was $80.00 Unlimited usage. I used
it for everything. Traveling was hard, coverage up northern arizona was not covered. I wish
Verizon had better hardware. I am waiting for a better design in hardware.
I have a Sprint card CF 2031 Yiso card, $100.00 for the card. It's a card that is PCMCIA card for
the laptop but then you unlock the card and put a battery on it. Then you have a compact flash
card and plug it into the PDA unit and surf the internet too.
Growell is the company that makes the card. Now they are in the UK.
I think they went out of business. After Nextel merged last year. I think they lost the support
side for this card. I look and called for support and no one knows from the sprint side. They
didn't even know you can plug the headset in when talking on the phone through our pda or laptop
or desktop.
Very fast on the downloads and uploads. Faster than DSL.
I was very happy with this hardware. It just was really hard to find a person who can support the
unit. I have gone through the wireles support with Sprint. They didn't really help much.
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/
This is the website I go through to find out how the ratings are for the new hardware.
CF and PCMCIA cards for PDAs and Notebooks that run off of Mobile Phone Networks
Enfora GSM/GPRS CF Card This quad band Compact Flash card turns your Pocket PC with CF slot and
notebook PC into a phone. Not only that, but you'll have Internet access anywhere GPRS is
available. Feb. 2005
Sprint PCS CF2031 This CF type II card works with Pocket PC and Pocket PC 2002 PDAs that have a CF
type II slot and Windows notebooks. It works on the high speed PCS Vision mobile phone network
(1xRTT / 2.5G). Supports data and voice. May 2003
Verizon Sierra Wireless AirCard 555 The PCMCIA card comes with drivers for Windows notebooks and
the iPAQ (which you can use in conjunction with the PC Card Sleeve). It's a CDMA card that works
on Verizon's high speed Express Network (1xRTT / 2.5G) as well as the 14.4 QNC network. Supports
data and voice.
I am going to purchase the Enfora hardware but they did not say which provider was going to
support the connection or where to buy it.
I am waiting for sales rep. They are in the East coast.
I read about this in the MOBILEPLANET.com website.
Well I hope this answers some of your questions.
It's all about money and how much you want to be Wireless.
I enjoyed it alot.
--- charlie wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> An extra $59 a month, on top of the existing service, for tethered connection at 1x EVDO in a
> limited area vs GPRS speeds ( which you can already do with most phones, certainly all the
> listed verizon ones) if you're ok with the lower speed stuff, i'd go with sprints PCS Data
> plans, its pretty much unlimited and has a good coverage, its good for email and surfing.
>
> speeds widely vary on it, i find myself just relying on the tmobile hotspots more than my EVDO
> card, since pretty much everywhere i'd be there a starbucks or hotspot. but i'm paying $960 a
> year for the EVDO card since i got it at the inception and the $59 rate is only for new
> customers, and if you cancel the service they charge you about $170 then bar you from rejoining
> for 3 months (dependant on location it seems) the sierra card in my experience is a bit dodgy
> too, its easy to break and its only PC-CARD so i can't use it on my 12 powerbook without an
> adapter.
>
> plus verizon cripple everything they possibly can, a recent bluetooth class action was settled
> for them glorifying the bluetooth capabilites i have the 9800 its bluetooth is basically
> limited to headsets, my cheap 6820 thats years old can do 5x as much as that, compared to a $500
> phone its insane. even doing their web email thing is an extra $19, its a pity because the 9800
> is a pretty decent phone otherwise, its got a great phone, but i only only transfer the pictures
> either by paying airtime or using the cable and the developer software.
>
> some of the usb cables can charge the phone while its tethered.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 11:30 AM
> Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: Verizon Blesses Phone-As-Modem Plans
>
>
> ...and then I read the whole story:
>
> "The official announcement from Verizon mentions using a USB cable, not Bluetooth wireless
> technology, to connect your phone and PC. All the phones listed above can theoretically connect
> to PCs using Bluetooth, but Verizon disables that modem function."
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1918150,00.asp
>
> An additional $60/month for a set up that won't even use the existing wireless feature of the
> phone. That's the same price as the per-month charge for their existant cell-network Internet
> service. Better to not use up the batteries and have the phone be busy to phone use, and just
> buy their $99 modem for their broadband.
>
> Richard
> N6GPP
>
>
> On 2/4/06, Kenneth Crudup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I'm currently with SPCS, which I've been with since '98. I've been
> thinking about getting one of the cellphone companies' broadband PC-Cards
> to supplement the WiFi in my laptop. Considering the plans are expensive
> (IMO) for what you get, speedwise, plus telcos LOVE contracts (even if
> you buy your equipment outright) I've never gotten past the "thinking
> about it" stage.
>
> Does anyone know if Sprint's EV-DO solution is any faster than VZ's
> setup? I'd imagine VZ is in more places than SPCS, too.
>
> Anyone on this list done a comparison?
>
> -Kenny
>
> --
> Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Los Angeles
> H: 3630 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #138, L.A., CA 90034-6809 (888) 454-8181
>
>
>
>
> --
> "Being a bit scattered tends to be a trait of highly imaginative people."
> The more you rattle the marbles around in your brain, the more creative new connections you
> make, as it were
> – connections that might be lost on those focusing intently on just the red ones.
> - Ed Vogel, University of Oregon, Department of Neuroscience
--
"Being a bit scattered tends to be a trait of highly imaginative people."
The more you rattle the marbles around in your brain, the more creative new connections you make, as it were
– connections that might be lost on those focusing intently on just the red ones.
- Ed Vogel, University of Oregon, Department of Neuroscience
