One last thing, I haven't heard from any members about Cingular/AT&T, or T-Mobile EVDO users.
I guess they don't offer it, or it's not competitive, or some other issue ??? Thanks again On 2/6/08, Don Tran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Stan, > > Most Enriching information, yet, > > Thank you. > > I live work in the Los Angeles Metro area, (specifically Torrance & City > of Commerce for work, and live in El Monte near Pasadena). > > So pretty much Southern Ca area. > > So I ASSUME coverage should not be an issue. E.g. I'm not in the boonies > or high desert or Cajon Pass, for those that know SoCal. > > Here's the deal, I'll pretty much use this at work. which is M-F 8-5am, > and want to be able to multitask, and do some Legal Research while not going > through the work > > proxy or firewall, and not under the auspices of the work place > compliance/security/ time spent on the internet (E.g. WebSense Server) > report. > > I don't see me moving my laptop around. I won't be mobile, other than > going from the car to the office and back. > > I'm doing my 3rd year of law school, so I need to research some papers 2 > or 3 times a year, before work, during lunch, and after work, but I still > don't want to do it on company computer, or company time or company > bandwidth, or under the auspices of the company watchful eye. > > So that's my situation. > > my creteria I guess are: > > - PRICE first, at $60 for both Sprint and Verizon, there's no difference > (GPS, not sure I need or want it, so it shouldn't matter) > > - a free EVDO card deal with 2 year sign up, is acceptable for me > > - reliability > > - bandwidth > > Thanks to all WUG members for their valuable input! > > Don > > > On 2/6/08, Stan Slonkosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Feb 5, 2008 9:57 AM, Don Tran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Can someone help me with a recommendation please? > > > I need wireless broadband options to consider. > > > > Have a look at 3gstore.com . Some of the modems they sell even have > > GPS built in. Their prices are discounted a bit from what is sold in > > Verizon and Sprint stores. They also run evdoforums.com where you can > > ask questions of other users. > > > > As to whether to go with Sprint or Verizon, look at the coverage maps > > to see if they have coverage in areas that are important to you. In > > most cases the coverage is pretty much the same but there are areas > > where one has EVDO coverage and the other has only the slower 1xRTT > > coverage. > > > > If all other things are equal, I'd probably go with Sprint over > > Verizon because doesn't lock features out of their phones because they > > want to charge you an extra monthly fee (e.g. the Blacberry that has > > GPS that both sell, but is locked out of Verizon's version unless you > > pay them an extra $10 a month). Also, Verizon will slow down your data > > transfer rates if you use more than 5 GB a month (they used to cancel > > your account altogether). > > > > I have been using a Verizon XV6700 as a modem (not officially > > supported by Verizon) as a modem, but my contract's up mid-April and > > I'm seriously thinking of switching to Sprint. Sprint didn't have EVDO > > coverage in the Flagstaff-Williams area the last time I checked, but I > > only go there for a few days about once a year. > > -- > > Stan Slonkosky > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
