Review by Landin_CH 
UPDATED: 263 days ago
member for 6.7 years, 823 visits, last login: a few hours ago
 Fredericksburg,Spotsylvania,VA
 $70 per month (24 month contract)
 about 1 days
 "available almost everywhere"
 "sometimes connects as G3 but then drops to EDGE"
 "Seems like a good alternative to fixed internet access."
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FEB 2009 - Fredericksburg and most of Spotsylvania now 3G ... and working. Up and download speeds correct, unlike that fluke in Crystal City which is still reversed (AT&T ticket still open on that one).
03JAN2009 ... taking a few days off to catch a breather before inauguration ... my SW AC881U 3G MobileBroadband(HSI) card is working out just fine ... have it locked to 3G ONLY and so it either connects or doesn't ... with some exceptions (where upload and download speeds are reversed (400kbps down and 1.5Mbps up, as in around US1&12th St (Crystall City), Arlington, VA). 3G coverage has not only increased but improved, as well, it seems. Anyhow, got as high as 2GB on my monthly "limit" when I ran internet radio in background ... still having a good time over-the-road and on-line.
04SEP2008 ... writing from Baton Rouge LA, where I have been for a few days with the Hurricane Gustav Bus Evacuation operations ... 3G has been working all along whereas my Nextel has not really been stable anywhere. No issues going online almost anywhere I went or needed to. Can't say the same for my issued Nextel! Lost of No Service or just can't connect. Same after Katrina, handed my Cingular phone around for Red Cross and Urban Search and Rescue so they can call out. Great Job, BTW.
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AT&T 3G GSM/AT&T Mobility/Cingular Wireless/AT&T Wireless = HSI on the go
Visited several provider stores, talked to users I know, read online reviews, etc. prior to actually ordering service (3-day full-refund cancellations). Tried several mobile broadband cards and providers and settled on AT&T (Cingular) 3G MobileHSI and SierraWireless USBConnect 881 broadband card. 3G with one or two bars faster than EDGE with four bars ... but wanted to check mail (often), surf internet when needed, download construction and/or traffic updates to my hpTX2110 when travelling througout the Lower-48 and Canada. Although I have signed up for unlimited internet, understand (artificial/in-house/realistic) limit may be 5Gigs/month.
Have CavTel.Net DSL in Fredericksburg, VA and Wi-Fi capabilities, too, but really like the independence of mobile broadband.
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