Review by JoesJungle 
Posted: 1.7 years ago
member for 1.7 years, 5 visits, last login: 1.5 years ago
 Keedysville,Washington,MD
 $99 per month (24 month contract)
 "Metro areas are DSL like speeds"
 "rural areas still need upgrading"
 "Its a necessity for my job!"
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Okay, I use it every day from Brunswick, MD to DC Union Station. My company allows me to count my commute time on the Marc Train. I will say it gives me a good 1 hour of work time out of the 1.5 hours I'm on the train. Its probably 80% EVDO (high speed) and 20% 1xRTT (little better than dialup).
I used to use it at home. Where I only get 1xRTT but 150kbps download and 50-70kbps upload. I'm only 2 miles from an EVDO tower, but the hills/trees etc just prevent me from getting a good connection :-( Maybe sprint will expand but I doubt it, they already cover the I-81 corridor and I doubt they will budge from there.
Now I have have Starband at home that gives me ~1200kbps down and only 18-36kbps up. I may just still use the cell card for uploads. I'm going to work with Starband to see if I can get a little better improvement on upload.
Followup comments:  
a333
A hot cup of integrals please
join:2007-06-12
Rego Park, NY | RE- Get an amp Get an amplifier and a yagi antenna... heard those work pretty well. Also, visit the Sprint Mobile BB forum on this site, it contains numerous tips/tweaks. | |
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join:2008-03-14
Keedysville, MD | Re: RE- Get an amp I bought the amp, and a directional and omni antennas. I think I spent way too much in all that stuff just to get what I had.
My company is paying for the card now, so thats why I broke down and got starband too. | |
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