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$50 per month avg ($10 to $68)

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Review by iansltx See Profile
Posted: 89 days ago
member for 1.5 years, 146 visits, last login: a few hours ago


Fredericksburg,Gillespie,TX
$37 per month (24 month contract)
about 3 days
"Great mobility, great coverage"
"5GB cap now, speeds aren't terribly great with my setup"
"With the 5 GB cap, it's now just as good as VZW and better coverage than AT&T, that's about it"
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    I'm currently using my HTC Mogul smartphone for internet with Sprint's mobile broadband offering. Over the time I've had the service (since August) I've gone from EvDO Rev. 0 to Rev. A capability on the phone, and from cable to WiFi (MWiFiRouter) and Bluetooth tethering.

    I must say that the connection is very reliable, if not terribly fast. Though the 800-1250 kbps downlink and 200-350 kbps upload speeds that I'm getting are prbably the fault of my using a phone rather than an aircard.

    Jitter is pretty bad on the connection, but again I attribute this to not using an aircard for data. Latency is generally under 250ms, sometimes even 150ms. Packet loss is decently low.

    I live outside of town at home (vs. having a high bandwidth college link at school) and wireless is the only option for high speed internet, whether through a local WiSP (Bee Creek), Verizon, Sprint or satellite. I don't use my cellular connection as a main line at home due to bandwidth constraints on the Sprint side (I don't want to go over the new 5GB cap), but if they hadn't capped the service as of a few days ago I would be using them with an aircard as my main line of internet service.

    If you use less than 5GB per month I'd still recommend Sprint's service as high=speed, relatively low-cost, and of course highly mobile. Unfortunately, even relatively heavy internet users (like me) will need to look elsewhere for a primary means of internet communications.

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    EKS

    @spcsdns.net

    Reply to Iansltx - about a cellular mobile card

    I just purchased the Novatel Ovation U727 with the unlimited $60/month plan. I live south of Elgin, Texas. The speeds you are talking about are faster than what I am experiencing. I am getting around 400-800 kbps download and usually less than 150-200 kbps upload. I thought it would be faster than phone as a modem, but I am not so sure. I used my phone as a modem a couple of times and it seemed fast enough. I don't have access to phone as a modem any more so I cannot give you a comparison. You can always check out if the broadband modems are fast enough to warrant the premium - there is a 30-day money back guarantee. Maybe the fact that my property is surrounded by trees and that my wireless DSL modem tower towers high above my house implies why I don't get a good signal.
    permalink · 2008-05-24 19:23:15 · Print · Reply to this
    iansltx

    join:2007-02-19
    Fredericksburg, TX
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    Re: Reply to Iansltx - about a cellular mobile card

    Well, sometimes I can speedtest, in good signal, at 1.25 Mbit down, 350 up...but maybe there are just single T1's to each tower around here, and that would explain why I'm not getting such great speeds.

    I may end up trying out the Compass modem, but with the 5GB per month limit it's really not worth even $50 a month for me.
    permalink · 2008-05-24 20:55:55 · Reply to this
    danry25

    join:2008-05-21
    Seattle, WA

    Why not Millenicom?

    Millenicom is a sprint reseller that does not have a cap and you can use your current sprint card with their service. Check
    out »millenicom.com/
    permalink · 2008-08-09 21:24:07 · Reply to this
    iansltx

    join:2007-02-19
    Fredericksburg, TX
    ·Comcast
    ·Qwest.net
    ·magicjack.com
    ·Sprint Mobile Broa..

    Re: Why not Millenicom?

    Have you been in the M'com forum? If you havent, you should check it out; I'm a bit of a regular there.

    SMBB is currently my provider because it's part of my cellular plan. If I had a mobile broadband card with Sprint, it'd be with Millenicom, no doubt about it.
    permalink · 2008-08-10 00:50:56 · Reply to this
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