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Review by sneakaround See Profile

  • Location: Staten Island, Richmond, NY, USA
  • Cost Contract price not specified.
Internet while traveling
speed
If you need the internet while away from home this is great.
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I use Verizon wireless while at work in the field. I can almost always get a connection, surprisingly even when I can't make a wireless call I can often connect with my laptop. If you need an internet connection while away from home then this is the way to go, but if you need a connection for your house then FiOS, DSL, or cable is the way to go. I have never needed to call tech support, the bill goes directly to my company, and the laptop I use had the hardware needed for connection pre-installed so I cannot comment on any of these points.

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Review by brasstown See Profile

  • Location: Mckinney, Collin, TX, USA
  • Cost: $59 per month (24 month contract)
  • Install: about 1 days
speed and portability
have not found any yet except 5g limit....
good buy
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Today my Wild Blue modem tapped out. After 3 years of fairly reliable service I've become ready for a change. Was not willing to pay for a service and parts charge when I have a Verizon tower 1/2 mile from the house. Three years ago the only feasible rural service was Hughesnet or WildBlue. So after 3 years I'v amortized the cost of the equipment so I don't feel bad dumping it.

Drove to a Verizon Store and bought one and took it home, installed software, and plugged in the USB modem. Simple as that... Much faster response time and download time. I use Filezilla to FTP pictures to my web site and the upload performance is very good. So far I'm happy and my next step is getting a Cradlepoint router so I can connect all my computers and setup a network.

All the Wildblue stuff will be taken out soon. Dish, coax cable, modem, etc.

Looking forward to using VZ on the road as we have a RV and campground WI-FI is a iffy thing.....

Two weeks later......
Purchased a Cradlepoint Travel Router for my modem and used my old Lynksys repeater to boost the signal to my wifes workspace. We both have laptops with WI_FI and so a router is a must have, else it is messy using sneakernet and sharing the modem. Router menus are easy to work. Best to leave at defaults if you don't know anything about routers. One setting that should be looked at is the amount of time the router will keep the modem up. I set mine at zero which keeps it up infinitely but also set it for "on demand". This will keep the connection alive but xmits will only take place when data is to be sent or received.

After 2 - 3 weeks of beating it up with pictures, email, and general web tomfoolery I am quite happy with the results. The one thing I watch out for is the usage levels. With more speed then my old Wildblue system I can squirt more data faster up and down which is like a drunk with a credit card.....

No more rain fade here or at the earth station, No more latency etc etc....



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Review by jww114 See Profile

  • Location: Springtown, Parker, TX, USA
  • Cost: $60 per month (12 month contract)
  • Install: about 1 days
Speed ok
5 gig a month cap
all I can get out here but its faster than dialup
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Its better than nothing. I installed it myself, easy...I get constant speed test of 900+ kb/s down 500+ kb/s up with full reception inside my house. The 5 gig a month bandwith cap makes me check my account alot for fear of going over. All in all its' better than the 2 tin cans and a string I had with dialup, just more expensive.

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Review by Rob02898 See Profile

  • Location: Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie, FL, USA
  • Cost: $50 per month
  • Install: about 120 days
Good service on the go or anywhere, also on the road, good connection
coverage is VERY good but when you hit a spot your connection will be degraded
Mom and dad have hughes net and i have Wireless. my phone ATT Tilt connects with Verizon and provides great connectivity
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I have the ATT Tilt. when switched to The H instead of 3G the speeds are great

pakage is included with the unlimited data for 50 dallors.

I use a program WMWiFi.com to connect. its very stable

I am useing it right now. if any questions just go to

XDA Developers

Rob

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sharksfan3
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North Hollywood, CA

sharksfan3

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You aren't making sense

It is impossible for your AT&T Tilt to connect to Verizon Wireless.

AT&T and VZW use completely different (incompatible) technologies.






Review by psbny See Profile

  • Location: Peekskill, Westchester, NY, USA
  • Business customer Business customer
  • Cost Contract price not specified.
haven't experienced any dead zones yet
not very fast compared to wireline
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use it for work and they pay for it so i can't complain. i'd like it to be quicker but it's sufficient compared to what i had before.

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Review by mswtech See Profile

  • Location: Carlisle, Warren, IA, USA
  • Cost: $59 per month (24 month contract)
  • Install: about 1 days
Great Product for country folk
Price
Great
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This was the cheapest option for me, no equipment to buy. It really works well.

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Review by rshelps See Profile

  • Location: Quakertown, Bucks, PA, USA
  • Cost: $60 per month (2 month contract)
  • Install: about 1 days
Reliable, Not affected by weather, fast-Down 2.3-5/ Up 200-500
Kind of pricey but don't have DSL and won't have sattelite
Great for my needs-Good Choice
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I been very happy with Verizon wireless broadband. upgrading from Rev 0 to Rev A has been great. Rev 0 was: Down, 600-700 kbps/ Up 90.
Rev A is Down 1.5-2.3 Mbps/ Up 200-500 kbps.
Service is reliable, signal has improved with verizon upgrades and small internal antenna. 65-70 db. Not affected by weather, a little by line-of sight leaves in summer. I live in a DSL gap but would not consider Satellite.
Quick log in 1-2 seconds. Low latency. I transfer lots of data.
$60/m for 5-10 GB/m. I use a USB727 modem.and like it vs my old kyocera modem which seemed to stall on downloads.

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Review by toddnc4300 See Profile

  • Location: Bakersville, Mitchell, NC, USA
  • Cost: $60 per month (24 month contract)
  • Install: about 5 days
Much much faster than my dial-up! Easier then satellite! Mobility!
price, usage limits*
Great option for those whose only choices are slow dial-up or complicated sometime unreliable two way satellite
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First of all my only two choices were dial-up which ran at max 28.8k and satellite. I had a one way satellite system for a while but they sold out then shut down service. One way was fine except if you needed to reset the dish it could be a pain. I followed two way satellite for two years and the problems people had plus the fact that I was hours away from an installer were enough to keep me from even trying. So I went from years of dial-up to one way satellite for a few years then back to dial-up again for several years till I found Verizon had a signal in my area.

I checked and rechecked the coverage maps for a week before ordering from 3gstore. The 30 day trial is what made me pull the trigger and I ordered on a Friday and the modem was here the following Tuesday. I loaded the software, plugged in the modem when instructed and got a signal! A weak signal but there signal! From opening the box to connecting to the internet it was probably under 10 minutes. After that I started to work on getting a better signal by using a 10 foot usb cord and placing the modem and the booster antenna in different locations. I finally got a good signal and have a spot where they sit when using this computer. I can easily unplug and use it in my laptop or any other computer.

Most of the time the speeds are great ! I have posted a few speed tests in the Verizon Wireless forums. Every once in a while it downgrades to a slower speed but usually you can fix that by shutting down the modem and powering it back up. I haven't used it too often mobile but the few times I used it in my laptop it connected quickly and ran great.

Usually see 800Kb/s to 1500Kb/s Down and 400 Kb/s UP latency can jump around from 80's to upper 200's but usually in the mid to upper 100's.

$59.00 a month plus some taxes and other junk brings it to $60.07.

I gave the Value for money a 4 because I got in before the ridiculous overage charges so I'm not effected. I would probably still use the service if I got in after but would watch my usage and would give the value a 2 or 3.

Other options I considered were Wildblue or Hughsnet satellite.

Ordering from 3GStore was easy and installation was a breeze so I didn't need and contact or help from them.

I ordered the USB720 which was the newer modem at the time. Still works fine and don't think I will upgrade since I think upgrading resets my contract.

My good and bad experiences. Hmmm.

Good , SPEED ! Ease of use and being mobile plug and surf! Try that with a satellite dish!! Has been very reliable.

Bad. Well I guess the price and It can drop a signal once in a while or slow down. They really don't want you to play games, watch videos, streaming etc.

It's not really a replacement for an ISP so you will need to use hotmail, gmail or another ISP. In my case I just kept my Earthlink dial-up service so I could continue to use my email addresses.

Bottom line is I think it's a great service for me. With dial-up if family sent me photos through email I would sit there for over 20 minutes watching and waiting for them download so I would usually go do something else then come back. With Verizon Wireless I hardly notice it downloaded pictures. When buying a MP3 from Amazon. Dial-up 20 minutes , Verizon 1min 20sec or so.

Pre Sales. -- Well I read the fine print and other peoples comments on these and other forums so I knew what I was getting so 5 stars.

Install was easy for me.-- 5 stars

Connection reliability.-- 4 stars. every once in a while it will switch to a slower signal but not too often.

Tech Support.-- never had to use. should be a N/A option but I gave it 4 stars

Services -- 4 stars because no email or any other services but it connects to the internet! That is what's important!

Value -- Once again I give it 4 stars because I got in before the ridiculous overage charges or I would give it a 2 or 3 stars.

I bypassed Verizon and got mine from 3Gstore.com Lots of good information there also.

* Watch the new usage limits in the contract! They can really nail you for going over 5gb. I'm lucky that I got in before that !

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Review by WVBill See Profile

  • Location: Summit Point, Jefferson, WV, USA
  • Cost: $59 per month (48 month contract)
  • Install: about 3 days
Very reliable connection
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If you can pull in a signal, it's MUCH better than Hughesnet in a rural area.
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I had Hughesnet satellite for three years before I switched. After one week-long outage when the satellite I was on went down, I started looking hard for a broadband alternative. Looked at WISP but they wanted $125 just to come do a site survey to see if I could get their signal. Looked at all the EVDO providers coverage maps and the only one that was close was Verizon - their map showed coverage up to the state line, about 1/2 mile from my house. Read up on fringe coverage at EVDOforums.com and decided to give it a try. Ordered my Verizon service and a booster antenna from 3Gstore.com. 3 Days later, I got a fully functional Verizon U727 modem in the mail. Plugged it into the computer, plugged the booster antenna into it and I was on line. Connection was a little intermittent so I returned the booster antenna and got a directional yagi antenna and the signal has been rock solid since. I get 1,000Kb down and 450Kb up on average with a 300ms latency.

3Gstore.com has awsome sales and tech support and I highly recommend them.

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  • Location: Bakersfield, Kern, CA, USA
  • Cost Contract price not specified.
I like having the ability to connect no matter where I am ( of course within the coverage area)
So I don't have much in the way of negative feedback to give. It works, not fast but, it works
I think the \
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I use Verizon Wireless for working remotely with my laptop while on the road. I haven't done it extensively but the few times I've needed access when there wasn't WIFI available, man has it saved the day. I recently bought a Samsung Omnia and installed the ICS program which makes using the phone as my broadband connection very easy.

Don't try to stream video through it though. But it's good for VPN'ing to work and taking care of business.

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