adolobe
join:2002-07-23
Jacksonville, NC
 ·Charter Pipeline
 ·Alltel Axess
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congrats man, you will love alltel. I was on sat for a few years at my parents place.. I hated leaving my cable on holiday an weekends to visit. But now they have altell and sharing the connection with a K1 router which alltel will even sale you if you ask. life is good to visit the folks now. There is a tower only about 5miles away an its not uncommon to hit 1.2 meg down on it mostly around 700-800. Upload usually hovers between 80-140.
word of advice if you can still return your modem. Add a second line to your phone with alltel then call in an ask for the $25 data pack its same as the modem play but you hook up via usb. The K1 works great via usb to a razr. Save you some money in the long run if you already have alltel |
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delta_queen
join:2008-01-14
Searcy, AR | thanks for your advice, but I'm curious.. I didn't get a modem from them , I ordered a USB antenna which works in my desktop and laptop. No phones involved. - or should there be??
THANKS!
Virginia |
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adolobe
join:2002-07-23
Jacksonville, NC
·Charter Pipeline
·Alltel Axess
| You actually got the usb modem. You dont need a phone to get evdo. Unless you wanted the monthly fee to be $25 but if alltel isn't you current cell provider then there really isnt any advantage. its just cheaper for most ppl to add a second line get the razor which is free from most alltel locations now and teather it a desktop/notebook or share the connection via the K1 or other routers. All in all it would be about $34 a month ($9 second line and $25 for internet)
But if you have cell service with another company then your probably better off the way you currently are.
Also just as a heads up. If you seeing speeds aroud 600-700 a booster ant wont do you much good unless you keep droping a connection.
Real world evdo speeds are around 600. Burstable upto 2.5. But it also depends on how many ppl are connected to the same tower as you. |
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delta_queen
join:2008-01-14
Searcy, AR | adolobe, I appreciate your help. |
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