xrayman
join:2008-12-09
Kansas City, MO
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Re: Post your UM175 USB device (Verizon) speeds
Web surfing not as impressive as a 10 meg cable connection with 24 ms pings but the Verizon Wireless network does a good job most of the time around the KC area. Most people coming from dial-up or Satellite service are very happy to switch. |
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ozley
Premium
join:2002-03-28
TN000
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Not a bad job compared to the 14.4 I got when the phone line would work. Out in the county they could careless about and any speed you got. Call in and if they could hear you over the static they would say it's working. |
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Andy
@myvzw.com | EVDO Rev A. :
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xrayman
join:2008-12-09
Kansas City, MO | reply to compuguybna
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compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN | Not bad for FREE Wi-FI
Not bad for free Wi-Fi @ McDonalds. Almost as fast as my Um175.
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compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN | good speeds today
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Desert Dog
join:2009-09-27
Yermo, CA |  |
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xrayman
join:2008-12-09
Kansas City, MO |  |
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Desert Dog
join:2009-09-27
Yermo, CA | Wow, cook'in this morning!
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HughDaHand
join:2009-08-03
Swartz Creek, MI | reply to compuguybna
Re: Post your UM175 USB device (Verizon) speeds
Yup its a good day for speed. |
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compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN | Good day here....Can't compare to some of you guy's speeds, but I'm just glad its this good versus Hughesnet (ugh)....
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HughDaHand
join:2009-08-03
Swartz Creek, MI
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This speed used to be very rare for me. I wonder if the towers around here are having there connections upgraded in prep for LTE. |
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xrayman
join:2008-12-09
Kansas City, MO | I have heard rumors that Verizon has started upgrading cell sites with fiber backhaul in preparations for the LTE rollout starting in 2010. |
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Jim_in_VA
join:2004-07-11
Cobbs Creek, VA | They certainly have in my area |
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xrayman
join:2008-12-09
Kansas City, MO
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Above is a normal test for me, at this time of day, 1:30 PM CST, in the burgs south side of KC. When the school kids get home it will drop to around 1.5Mb/s sometimes, lowest I have seen is around 1Mb/s.
Today Speedtest.net thinks my HA is in Colorado, most of the time it shows up as Wichita. |
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compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN | I'll take these speeds anyway compared to HELLSNET!
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xrayman
join:2008-12-09
Kansas City, MO | reply to compuguybna
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compuguybna
join:2009-06-17
Nashville, TN | I'm jealous! LOL
Is that a UM175 device you're using? |
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xrayman
join:2008-12-09
Kansas City, MO
| compuguybna,
Yes, UM175. At this location 3.5 miles to tower, LOS with trees, Grid antenna on 1.9Ghz -62 RSSI
Verizon has a great 3G network around the Kansas City area. Lowest speed tests I have ever seen are around 1 Mb/s.
In the this same area Sprint has some towers that are very overloaded. I have seen speeds in the 100 to 150 Kb/s range during many hours of the day and at the best 300 Kb/s. Apparently Sprint is not in any rush to upgrade towers in their own back yard, this has been going on for over three years. Also I see problems with the T-Mobile network, weak signal coverage and less than expected speeds.
LTE and WiMax is on the way, sometime, for some people. |
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xrayman
join:2008-12-09
Kansas City, MO
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compuguybna,
Hope for better backhaul at 3G and 4G cell towers is on the way using new fiber connections, especially for Verizon. Getting your T1 feed tower replaced with fiber would make your speed tests much better. I just found this interesting article about fiber backhaul posted at Telephonyonline: »telephonyonline.com/mobile-apps/···ul-1109/ |
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