rawgerz
In Debt we trust
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join:2004-10-03
Grove City, PA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to Jon Geb
Re: Latency
I called Sprint today and they said that my area is still PCS, or 144kbps but had a note at the bottom saying service should be EVDO by the end of this year. So looks like it's still a waiting game.
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Jon Geb
Wal-Mart Sucks
join:2001-01-09
Howell, MI | reply to rawgerz
Once Rev A is launched completely by mid 07' pings will be around 50ms. |
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rawgerz
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join:2004-10-03
Grove City, PA | reply to Jon Geb
Yup since cable is 2 miles down the road (but it's 20ms pings). And the towers around here are only GSM last I checked.
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Jon Geb
Wal-Mart Sucks
join:2001-01-09
Howell, MI | reply to rawgerz
Are you still on dialup? Many cable connections still get around 100ms pings. |
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Jon Geb
Wal-Mart Sucks
join:2001-01-09
Howell, MI | reply to rawgerz
Works good with EQ2 and WOW. |
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rawgerz
In Debt we trust
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join:2004-10-03
Grove City, PA | reply to Jon Geb
If the average ping is 150 I'm not so impressed, 80-110 would sway me into buying. but maybe it changes with different towers
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Jon Geb
Wal-Mart Sucks
join:2001-01-09
Howell, MI | reply to cpayne5
I got the service today. Speeds are 600-1300kps with latecy around 150ms to google.com.
Very impressed. Its my primary service now. |
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rachelsfx
join:2004-09-27
Pensacola, FL
| reply to cpayne5
A friend managed to download 165 gigs over VZ and 125 gigs over Sprint on his biz accounts with EVDO.
Unlimited is unlimited.
He called VZ and he told them, "I have 12 cellphones with my biz account. If you cancel my service, I'll go with T-Mobile."
"But, sir, that is a $2400 liquated damage charge."
"So? I pay $5k a month already. What's $2400?"
This guy managed to even negotiate a discount on his 12 cells for his biz with some manager that dropped his bill about $1k a month. |
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rawgerz
In Debt we trust
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join:2004-10-03
Grove City, PA | reply to cpayne5
Who knows why latencies are so high? 100Ms is much better compared to 200-500ms spikes. |
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BillRoland
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join:2001-01-21
Ocala, FL
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| reply to cpayne5
How is the stability? We have a Sprint EV-DO card (not Rev A though obviously) and the fluctuations in the service leave a lot to be desired. Its ok for wireless based data, but it could never compare to a real broadband solution like cable or DSL.
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Jon Geb
Wal-Mart Sucks
join:2001-01-09
Howell, MI | reply to cpayne5
Wow, I'm very impressed. I might replace my current internet connection with this. |
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cpayne5
join:2004-01-06
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Here's a pic showing the type of latency improvement Rev A brings.
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Karl Bode
News Guy
join:2000-03-02 | reply to cpayne5
Thanks, added. |
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ccoggle
join:2001-08-06
Salt Lake City, UT | reply to cpayne5
Has anyone actually seen a deployment schedule for rev A? |
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cpayne5
join:2004-01-06 | Latency should also be mentioned here, as it is a large piece of the Rev A upgrade. It should drop to below 100ms.
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