shoan
join:2006-02-27
Benton, AR | reply to N3OGH
Re: Good for them
ok could I buy some sort of adapter to hook this up to my home desktop and use this for internet access vs dial up or satalite. Wild blue is not selling in our area due to overloading or what not right now and no dsl or cable |
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shoan
join:2006-02-27
Benton, AR | reply to shoan
Re: Good for them
so was the poast deleted due to telling me how to do it or was there an a hole being a jerk. Still curious to know if ther is anyway to use this on a desktop? |
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TK Junk Mail
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Margate City, NJ
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October 3rd, @04:18PM
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said by shoan  :ok could I buy some sort of adapter to hook this up to my home desktop and use this for internet access vs dial up or satalite. Wild blue is not selling in our area due to overloading or what not right now and no dsl or cable Sure it can be done. But it would be a costly option if you use the connection very much. Sprint would be a better deal than Verizon. But you should check the coverage maps linked in the BBR story to see if your zip code is even covered for wireless broadband.
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shoan
join:2006-02-27
Benton, AR
| we are covered by their wireless broadband but would you think it is really that costly when I only have the choice of 24.4 k dial up and hugesnet sat internet. Seems like about 80 dollars a month would not be that bad if my only other choice would be around the same price with a sat. going with sprint of course |
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said by shoan :ok could I buy some sort of adapter to hook this up to my home desktop and use this for internet access vs dial up or satalite. All you need is a PCI PC Card adapter ($20 or so)...
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TK Junk Mail
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Margate City, NJ
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said by shoan :we are covered by their wireless broadband but would you think it is really that costly when I only have the choice of 24.4 k dial up and hugesnet sat internet. Seems like about 80 dollars a month would not be that bad if my only other choice would be around the same price with a sat. going with sprint of course That depends on how much you use it. If Sprint and they don't cap you, you could use quite a lot of bandwidth. If Verizon, you'd have to make sure you followed their terms of service and weren't using it to stream music or videos, etc. or they could drop you. The cost is reasonable if it fulfills your requirements and you can afford it.
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shoan
join:2006-02-27
Benton, AR | my main use is playing World of Warcraft and watching the occasional goofy you tube video or break video other than that just basic surfing. |
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ilikesprint
@144.226.x.x
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There are wireless modems/routers now that you pop an evdo card into and you can support 1-5 users or desktop, laptop etc, you should check your coverage first, then research, Linksys, Junxion, Airlink routers to see if this is what you need - is definitely supported by Sprint if the wireless coverage is there  |
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Majestik
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said by shoan :ok could I buy some sort of adapter to hook this up to my home desktop and use this for internet access vs dial up or satalite. Wild blue is not selling in our area due to overloading or what not right now and no dsl or cable Sprint is coming out with a EVDO Rev A USB Modem soon.
This thing will work on a Desktop pc,tablet,notebook,UMPC,or anything else with a USB port.
»www.evdoinfo.com/EVDO_Products/P···0920827/
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SPRINTMAN
@144.226.x.x | reply to shoan
Hey,
There will be a Linksys router hitting the market shortly that will allow you to plug the air card in the top and allow you to access the internet. I think it will have up to five ports on the back. |
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JPNYC
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You can buy a pci to pcmi card adapter for your pc |
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JPNYC
@spcsdns.net
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Sprint now has phones that connect to computer via USB and it will give you EVDO speeds. The new 7130E blackberry and the new 700 Treos have this capability. When you have the unlimited plan for wireless it comes out inexpensive since you can use the phone as well. |
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jgfrase
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join:2002-06-13
Englewood, CO | reply to SPRINTMAN
I have that Linksys Router, I have 3 Laptop on WiFi acess to it. works. got it on Sprint.com ($249.00) . Warning Pantech 500 RevA dont work in it, Had to Merlin S720 to work. |
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