On Nov 23, 3:46 pm, "Paul" <pa...@nospam-mindspring.com> wrote:
> "Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names" <PopUlist...@hotmail.com> wrote in messagenews:12d808f3-5d9a-414b-b82f-d4acfecd7bf6@g30g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
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> > I'm looking for comments from anyone who is using the Verizon USB727
> > wireless Internet modem.
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> > I recently moved to a rural area where I am renting a house while
> > building my own place. The rental house is in a wooded area. The
> > neighbors have a variety of wireless Internet services -- some use
> > HughesNet satellite Internet service, a couple use a local ISP who has
> > a tower about 15 miles away -- all of them say that access varies from
> > house to house in the neighborhood depending on location and size of
> > trees at each house.
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> > I have one of the Verizon wireless cards plugged into my laptop that
> > accesses the Verizon National Broadband Access. I assume it runs off
> > the local Verizon cell tower. My Verizon cell service is okay --
> > drops out sometimes and I rarely have more than two bars of signal
> > strength. The laptop will connect to the Internet using the VA
> > National Broadband service about 60 percent of the time -- about 40
> > percent of the time I can't connect. Sometimes the connection is
> > solid and lasts for hours, sometimes it drops out in a few minutes.
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> > I see the USB727 wireless modem on the Verizon website and I have read
> > a bit about it with Google searches. The device has the capability to
> > attach an external antenna and I have seen a small desktop external
> > antenna for sale at various places.
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> > I'm wondering if this might be what I need for access -- the USB727
> > modem with its external antenna.
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> > Has anyone used the USB727?? Please tell me your experience with it.
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> > Is there only one type of external antenna available, or, is there
> > perhaps a high-gain antenna I could mount outside a window? Is it
> > possible to plug the USB727 directly into a router or a wireless
> > access point so I can set up my home wireless network?
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> > Thanks.
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> Have a look at:http://3gstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=101
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> This is where I've bought my Verizon wireless broadband gear for the past
> couple of years. I use the USB720 and it's great. Yes, you can get
> external antennas, in your situation you probably do want an external yagi
> antenna aimed at the cell tower. They also sell amplifiers as well. The
> USB720 will plug into the Kyocera KR-1 router and share the verizon
> connection to multiple computers in the house via Cat5 or WiFi. I don't
> know if the USB727 is compatible with the KR-1 yet.
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> Last summer I was at a cottage up in Michigan roaming on a non-Verizon
> system with the USB720, and the little desktop booster antenna attached, and
> although the connection was the slower non-EVDO 144Kbps, it stayed nailed up
> for two days without disconnecting. I was very impressed with that since
> previous summers we had trouble keeping the Sierra card and Kyocera KPC650
> PC card connected and locked into signal.
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Thanks -- I'll look into it -- sent an email to this company asking
them about compatibility of the USB727 and the KR-1 -- I suspect they
are compatible and this may be my answer. I note that Verizon has a
30-day trial period so it looks like there's nothing to lose.