"Dana" <raff242@yahoo.com> wrote in
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> <dold@08.usenet.us.com> wrote in message
> news:em9hh8$97l$1@blue.rahul.net...
>> Rick Blaine <dont@bother.com> wrote:
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>> > Cellphone data service is barely better than dialup at its best
>> > with respect to speed, is expensive and is limited in allowed
>> > transfer amounts.
>>
>> I suggest that your comments are out of date.
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> Not for data over cellular.
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>> Cingular:
>> "Theoretical peak downlink speed of 3.6Mbps and uplink speed of
>> 384Kbps
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> That is fixed broadband, which may not be available in rural areas.
>

Well, I just finished a project using EVDO, and saw consistant d/l speeds
of 800-900 kbps and uploads of 250-300 kbps.

I would say that is not just barely faster than dial-up, more like upwards
of 20x.