Air cards vs DSL

On 2008-01-14, XS11E <xs11e@mailinator.com> wrote:
> Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:
>> if the aircard worked in the middle of nowhere, a decent Verizon
>> phone should've worked for voice there as well.
>
> Doesn't the data thingy <- sorry to introduce tech terms! have a
> better antenna?

I think the data thingy requires a better antenna than a phone, or
higher power, just to do as well. It runs at a higher data rate and
that requires a better signal-to-noise ratio.

I'm pretty sure that practical coverage for data is seldom as good as
the practical coverage for making phone calls. That's definitely the
case at my house, which is in an all-carrier coverage hole.

Dennis Ferguson

> because I want you not to
> remember that I was talking out of my asshole."

As opposed to you... actually BEING the asshole.

>> > because I want you not to
>> > remember that I was talking out of my asshole."
>>
>> As opposed to you... actually BEING the asshole.
>
> Awwww, whassa matter poor baby? Hate having someone tell the TRUTH?

There's something to be said for the truth. There's another thing to be
said for being a complete jackass about it. Your asinine delivery
overwhelms any shred of believability. Basically when you make such an ass
of yourself no one even hears the message.

>plonk<

tdonline wrote:
> Anyone using Verizon air card service extensively or exclusively for
> internet connection?
>
> I'm trying to decide if I should go with Verizon DSL for about $45
> monthly with download speeds up to 3mbps. Verizon is offering monthly
> service for $60 (but I'd get about 20% discount through my job), but
> download speeds would be from 600 kbps to 1.4 mbps.
>
> I'm looking at using one of these services exclusively as I can't
> afford both. The pro of the air card is that I can use it anywhere, at
> home, at the airport, at hotels when I travel for my job, etc. I'm
> just a little worried about the download speed. I'm on a laptop right
> now and the download speed varies from 400-1.3 mbps and it's kinda
> annoying. The pro for DSL is that both of my laptops can go online at
> the same (I plan to use WiFi) and that it would be faster.
>
> I don't mind 400-800K speed while I'm at the airport, but would find
> it annoying if I'm trying catch up on a Lost episode from abc.com
> while I'm at home.
>
> I'm also considering ATT's air card service (I have cell phone service
> with both Verizon and ATT).


Verizon caps its aircard service at a few GB/month. They cancelled
my contract 2 years ago after I went over their (then unpublished) limits.

On 2008-01-22, Bill T <wctom1@pacbell.net> wrote:
> tdonline wrote:
>> I'm also considering ATT's air card service (I have cell phone service
>> with both Verizon and ATT).
>
>
> Verizon caps its aircard service at a few GB/month. They cancelled
> my contract 2 years ago after I went over their (then unpublished) limits.

Did you get your money back for the equipment yet?

http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/200...oct23a_07.html

Dennis Ferguson

Dennis Ferguson wrote:
> On 2008-01-22, Bill T<wctom1@pacbell.net> wrote:
>> tdonline wrote:
>>> I'm also considering ATT's air card service (I have cell phone service
>>> with both Verizon and ATT).
>>
>> Verizon caps its aircard service at a few GB/month. They cancelled
>> my contract 2 years ago after I went over their (then unpublished) limits.
>
> Did you get your money back for the equipment yet?
>
> http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/200...oct23a_07.html
>
> Dennis Ferguson

Wow. Thanks for the link. I no longer have the wireless card or any
old Verizon invoices. but I'll give Verizon a call tomorrow.