Re: Verizon's 10mb/Month Plan

Silly question perhaps: What is "1x"? My phone always shows it.

Angelo

"Pegleg" <brian.pegleg.jones@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:57:11 -0300, Dave Rudisill <denali@alaska.net>
> wrote:
>
>>If it's really a short trip, why not get unlimited data added just for
>>the duration? It's $60/month, but you can add it when you are ready to
>>depart and cancel it when you return rather than paying for the entire
>>month.
>
> Sounds like a good idea..thought that a new contract was required with
> the "unlimited" plan....is a evdo phone necessary? She has an LG6100
> and the data plan option shows under her account info. We already use
> VZAccess with her phone occassionally with a 1X connection.
> Would the data plan provide anything better?
> Thanks again.
>

It's a digital signal used for voice and data. The data side allows up to
burst speeds of 144k.

-Frank

"Ange1o DePa1ma" <angelodpnospam@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Silly question perhaps: What is "1x"? My phone always shows it.
>
> Angelo
>
> "Pegleg" <brian.pegleg.jones@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:gaf7j2d709pe6kulqeh8ufpkep89iicbgc@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:57:11 -0300, Dave Rudisill <denali@alaska.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>If it's really a short trip, why not get unlimited data added just for
>>>the duration? It's $60/month, but you can add it when you are ready to
>>>depart and cancel it when you return rather than paying for the entire
>>>month.
>>
>> Sounds like a good idea..thought that a new contract was required with
>> the "unlimited" plan....is a evdo phone necessary? She has an LG6100
>> and the data plan option shows under her account info. We already use
>> VZAccess with her phone occassionally with a 1X connection.
>> Would the data plan provide anything better?
>> Thanks again.
>>
>
>

It's the core CDMA2000 wireless air interface standard:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDMA2000

"Ange1o DePa1ma" <angelodpnospam@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Silly question perhaps: What is "1x"? My phone always shows it.
>
> Angelo
>
> "Pegleg" <brian.pegleg.jones@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:gaf7j2d709pe6kulqeh8ufpkep89iicbgc@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:57:11 -0300, Dave Rudisill <denali@alaska.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>If it's really a short trip, why not get unlimited data added just for
>>>the duration? It's $60/month, but you can add it when you are ready to
>>>depart and cancel it when you return rather than paying for the entire
>>>month.
>>
>> Sounds like a good idea..thought that a new contract was required with
>> the "unlimited" plan....is a evdo phone necessary? She has an LG6100
>> and the data plan option shows under her account info. We already use
>> VZAccess with her phone occassionally with a 1X connection.
>> Would the data plan provide anything better?
>> Thanks again.
>>
>
>

"Frankster" <Frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in
news:CqadnTWw4LOE7qjYnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@giganews.com :

> burst speeds of 144k.
>
>

(TRANSLATION: The file will take hours to download.)

Oh, wait, this is Verizon. You're not supposed to download any files,
anyways, so it won't matter.....