Re: Verizon's HomeFusion LTE to the home now available nationwide

At 06 May 2012 14:38:25 -0400 Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <QdadnexoS6e-sT7SnZ2dnUVZ_gudnZ2d@giganews.com>,
> mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) wrote:
>
> > How it works
> > HomeFusion Broadband uses a professionally installed, cylinder-shaped
> > antenna attached to a customer's home. The antenna's innovative design
> > includes multiple internal antennae, allowing the device to pick up
> > the best Verizon 4G LTE signal available and transmit it to a
> > broadband router inside the home. The router can connect up to four
> > wired and at least 20 wireless devices inside the home using Wi-Fi.
> >
> > In real-world, fully loaded network environments, Verizon 4G LTE
> > customers, including HomeFusion Broadband customers, should experience
> > average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the
> > downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.
>
> Ooooo, VZW reinvents DSL!
>
> Meanwhile, cable broadband speeds are averaging 50mb/s down and 15 up.

Ever think this product is intended for "the sticks" where DSL and babble
don't penetrate?

Compared to, say, satellite internet, this very competitive.


>
> > Pricing and availability
> > Customers who choose HomeFusion Broadband can opt for one of several
> > usage-based plans specifically designed for the service: $60 monthly
> > access for 10 GB of data, $90 monthly access for 20 GB or $120 monthly
> > access for 30 GB ($10 per GB after allowance). A one-time equipment
> > fee of $199.99 applies and installation is free. Customers get 50
> > percent more data allowance for the first two full billing cycles of
> > service.
>
> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Again, you and I are not the intended market.

On 5/7/2012 1:03 AM, Todd Allcock wrote:

> Ever think this product is intended for "the sticks" where DSL and babble
> don't penetrate?
>
> Compared to, say, satellite internet, this very competitive.
>

As a denizen of "the sticks" where we don't even have DSL land-lines or
cable, I was interested in the system. I pay over $90/month for radio
wave Internet service (not satellite) and VZW's looked attractive until
I read about the limits. While I don't believe I use that much
broadband, I would hate to find myself in financial difficulty for
downloading and updating programs on my desktop. That's the reason I
didn't go for an air card/router set up. My broadband might not be
cable-fast at the price point I'm at, but it doesn't have the latency
factor of satellite and is a little faster than DSL.

I think the price points on the new VZW service are competitive with
other "sticks" services, but the limitation on data is a big negative.
--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On 5/7/2012 5:36 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article<jo7oj8$9ph$1@dont-email.me>,
> Todd Allcock<elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> wrote:
>
>>> Ooooo, VZW reinvents DSL!
>>>
>>> Meanwhile, cable broadband speeds are averaging 50mb/s down and 15 up.
>>
>> Ever think this product is intended for "the sticks" where DSL and babble
>> don't penetrate?
>
> Not at all. Cell service always propagates from the center of
> population; there's no way that 4G service, being so new, is available
> or reliable out in the sticks.
>
> 4G service is available, overall, where wired broadband already exists.

It's available in my "sticks". I'm just outside the city limits so no
cable and no DSL telephone lines, but great cellular service.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

On Tue, 08 May 2012 15:05:43 -0500, Three legged tripod
wrote <?@gmail.not> wrote:

Verizon will be taken over by AT&T - and that's a good thing.

On Tue, 08 May 2012 15:06:45 -0500, Janet Wilder
<kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On 5/7/2012 5:36 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>It's available in my "sticks". I'm just outside the city limits so no
>cable and no DSL telephone lines, but great cellular service.
>Only troubles are when I text out and everyone asks, "what does
>that mean? Huh? What? Say again? So I type it all out in longhand.
>Oh drat! How can I hook up a full sized computer keyboard to my
>blackberry or blueberry or raspberry. I don't care which I use.
>It was so much better when I had my flipflop. I could get a great
>signal if I put my right foot on the south side of the fireplace,
>my rigth arm on the mantle and lick the phone before I tape it to
>my head. Perfect! I'm waiting for Smell-a-Cell so I have to buy a
>supply of breath mints. Modern technology, such joy.

?@gmail.not wrote on [Wed, 09 May 2012 10:48:02 -0400]:
> On Tue, 08 May 2012 15:06:45 -0500, Janet Wilder
> <kelliepoodle@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>On 5/7/2012 5:36 AM, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>>
>>It's available in my "sticks". I'm just outside the city limits so no
>>cable and no DSL telephone lines, but great cellular service.
>>Only troubles are when I text out and everyone asks, "what does
>>that mean? Huh? What? Say again? So I type it all out in longhand.
>>Oh drat! How can I hook up a full sized computer keyboard to my
>>blackberry or blueberry or raspberry. I don't care which I use.
>>It was so much better when I had my flipflop. I could get a great
>>signal if I put my right foot on the south side of the fireplace,
>>my rigth arm on the mantle and lick the phone before I tape it to
>>my head. Perfect! I'm waiting for Smell-a-Cell so I have to buy a
>>supply of breath mints. Modern technology, such joy.

The latest version of android, 4.0, supports bluetooth keyboards.