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Originally Posted by Al - K4GLU  ...I have trouble believing some of the claims I hear from people about the great service...5 days next to a city as big as Charleston and virtually no service - something is rotten in Verizon Land. |
service or coverage? 2 different issues...
i've hand trouble with the software 2 or 3 times, and had one card that died after 5 months usage...
they shipped my a new card overnight at no cost...
tech support online is sometimes great (usa support from seattle) and sometimes not.
coverage issues can be a mystery sometimes...
last year artstream and i were camped with 200 feet of each other with the SAME verizon and wilson stuff (mac vs pc)...
he had ZERO connection and i had a juicy fat connection for 5 days.
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Originally Posted by warbler5 ...I went to get a new card for my Mac, they refused to give me any kind of trade-in or discount on the new card (unlike all the discounts they offer to suck you in!)....the new card was close to $300... |
u can buy the card for 300$ WITHOUT a service contract, meaning month2month no obligation
i've been month to month with them for over a year using a v640 express 34 mac card.
recently i upgraded to the v740 card (faster, faster, faster) for
UNDER 50$ for the card.
best buy had the
same card at 19$ (with rebates) in the spring, with a 'list price' of 300$.
no they don't take old cards in trade, but i've got a v640 that still works GREAT, u can have it for FREE....
it's NOT a usb card however, it's an express 34 card for the mbpro line....
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Originally Posted by TBRich We use Alltel's aircard...it's been pretty go for the most part... |
verizon has/is purchasing alltel, pending approval by the feds.
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Originally Posted by jimmini  We have been using a ATT aircard for going on 2 years now along with ATT cell phone.Our aircard is UNLIMITED time, never have been charged over $59... |
well "unlimited time' isn't the same thing. they still DO have limits on usage and DATA volume...
here is a link to the att offerings, WHICH PLAN HAS UNLIMITED DATA/USAGE ??
Available Data Rate Plans | AT&T wireless services
of course with a really slow connection it could take 100s of hours to reach those data limits.
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Originally Posted by richinny t-moble offers it... internet only plan unlimited $50.00 |
have you tried downloading software, movies, video, streaming or other large data/bandwidth needs?
has T now built a true 3g network or are they still using enhanced gprs networks?
last time i checked tincan-string-tincan phones were still free and with unlimited time/data/usage too...
so along with finding ideal coverage-plans, it's important to know what sort of connection/speed and data handling is used.
here's some light reading for those that need to sort out the issues, terms and players....
T-Mobile Holds Up Free Broadband Plan Broadband Boom May Be Over Verizon in a position to dictate data limits U.S. Broadband Speeds Too Darn Slow; Adoption Hits 7-Year Low Welcome to TechNewsWorld Guide to Mobile Broadband
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