Comments on: Now I am Mobile

By: Mobile Vs Dish Speed » CogDogBlog

Mobile Vs Dish Speed » CogDogBlog — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:48:18 +0000

[...] recently got set up with a wireless broadband card for access to the net via my mobile provider (it is Alltel, but the network is Sprint). While up in [...]

By: Beth Kanter

Beth Kanter — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:30:45 +0000

I just got it too – last week. I did the math – and the lost of productivity was more than what it is costing me. IT is soooo nice to have to have fork over $10 in airports, rely on crappy hotel wifi, and be able to get online.

I did not do the type of testing you did here … and did not make up some lyrics …

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:54:38 +0000

I’ve only had it a day, so cannot give a sense of the coverage. It is a nation-wide EVDO (3G) network, billed as “average speeds of 400-700 Kbps with bursts up to 2.4 Mbps.”

I’ve done a few speedtests via http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ and gotten as high as 600 Kbps download, but more common around 300-400 here in Phoenix, where connectivity is good. It is not the broadband one gets on the wire, but the fact you can get it in most major cities, where you go… yum- higheer speeds are available in the blue areas of:
http://content.alltel.com/business/images/map_mobilelink_national.gif

Off of the digital grid, it looks like best you can expect is about 10% of that rate, will be checking this weekend up in the mountains.

Judy, uploading via flickr is just sending as multimedia text message from my phone to the flickr post by email address (it is something you enable in your flickr account), nuttin fancy.

By: Judy O'Connell

Judy O'Connell — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:48:45 +0000

Oh now, that’s definitely not fair! If only I could have access to something as cool and as efficient. That modem looks pretty smart – haven’t seen anything like that in OZ yet. As for uploading to flickr etc – I will need a new plan, new phone, maybe new job! …….grrrr….. because I’m stuck with work-issued equipment that just doesn’t cut it!! Anyway, glad you posted…so I can dream :-)

By: MountainLaurel

MountainLaurel — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:20:53 +0000

Ouch. even so, I may have to bite the bullet and get it. How’s your coverage and speed?

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:03:31 +0000

$60/month unlimited acess

By: Alisa Cooper

Alisa Cooper — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:03:19 +0000

That’s sweet. I want to try it out with the new $400 Asus Eee PC (Xmas present hopefully). I’m just waiting for the $59.99 price point all the providers are charging to go down. Come on $50. I could do that. $60 is steep though, and the 2 year contract hurts big time.

By: arvind s grover

arvind s grover — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:31:47 +0000

So how much does that bad boy run you per month?