CELL PHONE INTERNET ACCESS

MAGGIEMAE wrote:
There may have been a comment or two which were missed, but so far nothing seems to be publicized about the Verizon Broadband/National Access program. They sell the modem, you plug it in the slot and configure your 'pooter, and then the challenge begins. Oh, the initial cost = about $107.00 for the hardware/software, and $60.00 monthly flat fee for a couple of years. The frustration level is
free, and one could become bald in a few months with this "service".

When (and if) it works and is hooked up to a Verizon Broadband tower, it is somewhat slower than a cable modem, but generally satisfactory. When you venture out of range of such a tower, then the skeet-shoot begins. And if one gets so far afield that the regular cell phone coverage is under "Extended Network" (translation = a contract with Joe Blow and his flimsy antenna which is supposed to carry the Verizon traffic for a few cents extra per call) then one is probably unable to get "Connected", or will be dropped without notice, losing all copy when the machine goes "Dormant". No keys will awaken it, either.

On balance, a questionable value, and nothing even close to a "National" service. All lies! Caveat emptor!!!

these cards have ben discussed

and most people are happy with them,

the dormant problem is the tower/servers way of saving bandwidth when you are NOT sending or recieving any data

the quick way to awake the thing is to close the dialer then start it again, you do NOT have close your browser windows. just the dialer

dropout and other problems, are either with your card or your service area.

have you had the card checked by verizon ? have you tried another card ? have you checked for updated 'drivers' ? have you installed on another laptop ? ( friends or relative ) to see how the card performed with a different laptop