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Re: CELL PHONE INTERNET ACCESS
I'm thinking maybe the easiest & best solution is just use Verizon's aircard as it seems to have the best coverage, my cell phone for the areas the aircard doesn't cover and my laptop with it's WiFi card when I can. $60 a month for the unlimited minutes(National Enhanced Service) aircard is okay with me. Can anybody tell me if I need to be knowledgable about the kind of phone I get or just let the Verizon rep guide me? I know I will need the Mobile Office too, right? Also, can anybody tell me what kind of speed they get with the Verizon aircard vs. the cell phone? Do you still have to try & find a CG with WiFi/modem or are you okay just with this setup? Once I get this internet access solved I will be so relieved as I have been so confused. Thanks for any replies. PS We hit the road for 9 months to a year on Aug. 6th. So excited!615Views0likes0CommentsRe: CELL PHONE INTERNET ACCESS
Why am I still confused after reading all these great posts? I read DanaMc's original posts & thought I understood it all clearly. So off to the Verizon store I go armed with my printouts from this thread. I asked if all I needed was a phone with 1X capabilities and an aircard to access the internet on the road at a decent speed? I was told yes & no.The Mgr who I talked to there said most of the phones are 1X already so he didn't understand what the big deal was about that. And b/c National Enhanced coverage is only available in about 1/2 the country he said I would have to supplement my coverage using my cell phone. He could not tell me what the dial up speed would be using the cell as he said it would depend on the tower strength in that area but in the National Enhanced areas it would be 60kb-80kb. I guess you would have the aircard for that. Does the Aircard just cover usage in the National Enhanced areas? I was under the impression from reading this thread that a phone with 1x would allow me speeds of 60kb or more basically anywhere. I would like for a current Verizon user to explain to me in simple terms exactly what I will need to get the best & fastest internet coverage while traveling. I need to upgrade my phone anyway so I want to make sure & get the right one. I am willing to pay whatever to get good service (except Satellite) as we depend on the internet for many things. The Verizon Mgr. was nice but not really certain about some of my questions or maybe I didn't explain it right. Thanks541Views0likes0Comments
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