Best mobile broadband service?

PHATSPEED7x · 04-12-2008, 10:27 PM

Who do you get mobile broadband service through, and how well does it work?

PHATSPEED7x · 04-14-2008, 09:33 PM

No one here uses it??? I find that hard to believe.

cohen · 04-14-2008, 10:01 PM

Well here in Aus Telstra is the best one.. covering 98% of the Country!!!!!

Dad put me with optus

and had it... costs to much to send to Telstra... i think almost everyone is on Telstra in Aus.

Daniels2386 · 04-14-2008, 10:30 PM

I have Altell...I live out in the country where DSL isnt provided and Satellite (Wild Blue, Hughes Net, etc) is WAY to expensive. Mine is ALOT faster than dial up but NOT as fast as DSL. Your speed is based on your signal strength

g25racer · 04-14-2008, 11:12 PM

Ive heard that download speeds and upload speeds suck with them! Who has wireless? Nextel and sprint, altell, at&t and what else?

PHATSPEED7x · 04-15-2008, 11:21 AM

I just signed up for AT&T. We'll see how well it works. When your connected your computer doesn't put out a signal that others could connect to?

claytonr1973 · 04-20-2008, 06:07 AM

I use Sprint and it's pretty darn good but PRAY you don't have any problems with it as thier cust serv is horrible. I left sprint for at@t 8yrs ago for cell serv and got the sprint air card (sierra 595U,usb) because at the time sprint was faster than at@t. I have been told it's not that way anymore but who knows. I do know that with Sprint you get unlimited with no roaming for $60 where as at@t is like $70 for 5000KB a month. If you live in an area that has EVO A service it is pretty good.

PHATSPEED7x · 04-20-2008, 09:23 AM

AT&T is $60/mo for 5000mb and it's $0 for additional data. I have cell towers less than 10 miles from my house, but I'm back in to woods, and we get like 2-3 bars of service with a booster. My sister uses her black berry fine, and she has T Mobile that uses AT&T towers when she is at home.

**The_Other_One** · 04-20-2008, 08:26 PM

One of my had Verizon and it wasn't too great. It was more like laggy dialup than broadband. Though I can't recall how the coverage was in our area...

That's probably the biggest thing the worry about. Check how the coverage is in your area/places you'll be in and see which service offers the most/best coverage.

henery008 · 04-21-2008, 10:00 AM

AT&T is ok i am using it but only good for simple web browsing

04-12-2008, 10:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
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04-14-2008, 09:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
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04-14-2008, 10:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 8,166	Well here in Aus Telstra is the best one.. covering 98% of the Country!!!!! Dad put me with optus and had it... costs to much to send to Telstra... i think almost everyone is on Telstra in Aus. __________________ My Website Forum Site JOIN NOW! Desktop / Laptop Motherboard: Asus M2N X SE / Unknown CPU: AMD 4000+ 2.1GHZ x 2 / Intel Pentium M 1.60GHZ Ram: 2GB Transcend / 512MB Hard Drive: 320GB / 60GB Video Card: Both Intergrated Monitor: 19" Benq / 15.4" OS: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

04-14-2008, 11:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
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04-15-2008, 11:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
PHATSPEED7x Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hibbing MN Age: 25 Posts: 359	I just signed up for AT&T. We'll see how well it works. When your connected your computer doesn't put out a signal that others could connect to? __________________ Adam Hanson Laptops his/hers Sony Vaio PCG-K25, Ubuntu Linux. Acer Aspire 4720-4538, Windows Vista./Acer Aspire AS5315-2808, Windows Vista. Desktop his/hers Compaq Presario 5000, Ubuntu Linux./Compaq SR1123WM, Windows XP.

04-14-2008, 10:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Daniels2386 Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 55	I have Altell...I live out in the country where DSL isnt provided and Satellite (Wild Blue, Hughes Net, etc) is WAY to expensive. Mine is ALOT faster than dial up but NOT as fast as DSL. Your speed is based on your signal strength

04-20-2008, 06:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
claytonr1973 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Miami,OK Posts: 86	I use Sprint and it's pretty darn good but PRAY you don't have any problems with it as thier cust serv is horrible. I left sprint for at@t 8yrs ago for cell serv and got the sprint air card (sierra 595U,usb) because at the time sprint was faster than at@t. I have been told it's not that way anymore but who knows. I do know that with Sprint you get unlimited with no roaming for $60 where as at@t is like $70 for 5000KB a month. If you live in an area that has EVO A service it is pretty good.

04-20-2008, 09:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
PHATSPEED7x Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hibbing MN Age: 25 Posts: 359	AT&T is $60/mo for 5000mb and it's $0 for additional data. I have cell towers less than 10 miles from my house, but I'm back in to woods, and we get like 2-3 bars of service with a booster. My sister uses her black berry fine, and she has T Mobile that uses AT&T towers when she is at home. __________________ Adam Hanson Laptops his/hers Sony Vaio PCG-K25, Ubuntu Linux. Acer Aspire 4720-4538, Windows Vista./Acer Aspire AS5315-2808, Windows Vista. Desktop his/hers Compaq Presario 5000, Ubuntu Linux./Compaq SR1123WM, Windows XP.

04-20-2008, 08:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	One of my had Verizon and it wasn't too great. It was more like laggy dialup than broadband. Though I can't recall how the coverage was in our area... That's probably the biggest thing the worry about. Check how the coverage is in your area/places you'll be in and see which service offers the most/best coverage. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-21-2008, 10:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
henery008 New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 21	AT&T is ok i am using it but only good for simple web browsing __________________ Computer Rentals Windows Computer Rentals Speaker Rentals

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