I am just wondering how many is using wireless cell network cards like the AirCard. I wanna get one for my TR2A. But I dunno whats the difference between the cards and which service are better.
I looked at Sprint and they have 3 different cards to choose from.
Not sure if your interested or not, but Verizon has a new service coming out in the next several weeks. EV-DO will cost $80 a month but it provides speeds somewhere around 300- to 500kbps and will work anywhere Verizon provides service. It connects via 802.11 and is already available in Washington DC as their test market since mid 2003 with positive results.
As soon as it comes out in NJ I am signing up…I tried other solutions (Cell to USB) but I think this way might be the right way for me.
Verizon will be adding areas across the country for their national broadband wireless access. Currently they is is available in Washington DC and San Diego, CA. They will finish their rollout by 2005.
[quote author=“AP”]Verizon will be adding areas across the country for their national broadband wireless access. Currently they is is available in Washington DC and San Diego, CA. They will finish their rollout by 2005.
i use tmobile SW Aircard. it is ok. in NY, NY it kind of sucks. but in San Francisco and other parts of the country it has been pretty good. it really depends. i have a deal $50/Mo. for unlimited hotspots at bucks and the aircard. i like it i wouldnt say i love it. but then again thats because it doesnt work the best in NY.
What parts of NY are you hang out in? I mainly work near the Flatiron Building (23rd & Bway) and it’s pretty weak there, getting worse towards Union Square, but it’s pretty snappy in midtown on 42nd between Bryant Park and the Chrysler Building.
upper west side is very bad sometimes. Long island and edgewater NJ have been horrendous. yet st louis mo, oklamhoma city, new mexico, SF California have been INCREDIBLE.
strange. you would figure the city so nice they named it twice would be spectacular and its not, go figure.
Upper-west side? Long way to go…. My guess is that all the concrete, metal and glass plays havok with RF signals. As a New Yorker, I’m rarely in LI or Jersey, so I can’t say too much about them from personal experience. Why would anyone go all the way out there to the boondocks?
Interestingly, all the other cities you named, with the possible exception of St. Louis, aren’t using T-Mobile’s RF hardware. You’re actually roaming on Cingular’s physical network. Hmmmm…. :?
i hear ya about the boonies…....its true why even bother going there. family duty calls. as far as the upper west side i dont even care too much about the aircard because there is a starbucks on every corner. the starbucks actually face another starbucks up there its actually quite comical but its great for high speed wifi.
the other cities i mentioned i dont care to much about either becuase i was just passing through and have no plans to go back.
overall i am glad i bought the card but i will eventually dump it.
[quote author=“sillyrabbitt123”]i use tmobile SW Aircard. it is ok. in NY, NY it kind of sucks. but in San Francisco and other parts of the country it has been pretty good. it really depends. i have a deal $50/Mo. for unlimited hotspots at bucks and the aircard. i like it i wouldnt say i love it. but then again thats because it doesnt work the best in NY.
I am interested in getting an Aircard for when I cannot get WiFi access. Also I sometimes like to check email and web surf from work and not want to use the company network . For this reason I wanted to get a wireless modem card.
Do you know how well this card works inside a building .. I have a GSM T mobile phone and indoors i get full bars on the signal strength.
also I see tmobile ‘s data plan for the aircard is 29.99 is unlimited data transfer ... does that include the hotspots ..?
also from another link someone posted earlier it seems that aircard has some problems with it not supporting calls right out of the box.
I didn’t think the AirCard supported calls. AFAIK, it’s a data-only device. The $29.99 data plan (separate from a calling plan) doesn’t include WiFi. WiFi is an additional $19.99/mo. If you have a calling plan that’s $29.99/mo or more, you can get unlimited data (on that device) for $19.99/mo additional.
The AirCard does support calls…i just tried it out this weekend. It’s ridiculously cool. Drachen is right in that you can get it for $19.99/month provided you have a $39.99/month plan or higher.
You can get a standard 2.5mm jack and plug it into the card and use your notebook as a phone. While you’re using the data, you can accept calls (which temporarily pauses the data stream) and make calls directly from your notebook. I was surprised at how well it worked and all your numbers are on card because they’re read directly off the SIM chip.
[quote author=“gr00vy0ne”]The AirCard does support calls…i just tried it out this weekend. It’s ridiculously cool. Drachen is right in that you can get it for $19.99/month provided you have a $39.99/month plan or higher.
You can get a standard 2.5mm jack and plug it into the card and use your notebook as a phone. While you’re using the data, you can accept calls (which temporarily pauses the data stream) and make calls directly from your notebook. I was surprised at how well it worked and all your numbers are on card because they’re read directly off the SIM chip.
its in the specs on the tmobile website about accepting calls.
