Since we moved into our new home in November, our cable internet service has been a nightmare. We are cautiously optimistic that the issue will be resolved once and for all this week, but I would not bet on it. For the last three weeks, I have been without a reliable home internet connection. This is a bad thing – a very bad thing. Thankfully, my father-in-law offered me a temporary solution.
He recently subscribed to Verizon’s BroadbandAccess. It is a service that allows laptop users to connect to the internet via Verizon’s cellular network. This was never an option I had considered and honestly, it is a technology I have not really followed. That is going to change; I am now extremely curious about the possibilities.
The installation was simple. Installed some access/authentication software and the drivers, popped in the card and I was ready to go. That was literally it. I brought up the software and hit “Connect.” I was immediately online and connected at around 650-700K. We are outside the city a little ways, and according to the monitor, I was getting that connection on only two bars. In the city with four or five bars, I should be able to get around 1.5Mbs. In larger cities, you can connect at 2.5-3Mbs.
I am very impressed. VERY. Seriously, this card works great. I am still amazed at the connection I get – over the cell network. I did not know it was possible yet. Another cool feature is that the card also acts as an 802.11 adaper. It scans for hotspots and if it finds an open hotspot that can route to the internet, it will hop over to that one if the speed is better.
The cost is only $59.99 a month for unlimited access and a one-time $49.99 fee for the card. If you travel frequently or live in an area with decent cell coverage, but no reliable high-speed internet, I would seriously recommend you consider this. It won’t replace cable for me, but the technology is just incredible. It has given me very decent internet connectivity until I can get my cable issues resolved.
Highly Recommended!
Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess
Tags: broadbandaccess, cell network, internet access, verizon
that is very, very cool! i’m blown away with that technology. i’ll be waiting though for the price to drop before i sign up!
shaun
April 15th, 2006
spread the word: unlimited bandwidth does not mean unlimited bandwidth! My account was unceremoniously terminated this morning after my usage exceeded 10 gigabytes during a 30 day period. Verizon determined that this bandwidth “could only have been attained by activities such as streaming or downloading movies and/or video”, which is a violation of the usage agreement. Actually, I explained that I generated this traffic by using Timbuktu, a remote desktop application which lets me virtually sit at my office computer. They refused to acknowledge this as being legitimate usage. Verizon doesn’t seem to care how you use the bandwidth – they just don’t want you using it!
final words:
>unlimited does not mean unlimited.
>Verizon has a nasty, preemptive way of getting rid of customers who they deem are using too much bandwidth by blindly accusing them of violating their agreements.
You also don’t get a whole lot of warning. I received my letter indicating termination on the 22 on the 19th!
Caveat Emptor!
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