wireless internet on the go... - Page 2

cproaudio · 09-18-2003, 05:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by fluffy2097

Perhaps it should be noted that it's not the best idea to be surfing the net while driving 60mph.

I only surf the net when the traffic is moving at 5mph. I goto http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/ to find out why I-5 is so slow. Also my passangers may not want to listen to MP3 or watch movies. They can check out ebays and read their emails.

civicduties · 09-18-2003, 05:51 PM

Yeah, i have a motorola t720, all i needed to do was go to radio shack, ask them to point me where the phone to usb cable was, and buy it. It was about 15 bux, (us) and downloaded the free software for it. The computer sees it as a modem, so all you have to do is use a regular dialer, set your modem to connect to the usb modem, and it dials up! Plus its pretty fast, alot faster than 56k. Use it on the weekends if you have them for free.

sq_geek · 09-18-2003, 06:04 PM

Rai?

ShaneMcFarland · 09-19-2003, 12:52 PM

(sigh) I'm tired of this 2.5G ****ing contest. Nowhere does it state that Sprint is faster than T-mobile. It all depends on where you are and how you test it. I guarantee that in Detroit T-mobile would blow Sprint out of the water. Quit telling people that Sprint is universally superior just based on a selective couple people's experience.

cproaudio · 09-19-2003, 05:30 PM

Shane, I will stop suggesting sprint if you can show me your t-mobile's result that's faster than Sprint. You've posted several times that T-mobile is faster than sprint, show us, gizmomkr did. I look at things at a scientific way. If you say tmobile is faster, prove it. Don't blab about how you feel about one service is superior than another or some website explaining that sprint is no better than any other service. ALL cellular provider have a data plan. After reviewing all the plan details and other people's testimony from howardforums.com, Sprint came out on top. If people here ask what's the best way to get internet to their carpc, I'm gonna share my research. You claim that in Detroit, T-mobile is faster than Sprint but not all of us live in Detroit. If you can prove tmobile is faster than sprint in Detroit, I'll probably cancel my plan here and move to Detroit and get tmobile there. I'd rather have a world standard GPRS phone than the US only CDMA anyway. Phone companies are constantly upgrading their network. Tmobile might be the fastest in 6 months but as of now, Sprint is. Testing download speed is no rocket science download and install DUmeter at http://www.dumeter.com/download.php then start downloading http://download.nullsoft.com/winamp/...mp291_full.exe for about a minute then hit the "Prt Scr Sys Rq" key above the insert key to capture the screen, then open MS Paint and paste, then save and show us the result.

cafn8 · 09-19-2003, 06:45 PM

Don't know about speed, and I'm not arguing that one carrier is better than another, but I know that T-Mofo has unlimited GPRS data for $20 if you have a $40 or better contract (at least they did the last time I checked.) If I had the extra bucks for new hardware right now I'd upgrade to that. The other data plans I've seen charge a lot more than that for all-you-can-eat and get expensive quickly if you have a limit and go over it. If you're just some Joe who wants wireless internet I'd say that's a pretty decent deal. After all, who wants to have to watch how much data they use?

Get yourself a Nokia 3650 and you won't even have to be in your car to browse the web and check your email. It will connect to your computer though bluetooth or IR.

NeoMatrixJR · 01-04-2006, 10:13 PM

Here's an idea for overkill...go out and buy one of those SUV Satellite dishes that you strap to the roof (I think even comes w/ a G router in it for connecting to your computer so no wires once installed) and then buy sat internet service.

NATIONWIDE UNDER AN OPEN SKY!!!

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luper · 01-05-2006, 09:16 AM

Can yall link me to some better plans for cell phones for data stuff.. Cheapest too. I know i pay so much per Kb and once it was aLOT of money b/c i sent lots of messages and recieved lots of data.
-luper

JimmyFitz · 01-05-2006, 11:08 AM

I have been using Verizon's 1X service via a Bluetooth phone. I connect at about 115k and the service just uses voice plan minutes during peak hours, free off-peak.

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