Re: Advice needed on Wireless Network Card (amongst other things)

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:08:13 -0800, Jeff Liebermann
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Ummm... 14.4kbits/sec on my cell phone. The only charge is for
minutes and no broadband contract required. However, all it's good
for is looking up phone numbers or Googling.

Not any of the major carriers:
* Actual deployed speeds are much less than theoretical maximum
* Actual speeds drop further with tower load and range
* Verizon and Sprint are reportedly EV-DO Rev A, not Rev B.
Current typical real world burst speeds are a bit over 1 Mbps.

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Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>
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