MAGGIEMAE
RAPID CITY, S.D.
Senior Member
Joined: 08/18/2001
View Profile
|
There may have been a comment or two which were missed, but so far nothing seems to be publicized about the Verizon Broadband/National Access program. They sell the modem, you plug it in the slot and configure your 'pooter, and then the challenge begins. Oh, the initial cost = about $107.00 for the hardware/software, and $60.00 monthly flat fee for a couple of years. The frustration level is
free, and one could become bald in a few months with this "service".
When (and if) it works and is hooked up to a Verizon Broadband tower, it is somewhat slower than a cable modem, but generally satisfactory. When you venture out of range of such a tower, then the skeet-shoot begins. And if one gets so far afield that the regular cell phone coverage is under "Extended Network" (translation = a contract with Joe Blow and his flimsy antenna which is supposed to carry the Verizon traffic for a few cents extra per call) then one is probably unable to get "Connected", or will be dropped without notice, losing all copy when the machine goes "Dormant". No keys will awaken it, either.
On balance, a questionable value, and nothing even close to a "National" service. All lies! Caveat emptor!!!
* This post was
edited 01/18/06 12:25pm by MAGGIEMAE *
Jim, Rapid City, S.D.
F-250 SD V-10 4X4, HITCHHIKER II LS , Mountain bike and one yellow lab.
|
canadian eh?
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Senior Member
Joined: 12/04/2005
View Profile
 Offline
|
If anyone needs an invite to open a G-Mail account just PM me and I will send you one.
1999 Winnebago Chieftain 35U
F-53 with a Triton V-10
|
MrWizard
Traveling
Moderator
Joined: 06/27/2004
View Profile
Offline
|
MAGGIEMAE wrote:There may have been a comment or two which were missed, but so far nothing seems to be publicized about the Verizon Broadband/National Access program. They sell the modem, you plug it in the slot and configure your 'pooter, and then the challenge begins. Oh, the initial cost = about $107.00 for the hardware/software, and $60.00 monthly flat fee for a couple of years. The frustration level is
free, and one could become bald in a few months with this "service".
When (and if) it works and is hooked up to a Verizon Broadband tower, it is somewhat slower than a cable modem, but generally satisfactory. When you venture out of range of such a tower, then the skeet-shoot begins. And if one gets so far afield that the regular cell phone coverage is under "Extended Network" (translation = a contract with Joe Blow and his flimsy antenna which is supposed to carry the Verizon traffic for a few cents extra per call) then one is probably unable to get "Connected", or will be dropped without notice, losing all copy when the machine goes "Dormant". No keys will awaken it, either.
On balance, a questionable value, and nothing even close to a "National" service. All lies! Caveat emptor!!!
these cards have ben discussed
and most people are happy with them,
the dormant problem is the tower/servers way of saving bandwidth when you are NOT sending or recieving any data
the quick way to awake the thing is to close the dialer then start it again, you do NOT have close your browser windows. just the dialer
dropout and other problems, are either with your card or your service area.
have you had the card checked by verizon ? have you tried another card ? have you checked for updated 'drivers' ? have you installed on another laptop ? ( friends or relative ) to see how the card performed with a different laptop
I can explain it to you.
But I Can Not understand it for you !
....
Connected using T-Mobile Home internet and Visible Phone service
1997 F53 Bounder 36s
|
jimrob
Kingston Springs, TN
Full Member
Joined: 05/24/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
Here's a better link to Snap Dialer.
http://www.futuredial.com/Products/snapdialer/P_SD.htm
|
Johno02
Lexington, TN USA
Senior Member
Joined: 10/15/2004
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
I have cell phone service through Verizon, but it should work just the same with Sprint. I use a Samsung phone A640, and an mobile office kit I got at the Verizon store. All it is is a USB cable that plugs into the phone on one end and the computer on the other. I use JUNO for dial-up access. Software comes with the cable kit to let your computer reconize the phone as a modem. Just plug it in, and use your dial-up access just like you were connected to a phone line. BUT!! IT IS SLOW!!!! 14.4 with acceleration still is only 23.0 baud, about 1/3 the speed of your home line. It is OK for receiving e-mail, no pictures if possible, a little bit of internet slowly. The only problem with JUNO is that they have a lot of handshaking to you conputer when it connects, and you have to wait for it to finish. I would recommend one of the bare bones dial-ups rather than AOL or JUNO. Earthlink might be OK, I have never used them myself.
Hope this helps, my account has free nights and weekends, so I can use all the minutes I want to after 9:00 and on weekends. There is no additional charge for data service either, although I have found a few locations where the service is not supported. West Virginia in particular. Also, cell phone access is limited in the boondocks.
Noel and Betty Johnson (and Harry)
2005 GulfStream Ultra Supreme, 1 Old grouch, 1 wonderful wife, and two silly poodles.
|
|
|
HiTech
Texas
Senior Member
Joined: 03/22/2002
View Profile
Offline
|
I am online at right now on a bluetooth connection from my PC through Sprint on my Treo 650. You need the latest updates, then DUN (dial up networking) shows up on the Treo's bluetooth menu. For me I bought an eBay bluetooth USB dongle for just over $10 shipped. I detected the treo from my laptop, set a 4 digit numeric pin and the devices were paired. Then I set up DUN with the id web, password web and told it to dial #777. I also shut off all the protocols on that connection except TCP/IP.
I am on it now and it is running over 2x dial up speed, about 120K actual (I configured the PC to talk to the modem at 230K). Quite respectable, no cords required, the phone can just sit in my pocket or on its charger.
Jim
* This post was
edited 02/02/06 08:59pm by HiTech *
|
gadgetat
New Hampshire
New Member
Joined: 12/15/2005
View Profile
Offline
|
Sounds like a cool setup. I've used my Motorola E815 with the blue tooth to connect my laptop.
I just went and picked up a new Kyocera KR1 WiFi / EVDO router. Got a Verizon EVDO card a few weeks ago, and I wanted to use it with my Windows & Mac systems (planning a long trip soon). So far the KR1 is working well (been trying it for a day). AC and DC power on it.
Now with the KR1 my trailer is literally a rolling WiFi Hotspot (as long as I have cell coverage). ![[emoticon]](http://www.coastresorts.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile")
|
vort max
oregon
New Member
Joined: 01/12/2006
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club Member
Offline
|
I too have just started with verizon's national access
using a kpc650 card, amplifier and trucker-antenna.
(my signal is still weak)
several hours ago my max speed was 45kbps but has since
dropped down to about 8-14K, uch slower than my dialup.
I was wondering if this is common.maybe there are too
many cell phones in use, etc so the system slows.
i do know that often when
i use verizon i have to wait 15-30 secs before connecting.
Anyone have suggestions why the speed has slowed?
I am on national access-not broadband or quick2net.
thanks
rich
|
HiTech
Texas
Senior Member
Joined: 03/22/2002
View Profile
Offline
|
gadgetat wrote:Sounds like a cool setup. I've used my Motorola E815 with the blue tooth to connect my laptop.
I just went and picked up a new Kyocera KR1 WiFi / EVDO router. Got a Verizon EVDO card a few weeks ago, and I wanted to use it with my Windows & Mac systems (planning a long trip soon). So far the KR1 is working well (been trying it for a day). AC and DC power on it.
Now with the KR1 my trailer is literally a rolling WiFi Hotspot (as long as I have cell coverage).
Nice - I already have rolling WiFi and 100Mbps, but to get Internet for the other machines I will have to enable Internet Connection Sharing in XP. Sounds like the Kyocera is an integrated box.
Very slick.
Jim
|
HiTech
Texas
Senior Member
Joined: 03/22/2002
View Profile
Offline
|
Beacher wrote:Another option is INFRARED. If your Cell Phone and Notebook computer have IRDA compatible infrared, your cell phone can probably be used as a modem.
It's also handy for transfering address, telephone, and pictures to the notebook, and an infrared capable PDA.
My SONY Ericsson phone and my IBM Thinkpad talk nicely. I used my phone as an internet modem, and also for sending and recieving detailed text messages "typed" on the PDA.
Interesting - How do you do this? I have some ancient notebook PC's that do not have USB, but do have IrDA. I know how to share files over IR, but how can I configure them and my Treo 650 for dial up networking over IR?
|
|
|
|
