mrbouchez

I did some deeper investigation into Sprint's EVDO coverage area and found that the signal ends about 10 mile from here, which means I'm running 1xRTT. I have a Wilson Trucker Omni installed but it doesn't seem to be doing what I had hoped (max the signal and hold it there). I have a friend who offered to give me an old Yagi antenna which was used for CB style business radio communications but I have no idea if that would even work for me.

I found some nice Info on another forum (i'm not sure if I can post the site here) posted by northform. This shed a lot of light for me and tells me that if I'm looking for a data connection vs. voice then it looks like Sprint is what I want. Getting back to the topic of this post my connection isnt good and compared to dial up it isnt bad but trying to play online games with it..it sure is Ugly. So i guess from here what I should be trying to do is hit that 144Kbps that northform posted as the max, from the test I did from this site i've already passed the 64Kbps that he said "it will never exceed".

I found some nice Info on another forum (i'm not sure if I can post the site here) posted by northform. This shed a lot of light for me and tells me that if I'm looking for a data connection vs. voice then it looks like Sprint is what I want.

What is GSM wireless and is it any different than the Sprint service I have now?

I'm paying for EVDO service but I'm not in an EVDO area. Sprint dosen't offer a "Home" service just mobile service, so even though I don't own a laptop I'm paying for the ability to use their EVDO network. Doing some research I've found that Centennial Wireless out of Fort Wayne Indiana offers GSM wireless in my area. Any opinion on wiether this would be a better connection than what I get from Sprint? They offer 236kbs down but if it's like any other service I can only plan on getting half of that consistantly.

I checked AT&T but they don't have coverage in my area. I've been told that Centennial Wireless has the same wireless in my area but at about half the price of sprint. I would have to break my contract but I would make up that fee in about 6mos of service with Centennial. I heard a rumor that Sprint is working on a EVDO signal which would travel 20 miles radius vs. the service they have now. Anyone else hear something to that effect?

I hope this is the right place to post this and hopefully it finds some people who know a little about this stuff. I recently signed a 2 year contract with Sprint for wireless internet. I live in rural OH and this was my best option.(I think) Cable and DSL do not have enough potential business out here to expand and I'm hoping as cell tech improves so will my connection which makes buying hardware a little more senseable. Here is my untweaked up/down test, ::::::::::.. testmy.net test results ..:::::::::: Download Connection is:: 106 Kbps about 0.11 Mbps (tested with 512 kB) Download Speed is:: 13 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 84 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Upload Speed is:: 10 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Main) Test Time:: 2008/06/26 - 5:10am D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-XZFIMGUP1 U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-CD74AZEHO User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14) Gecko/20080404 Firefox/2.0.0.14 I have since done a lot of tweeking on my computer via * Advanced Tweaks [not for Gamers only] * by ROM-DOS, which has improved my performance but I haven't done much on the signal end of things. I am using a Sierrawireless Compass 597 through a Cradlepoint MB1000 router. I have 2 machines connected to this router and both are getting similar results. I purchased a Wilson Trucker Omni antenna which didn't seem to improve my signal, though I have not yet mounted it with any significant elevation. With just the Compass 597 I get an 80% signal which ran about 82dB to 96dB depending on time of day. The tower I connect with is just under 2 miles away with no LOS, there is a waterway which crisscrosses the area between the tower and my house. How important is line of sight with a radio signal? I have been offered the use of an old (very old) Yagi antenna, would this work better than my omni? There are several cell towers in the area which are owned by Norfolk Southern Railroad, would these be interfearing with my signal or do they run on a different frequency? Would upgrading to a business account with Sprint give me a better connection? I know it would cost more but the only bonus I can think of in the low population area that I'm in is that there would not be a lot of business traffic. I know I will never get a connection that compares to cable/DSL but if I can fine tune this 1xRTT then maybe I can survive until EVDO can reach my house.

I moved and recently signed up for Sprint wireless for my home connection. I'm less than 2 miles from the tower and pay $59.99 a month for 5MB down. The options for my new rural location were very limited, dial-up Wildblue/Hugesnet or Sprint Wireless I'm only 1.5 miles away from cable/DSL service which may as well be half way around the world. I connect with a Sierrawireless Compass 597 through a Cradlepoint MB1000 router. Is this all I can expect with this type of connection? ::::::::::.. testmy.net test results ..:::::::::: Download Connection is:: 106 Kbps about 0.11 Mbps (tested with 512 kB) Download Speed is:: 13 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 84 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Upload Speed is:: 10 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Main) Test Time:: 2008/06/26 - 5:10am D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-XZFIMGUP1 U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-CD74AZEHO User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14) Gecko/20080404 Firefox/2.0.0.14

I had a cable connection which is much missed now. I moved and recently signed up for Sprint wireless for my home connection. The options for my new location were very limited, dial-up Wildblue/Hugesnet or Sprint Wireless I connect with a Sierrawireless Compass 597 through a Cradlepoint MB1000 router. Is this all I can expect with this type of connection? :::.. testmy.net test results ..::: Download Connection is:: 106 Kbps about 0.11 Mbps (tested with 512 kB) Download Speed is:: 13 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 84 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Upload Speed is:: 10 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Main) Test Time:: 2008/06/26 - 5:10am D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-XZFIMGUP1 U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-CD74AZEHO User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14) Gecko/20080404 Firefox/2.0.0.14 [!]