compuguybna Posted June 25, 2009 CID Share Posted June 25, 2009 OK, dumped hughesnet.... Now trying this Verizon broadband usb adapter. its the UM175. I think its a wireless modem. is this what some of you have? I noticed it said EVDO, revision A. i'm getting about 3 bars out of 4. but because of where I'm at. I top out at about 512Kbps. There were several "towers" where I could "dial-in" at (or connect). Would another tower in the same range distance make me get a better connection? I have a TON of questions about this........Anyone else have this wireless broadband plan using the UM175 usb adapter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted June 25, 2009 CID Share Posted June 25, 2009 If it is EVDO rev A you may need an antenae to draw the signal better. I have to to use it in my basement. And welcome aboard the satelite train great escape. My antenae is on a pole, and I run a cable into the basement much like cable. And the great part is if you like using the computer on the fly its fully mobile. No I don't, but its always available if I wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuguybna Posted June 25, 2009 Author CID Share Posted June 25, 2009 youre antenna is in the basement????? I would have figured the higher the better? I did see some gain antennas online. Strange though, when I use it on my notebook pc, I get Broadband Rev a. if I set it up on my desktop, I get "National Access" which is about 133K. too weird. When I left bestBuy, I had a 4 bar signal, and speed was about 1.3mbps. Now,i'm at home 40 miles away, I get about 512Kbps download. Know anything about this 5gb cap? I read people have been terminated for going over it . . .. Yes, broadband on demand on your laptop[ is pretty neat, but damn if I could type on a laptop all day! (never used that backspace so much! :2funny: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted June 25, 2009 CID Share Posted June 25, 2009 My antenae is on a pole, and I run a cable into the basement much like cable. And the great part is if you like using the computer on the fly its fully mobile. No I don't, but its always available if I wanted to. Its on a pole outside and a cable runs the signal into the basement. I have a yaggi and a truckers antenae. I switch from time to time. But the truckers should be enough really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuguybna Posted June 25, 2009 Author CID Share Posted June 25, 2009 Is there a 5GB cap on Sprint's too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted June 25, 2009 CID Share Posted June 25, 2009 As to the 5 GB cap, Sprint has it, but has not enforced it as of yet. But it is written in the contract. The first big bill will let me know. They just charge us I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuguybna Posted June 25, 2009 Author CID Share Posted June 25, 2009 Looking better and better. Requires alot of tweaking with the antenna, and find the optimum place. Getting 4 bars so far! :::.. testmy.net test results ..::: Download Connection is:: 1365 Kbps about 1.37 Mbps (tested with 1536 kB) Download Speed is:: 167 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 354 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 43 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net (Main) Test Time:: 2009/06/25 - 12:58am D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6P7WQCT1L U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6VR5HS94B User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506; FDM) [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted June 25, 2009 CID Share Posted June 25, 2009 My Verizon xv6900 phone. No tweaks 11:00am. Ive pulled better speeds. Just noticed it was downloading updates in the background :::::::::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::::::::: Download Connection is:: 934 Kbps about 0.9 Mbps (tested with 3064 kB) Download Speed is:: 114 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2009/06/25 - 9:58am Bottom Line:: 16X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 8.98 sec Tested from a 3064 kB file and took 26.883 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 12.8 % faster than the average for host (myvzw.com) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6QWNE89SB User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.11) Gecko/2009060215 Firefox/3.0.11 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) :::::::::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::::::::: Upload Connection is:: 737 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Upload Speed is:: 90 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2009/06/25 - 10:00am Bottom Line:: 13X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 11.38 sec Tested from a 1496 kB file and took 16.63 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 97.06 % faster than the average for host (myvzw.com) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-3VEFLWI6K User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.11) Gecko/2009060215 Firefox/3.0.11 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuguybna Posted June 25, 2009 Author CID Share Posted June 25, 2009 Comes and goes. but that's all based off signal quality. You can get into the Diag screens on a UM175 modem by pressing "CRTL-D" the password is "diagvzw". you can see detailed information on signal strength, etc. I've read other tweaks in forums, and tried a few, that actually did work (including modifying the modem setting directly). Download :: 849 Kbps or 0.85 Mbps (104 kB/s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommie gorman Posted June 26, 2009 CID Share Posted June 26, 2009 Trust me, you will not go back to satelite. And whats it costing again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuguybna Posted June 26, 2009 Author CID Share Posted June 26, 2009 Satellite, naw, never again (internet that is).... This wireless broadband so far is better than I expected. This morning I was kinda ticked because I kept getting connected to "NATIONAL ACCESS", instead of BROADBAND ACCESS (REV A) Something about the HDR RSSI must be locked, the EC/IO must be this and that, I sorta tweaked all of that with notes I'd found on ther forums. Since I FINALLY locked into a good signal (card has 10 foot usb extension), I have been at FOUR bars all day long HDR (evdo rev a) locks in about 73 (90 starts loosing signal), EC/IO is holding about 2 (up to 6 is ok). Been getting about 1mbps consistently. Got 30 days to try it out. We'll see. The cost is $47.99 a month. I will have to conform to the 5gb cap (that means limiting speed tests). I still like to watch a few videos in there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creekside Posted January 25, 2011 CID Share Posted January 25, 2011 Just thought I'd post some amazing speeds with my UM175 modem and verzion broadband (Myvzw.com) that I been getting for about a week now. Hope it keep's up! :::.. Creekside's Download Test Results ..::: Download Connection is:: 3646 Kbps about 3.6 Mbps (tested with 4 MB)Download Speed is:: 456 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Dallas, TX USA) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/db/NR69ZLI0O Test Time:: 2011-01-24 23:14:18 GMT -7 1MB Download in 2.25 Seconds - 1GB Download in ~38 Minutes - 64X faster than 56K Tested from a 4 MB file and took 9.204 seconds to complete Running at 275% of hosts average (Myvzw.com)User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; GTB6.3; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0) [!] :::.. Creekside's Download Test Results ..::: Download Connection is:: 2702 Kbps about 2.7 Mbps (tested with 4 MB)Download Speed is:: 338 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Dallas, TX USA) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/db/IWK1039S5 Test Time:: 2011-01-24 23:20:42 GMT -7 1MB Download in 3.03 Seconds - 1GB Download in ~52 Minutes - 47X faster than 56K Tested from a 4 MB file and took 12.42 seconds to complete Running at 204% of hosts average (Myvzw.com) User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; GTB6.3; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0) [!] :::.. Creekside's Upload Test Results ..::: Upload Connection is:: 714 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB)Upload Speed is:: 89 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Dallas, TX USA) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/db/DX3H9WT8A Test Time:: 2011-01-24 23:22:22 GMT -7 1MB Upload in 11.51 Seconds - 1GB Upload in ~3 Hours - 12X faster than 56K Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 11.621 seconds to complete Running at 139% of hosts average (Myvzw.com) User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; GTB6.3; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0) [!] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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