WebUser Posted November 28, 2005 CID Share Posted November 28, 2005 Seeking any knowledgeable comments; Coverage? Reliability? Speed? Cost-effectiveness? Links for reference: http://www.evdoinfo.com/ http://evdo-coverage.com/ Anybody using it? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/9389-anybody-familiar-with-evdo-aka-broadband-via-cell-phone/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOhioRR Posted November 28, 2005 CID Share Posted November 28, 2005 EVDO is rated up to 2MBps......its not taht stable of speed and most of the time you wont get full bandwidth Also, i belive VERIZON is the only oen using this and you have to have VCast to get it, IIRC Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/9389-anybody-familiar-with-evdo-aka-broadband-via-cell-phone/#findComment-97448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan314 Posted November 29, 2005 CID Share Posted November 29, 2005 Yeah Vcast is the only one i can think of...i heard its not even worth it.. screens small... very unstable... but i guess u cant expect that much from wireless broadband on a cell phone Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/9389-anybody-familiar-with-evdo-aka-broadband-via-cell-phone/#findComment-97522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WebUser Posted November 29, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 29, 2005 No, this isn't like using an actual cell phone with a small screen. This is a modem very similar to a typical cable or DSL Modem which connects to a LAN wired/wireless router from Belkin, Netgear, dLink, etc. You set it up at home and use conventional PCs. I'm considering doing it and installing a Yagi [15dB gain or so] antenna pointed at the cell tower. And there are more companies providing the service than just Verizon; Sprint and Alltel are involved or soon will be, others will be following. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/9389-anybody-familiar-with-evdo-aka-broadband-via-cell-phone/#findComment-97633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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