Wireless Broadband: HUH? Sweet Connectivity..
I decided to ditch my T-Mobile wireless data connection and replace it with a new service that is available in a handful of cities.
I bought an Audiovox PC5220 Wireless Broadband card. It is a PCMCIA card from Verizon that provides 300-500kb bandwidth anywhere you can get a signal. The technology is called EVDO. It works everywhere that I do. There are over 20 airports and 14 cities that comprise the service coverage area.
This means that when I am on client site, I can surf the web, use my chat client, connect to remote systems, etc. without needed to connect to their internal LAN.
I have used the service in Atlanta, Washington DC and Northern Virginia and can report that it rocks.
I use it mainly at my desk and in transit or while waiting for flights. The service is fast enough to download fairly large files. I downloaded two webMethods images for my customer (6.01 and 6.1) and it took about 20 minutes for each image.
I also use the service to connect to my Corporate Intranet and to manage my electronic affairs.
I recommend it highly to anyone who lives in the current coverage area. It is especially relevant for road warriors with ONE laptop who travel too frequently to justify a broadband connection at home or only need it part-time. It is also an alternative for those who cannot get broadband cable or DSL due to converage restrictions.
Check http://www.verizon.com/ for details. Look for Broadband wireless.
I bought an Audiovox PC5220 Wireless Broadband card. It is a PCMCIA card from Verizon that provides 300-500kb bandwidth anywhere you can get a signal. The technology is called EVDO. It works everywhere that I do. There are over 20 airports and 14 cities that comprise the service coverage area.
This means that when I am on client site, I can surf the web, use my chat client, connect to remote systems, etc. without needed to connect to their internal LAN.
I have used the service in Atlanta, Washington DC and Northern Virginia and can report that it rocks.
I use it mainly at my desk and in transit or while waiting for flights. The service is fast enough to download fairly large files. I downloaded two webMethods images for my customer (6.01 and 6.1) and it took about 20 minutes for each image.
I also use the service to connect to my Corporate Intranet and to manage my electronic affairs.
I recommend it highly to anyone who lives in the current coverage area. It is especially relevant for road warriors with ONE laptop who travel too frequently to justify a broadband connection at home or only need it part-time. It is also an alternative for those who cannot get broadband cable or DSL due to converage restrictions.
Check http://www.verizon.com/ for details. Look for Broadband wireless.
posted by Ray Moser at 9:46:00 AM
1 Comments:
I also use the Verizon service and agree - it rocks. Unfortunately mine sometimes falls back to National Access, a much slower mode. It would be great to be able to lock my V620 card to Broadband only mode, but per VZ this is not an option.
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