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Drivin · 03-29-2004, 6:08 PM

Hi all,

Your assistance would be appreciated. We just moved to the La Canada California area a year ago. We have been happy Sprint customers for the last five or six years. Unfortunately, we have NO service at our home. Thus we need to search for better service.

Unfortunately, Sprint Vision has one benefit that I love - Going online with my laptop when I am working in the field. I use this feature at least once every few weeks if not more. And When I'm out of town the benefit grows threefold.

I guess my question is twofold, 1) who offers the wireless "modem" capability for their phones either free, or reasonably priced, and 2) of them, who has the best coverage in La Canada?

Thank you again for any help!

Jim

Andy · 03-29-2004, 7:33 PM

I beleive Verizon has service in your area. You might want to give them a try. To be honest with you, I don't know much about all this data stuff and wireless modem stuff. I believe T-Mobile has better Data plans than Verizon, but you might as well check out both of them. Coverage wise, Verizon has the edge over T-Mobile, Data wise, T-Mobile beats Verizon with the price I believe.
Hope this helps.
~Andy

R32VW · 03-29-2004, 7:34 PM

Hi,

Unfortunately, I can offer no advice on a provider for your area but be patient - someone will.

As for going online with your laptop, I saw Leo Laporte on TechTV's Call for Help describe how to set up a wireless / Bluetooth connection. There are a few notes here but, regrettably, it's more of a "feature article" than a how-to. The notes say that Cat Schwartz, the co-host, is using Cingular, BTW. They recommend SmithMicro and the show notes say that it costs $50 for setup thru them.

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budney · 03-29-2004, 8:21 PM

Your only other choices are AT&T, Cingular, T-Mobile, & Verizon. But I am not sure which carrier provides good service in your city though.

AT&T I know nothing about. They site is so confusing, am not even sure if they have a unlimited data plan. Someone here may know more about AT&T's data services. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]

T-Mobile has unlimited data for $30 as a stand alone plan or $20 as a add-on to any voice plan. Speeds average 30-40 kbps, but speeds should at least double by next year as they and Cingular will have EDGE. And you get 300 text messages with the plan too.

Cingular right now is $75 for unlimited data (Wireless Internet Express-WIX). They also have MB plans, click here. Speeds are the the same as T-Mobile. Also you can use Wireless Internet (CSD) which uses up your plan minutes, but the speed is very slow at 9kbps. It normally costs $4 to add this feature on to your account. But you get CSD as a free back up to the WIX plans. There has been some convicing rumers on another forum that Cingular will be having T-Mobile type data plans starting next week. But if T-Mobile dosn't work in your city, Cingular won't either as they share the same network in CA/NV.

Verizon is $80 for unlimited data (National Access), there are also MB plans & calling plans that use minutes with NA. Speeds average 40-60 kbps (max is 144 kbps). You can check out all of the data & data/voice plans here. You can also use CSD with Verizon too. Again the speed will be 9 kbps, and it dose use minutes.

I hope this helps, and we will try to answer all other questions you may have. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Drivin · 03-31-2004, 7:26 AM

Thanks all!!!

With sprint I get connection speeds of 100+ kbs, so it sounds as though I am looking at slower connection speeds whichever way I go.

From the posts, however, it appears that Verizon or Cingular are probably the way to go. I'll try and ask around (neighbors and friends) to see who has better service here.

Does this sound right?

As I get closer to a decision I'll post again with any additional questions.

Again, thank you for your help!

Jim

NYCDru · 03-31-2004, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by: Drivin
Thanks all!!!

With sprint I get connection speeds of 100+ kbs, so it sounds as though I am looking at slower connection speeds whichever way I go.

From the posts, however, it appears that Verizon or Cingular are probably the way to go. I'll try and ask around (neighbors and friends) to see who has better service here.

Does this sound right?

As I get closer to a decision I'll post again with any additional questions.

Again, thank you for your help!

Jim

Have you tried a phone other than th Samsung N400? Some phones perform better than others.

Drivin · 03-31-2004, 12:34 PM

Yes, my wife has a different phone (don't remember which one) and she has similarly poor reception at home.

In any event, we have a large hospital which stands between us and the nearest antenna and we are effectively in the hospital's cellular shadow!

A search in this forum for La Canada Flintridge will help explain why we don't believe our reception will get any better in the near future!

Thus we now need to look for new service!

Thanks for the assistance,

Jim

03-29-2004, 6:08 PM	#1
Drivin Movin' on up! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help - Looking for New Service with Wireless Modem Capability Hi all, Your assistance would be appreciated. We just moved to the La Canada California area a year ago. We have been happy Sprint customers for the last five or six years. Unfortunately, we have NO service at our home. Thus we need to search for better service. Unfortunately, Sprint Vision has one benefit that I love - Going online with my laptop when I am working in the field. I use this feature at least once every few weeks if not more. And When I'm out of town the benefit grows threefold. I guess my question is twofold, 1) who offers the wireless "modem" capability for their phones either free, or reasonably priced, and 2) of them, who has the best coverage in La Canada? Thank you again for any help! Jim

03-29-2004, 7:33 PM	#2
Andy Join Date: May 2003 Location: Campione, Italy Posts: 10,290 Phone(s): Blackberry Tour, Motorola RAZR V3i Provider(s): VZW, Vodafone D2, Solomo, Swisscom Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts Images: 130	Help - Looking for New Service with Wireless Modem Capability I beleive Verizon has service in your area. You might want to give them a try. To be honest with you, I don't know much about all this data stuff and wireless modem stuff. I believe T-Mobile has better Data plans than Verizon, but you might as well check out both of them. Coverage wise, Verizon has the edge over T-Mobile, Data wise, T-Mobile beats Verizon with the price I believe. Hope this helps. ~Andy

03-29-2004, 7:34 PM	#3
R32VW Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulalip, Wa. Posts: 390 Phone(s): Nokia 6126 Provider(s): at&t Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help - Looking for New Service with Wireless Modem Capability Hi, Unfortunately, I can offer no advice on a provider for your area but be patient - someone will. As for going online with your laptop, I saw Leo Laporte on TechTV's Call for Help describe how to set up a wireless / Bluetooth connection. There are a few notes here but, regrettably, it's more of a "feature article" than a how-to. The notes say that Cat Schwartz, the co-host, is using Cingular, BTW. They recommend SmithMicro and the show notes say that it costs $50 for setup thru them. Good luck and welcome to WirelessAdvisor! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] __________________ "I don't like to blow my own horn, although if I could I certainly would." - - David Letterman

03-29-2004, 8:21 PM	#4
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,608 Phone(s): Treo Pro, Touch Pro 2, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 4 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Help - Looking for New Service with Wireless Modem Capability Your only other choices are AT&T, Cingular, T-Mobile, & Verizon. But I am not sure which carrier provides good service in your city though. AT&T I know nothing about. They site is so confusing, am not even sure if they have a unlimited data plan. Someone here may know more about AT&T's data services. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img] T-Mobile has unlimited data for $30 as a stand alone plan or $20 as a add-on to any voice plan. Speeds average 30-40 kbps, but speeds should at least double by next year as they and Cingular will have EDGE. And you get 300 text messages with the plan too. Cingular right now is $75 for unlimited data (Wireless Internet Express-WIX). They also have MB plans, click here. Speeds are the the same as T-Mobile. Also you can use Wireless Internet (CSD) which uses up your plan minutes, but the speed is very slow at 9kbps. It normally costs $4 to add this feature on to your account. But you get CSD as a free back up to the WIX plans. There has been some convicing rumers on another forum that Cingular will be having T-Mobile type data plans starting next week. But if T-Mobile dosn't work in your city, Cingular won't either as they share the same network in CA/NV. Verizon is $80 for unlimited data (National Access), there are also MB plans & calling plans that use minutes with NA. Speeds average 40-60 kbps (max is 144 kbps). You can check out all of the data & data/voice plans here. You can also use CSD with Verizon too. Again the speed will be 9 kbps, and it dose use minutes. I hope this helps, and we will try to answer all other questions you may have. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

03-31-2004, 7:26 AM	Original Poster #5
Drivin Movin' on up! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help - Looking for New Service with Wireless Modem Capability Thanks all!!! With sprint I get connection speeds of 100+ kbs, so it sounds as though I am looking at slower connection speeds whichever way I go. From the posts, however, it appears that Verizon or Cingular are probably the way to go. I'll try and ask around (neighbors and friends) to see who has better service here. Does this sound right? As I get closer to a decision I'll post again with any additional questions. Again, thank you for your help! Jim

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03-31-2004, 12:34 PM	Original Poster #7
Drivin Movin' on up! Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help - Looking for New Service with Wireless Modem Capability Yes, my wife has a different phone (don't remember which one) and she has similarly poor reception at home. In any event, we have a large hospital which stands between us and the nearest antenna and we are effectively in the hospital's cellular shadow! A search in this forum for La Canada Flintridge will help explain why we don't believe our reception will get any better in the near future! Thus we now need to look for new service! Thanks for the assistance, Jim

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