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So Who Is The EV-DO King?

Discussion in 'GENERAL Wireless Discussion' started by larry, Oct 18, 2007.

  1. larry

    larry Sprint loyalist and former mod
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    So Who Is The EV-DO King?

    If you've been paying any kind of attention to this comparison of the EV-DO big shots, then you will have already come to the conclusion that it's not even close. Just in case you missed it, here's a short list of the main points:

    • Price:
    Verizon: $59.99 with a voice plan, but $79.99 without one. One- or two-year contract required.
    Sprint: $59.99 with no need for a voice plan; $49.99 with Sprint SERO or through Millenicom.com. Two-year contract required if ordered through Sprint proper; no contract through Millenicom.com.

    • Limitations (or lack there-of):
    Verizon claims unlimited usage, but in reality slaps you with a 5GB per month cap, plus prohibits use of the service for anything but basic surfing and e-mail, and will terminate your service if you violate their unlimited limitation caps. On the other hand, Sprint truly has no usage limitations, as attested to by many reviews.

    • Coverage:
    By most accounts, Sprint's EV-DO coverage is much better than Verizon's.

    • Speeds:
    This one is actually pretty close. However, Sprint's speeds are by most accounts more reliable with better latency. Gaming and streaming is very possible on Sprint's network, while if you do manage to game or stream on Verizon, they might boot you for doing so.

    • Tweakability:
    When you get a card from Verizon, there's not really a whole lot you can do to it. Most of the tweaks will have to be done on your computer (TCP receive window, TCP send window, MTU, etc). This, of course, will boost performance. However, you can't customize your Home Address (term used in the cellphone industry that refers to where your call/data pass through) like you can with Sprint, and you cannot lock your card to 1xRTT only or EV-DO only as you can with Sprint.

    • Potential:
    Although troubled at the moment, the possibility of Xohm, Sprint's WiMax service, would raise the speed bar at the right price (estimated to be around $50 a month), plus no contract -- making it a true alternative for primary residential access. Verizon has no such plans to improve the service -- just expand what they have already while keeping the limitations and higher price.

    It must be taken into account that EV-DO mobile broadband, for now, is best used for business/business travel or for those who are on the road frequently. Both Verizon users and Sprint users agree that EV-DO should be used as a primary residential service only if no better option, such as cable or DSL is available, unless, as mentioned before, you want portable broadband with close-to-true broadband speeds. Sprint, with its cheaper and unlimited service, is the obvious choice for this function.

    Despite the glitches in billing, Sprint Mobile Broadband wins this head-to-head EV-DO service comparison hands down and running away.


    Resources

    Our Resources
    · Wireless ISP Users Forum
    . Sprint Mobile Broadband Forum
    . Verizon BroadbandAccess User Reviews
    · Sprint Mobile Broadband User Reviews
    . EV-DO Tweaks and Tuning Thread
    . Provider Ratings Chart

    Other Resources
    · VerizonWireless Home Page
    . Sprint Home Page
    . PhoneScoop.com Glossary
    . EVDOForums.com
    . EVDOInfo.com
    . EVDOMaps.com


    The full write up is here:

    Product Spotlight: EV-DO Showdown - Verizon vs. Sprint - Who is King of EV-DO? - dslreports.com
     
    #1 larry, Oct 18, 2007
  2. Andy

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    I agree with most of what this article says, and Sprint has done a hell of a job with their EVDO, but I don't agree with this statement. If they'd like to say that Sprint has more EVDO coverage than Verizon that's one thing, but the coverage being better?? I don't agree with that at all.

    There's some variables this article does not mention- Verizon has a very large EVDO network and has the whole network upgraded to Rev A, Sprint AFAIK does not, but Sprint does EVDO roam on ALLTEL in certain areas to give them an advantage. When it comes down to it, I would chose an EVDO card over AT&T 3g card any day because both Verizon and Sprint have larger, more reliable EVDO networks, but deciding between Sprint and Verizon comes down to where you are and were you travel to.
     
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    What speeds are you getting?
     
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    I don't have EV-DO. I'm cheap and don't want to give up my free U/L texts to get it. :D
     
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    I'm cheap too ... That's why I'm never going to switch from my Samsung A920 that's activated on my free plan ;)...

    Anyway, speeds are actually pretty good on Sprint's EV-DO network -- 700 kbps+ when using a USB cable. And the coverage is really pretty good too.
     
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    No, no.......I am the EVDO king!
     
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    I have an EVDO card through Sprint and get anywhere between 400 Kb to 2 meg depending on where I am. I have had Skype video chats with Gamer03 on it also with good results.
     
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    I don't really think VzW is REV.A yet. They're claiming it, but the towers near me are still Rev. 0, along with several of their DAS systems only putting out 1Xrtt.
     
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    That is interesting- and thinking about it, I was on a repeater system in one of the Las Vegas Hotels recently and it was still 1x only too. :rolleyes:
     
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    Most of the major business areas around me are RevA but a lot of areas are still just Rev.0 from what I've seen.
     
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    Well if you are ever in any of the Atlantic City casinos, all but one of the casino floors I visited was wired for Sprint EVDO. It was pretty cool.
     
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    Verizon seems to have the most extensive EVDO coverage in this country and 100% of Verizon's EVDO coverage is now Rev. A. However Verizon's stupid 5 GB monthly limit which is strictly enforced makes the service useless to me as well as many others. Sprint and Alltel are the best choices for wireless data now overall and neither have a cap on data usage.
     
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    Ireally did not know much about EVDO, I guess I should pay a little more attention.
     
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    It is interesting to go to indoor places wired for Wireless and EVDO- all but one Casino in Vegas I visited recently was wired for voice and EVDO.
     
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    Yeah that limit is really unnecessary. I have access to Alltel and Sprint's EVDO with my special PRL. Guess no one liked my joke :)
     
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    Well, right now I am rocking Sprint's EVDO at the Buffalo airport during a 3 hour delay. Im pulling in over 800 kbps down, and about 75 kbps up right now. Pretty goog, huh?
     
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    And the video quality imo is as good if not better than some DSL providers.
     
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