Mobile Broad Band Device from Verison and STO?? Personal Q

[Setlec]

wireless means include satellite, TDMA, GSM, GPRS, WI-FI, and many others... but yes if it's your only options go for it... i used satellite connection in North Africa and sand storm was my enemy... it would ruin my connection, my camp in desert and gave me a hell of time to find my sand buried stuff!

[Maverick]

wireless means include satellite, TDMA, GSM, GPRS, WI-FI, and many others... but yes if it's your only options go for it... i used satellite connection in North Africa and sand storm was my enemy... it would ruin my connection, my camp in desert and gave me a hell of time to find my sand buried stuff!

I am now actually getting nervous about getting the device.

Maybe I should just continue to wait for STO to come out then I can return the device with in the first 30 days if it does not work good enough.

But then of course I will be out of internet until STO goes live.

[Maverick]

Does any one know if I use the Verison USB device whether I will be limited to so many hrs of Internet accessablitiy?


Just like Cell Phone minute plans?

[Setlec]

I wish i could help with the plan question of hiring verizon or not... i don't live in the U.S. so can't help you. i would say test their system and their plans. if it doesn't feat your need it would be easy to cancel by saying that their product doesn't feat your requirement.

[ObsidianBlk]

Does any one know if I use the Verison USB device whether I will be limited to so many hrs of Internet accessablitiy?


Just like Cell Phone minute plans?

Simplest method would be to call Verizon and ask a rep. Of course, they're in it for the sale, but still... they'd know best

[Deadly Peanut]

Yea gotta be careful with the data limits i know Verizon has a data limit per month ( or atleast they did like half a year ago when my bro got one) then the charge you up the ass if you go over it its like 20gb i think?

Other then that he loves his never has a problem i was thinking of getting one but I know id blow the data limit on it atleast half the months out of the year

[Lethe]

Don't know about the US connections but playing online (at least WoW) over UMTS is a royal pain in the ass because of the high latency times. And playing over open WLAN connections is to risky for me.

[Maverick]

Ok so here is my update.


I bought the Verison Mobile USB Device and it is almost just as slow at loading up pages as my dial up.



I only seem to get like half a bar of signal out here. I think I may need to return it. Save my self some money and just move to town. lol Im not sure what to do now.


I was going to get satelite internet, but that requires me to sign a two yr contract and then I am stuck living at this house. that is why I went with Verison. But if this is the best signal I can get than it is not worth it.

[AceRimmer]

as far as i understand, satellite broadband can be accessed anywhere in the world (within reason) and has speeds of up to and over 20mb - it is however rather more expensive than ADSL connections, therefore many people get cable instead, resulting in fewer companies providing it. I will be switching to sat as soon as it becomes available in my area

[Lethe]

Hmm, I'n not sure if you get decend latencys with a satelite connection.. Besides I never figured out why people need more than 20 MBit of speed. There are few servers that give you the max bandwith..