DannyD
Veteran Expediter
I just got off the phone w/ ATT. I got DSL for my house w/ the capability of using their wifi hot spots unlimited for $30/month. I got the up to 3.0 speed. Ya can get 1.5 for $25 or if ya wanna go to the 6.0 I think that's like $35 or 40.
The way it was explained to me was that this wasn't quite as good as the air card (3G Network & such) in terms of mobility. That you need to be at a hot spot vs being able to use it anywhere you get cell phone service. With 60,000 wifi spots though, this isn't much of a drawback IMO.
The advantage though, is that you can get unlimited use by going this route vs. a 5MB limit of space on the aircard. Also the price for this is $30 vs. $60 for the 3G card. This is also supposedly faster than a 3G Network when you're on the road. He said it will vary some by wifi spot, but overall this is faster than their 3G Network.
I didn't quite understand this part but I think the 3G Network card ya needed to run your phone thru your computer or something if ya wanted to use your laptop rather than a phone to be on the internet. Where as this way it's simply turn on the laptop & use that.
In comparing the 2 this seemed like the way to go even if I didn't have a home computer. Figuring I'm getting this for less than I was w/ Comcast, which I could only use at my house, & this seems like the way to go.
Now it's just a matter of is DSL as good as cable? I'll find out in about 2 weeks or so.
The way it was explained to me was that this wasn't quite as good as the air card (3G Network & such) in terms of mobility. That you need to be at a hot spot vs being able to use it anywhere you get cell phone service. With 60,000 wifi spots though, this isn't much of a drawback IMO.
The advantage though, is that you can get unlimited use by going this route vs. a 5MB limit of space on the aircard. Also the price for this is $30 vs. $60 for the 3G card. This is also supposedly faster than a 3G Network when you're on the road. He said it will vary some by wifi spot, but overall this is faster than their 3G Network.
I didn't quite understand this part but I think the 3G Network card ya needed to run your phone thru your computer or something if ya wanted to use your laptop rather than a phone to be on the internet. Where as this way it's simply turn on the laptop & use that.
In comparing the 2 this seemed like the way to go even if I didn't have a home computer. Figuring I'm getting this for less than I was w/ Comcast, which I could only use at my house, & this seems like the way to go.
Now it's just a matter of is DSL as good as cable? I'll find out in about 2 weeks or so.