While James is toiling away in a Starbucks, I decided to get an early round of golf in this morning. Don’t scold me just yet because there’s a mobile tech method behind my madness. Barb and I bought property in the Pocono Mountains a few years back. The hope was that we could eventually save up to build a vacation home and then work or retire there after the kids go off to college. Or when we kick them out… that part’s still up in the air.So I drove 100 miles to our property early this morning because there’s a beautiful golf course on the premises. The round is over and I’m at the proverbial 19th hole. That’s the clubhouse in the pic above as I came up the 18th. Truth be told, the round was over just a few holes in as my golf game leaves much to be desired. And where was the crowd as I marched up the final hole?!?In any case, I was hoping to find some EV-DO coverage up here so I did some testing. I brought the Samsung Q1 Ultra Premium and it takes up less space than the sandwich I just ordered. I grabbed my Apple Bluetooth keyboard as well and it’s working great with the Q1UP. The EV-DO though… that’s a NO-GO. I’m connected to Verizon’s National Access, so I can obviously get connected, but it’s painful. The download speed has topped out around 340 Kbps with the upload about half that. Hopefully, by the time we save up for a house (or win the lottery), Verizon Wireless will get some EV-DO up this way.
The funniest part is all of the people that stop by to ask me if that’s really a computer on the table. UMPCs haven’t hit these parts yet either although I’m doing my share: the person that bought my Q1P actually lives up this way too. Plus he’s a custom home builder in this area so we might do business again someday. Small world!
Golf Break – EV-DO isn’t prevalent in the Poconos yet
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While James is toiling away in a Starbucks, I decided to get an early round of golf in this morning. Don’t scold me just yet because there’s a mobile tech method behind my madness. Barb and I bought property in the Pocono Mountains a few years […]
Looks like a barley sandwich. ;-)
I’m waiting for my Q1 Ultra Premium and it’s just driving me nuts right now. XD It’s been on a FedEx delivery truck since 5 AM today so I’m hoping it’ll get here before I get off work. Ahh.. I can’t wait!!
Nice OS(X) there Kevin! I am assuming the experiment is working well.
Do you guys ever work?
Golf trips. Hanging out at Starbucks. I’m starting to notice a trend here.
You’ll have to explain this to me Kevin. You have some property but there’s a golf course on it? How does that work?
Just got my Q1UP!! I’m so excited but I won’t be able to play with it for another couple of hours until I get home from work. Interesting thing is, I picked free standard shipping method, which would’ve taken 7-9 days according to the website, but it got here in 1 day! I’m so glad I didn’t pay $49 extra for the next-day delivery, which I was really tempted to do.
I live just south of the Poconos in the Lehigh Valley area. I get a strong 3G signal every where I go around here. So hopefully that means it with stretch north in the near future for you.
Hello,
Is the Apple small bluetooth keyboard the best samsung friend on the road ?
Now that I’m back after another 100 mile drive:
Nomo: it *was* a good barley sandwich, although I had a roast beef on rye to wash it down. ;)
PJ: looking forward to what you think of your Q1UP. It’s among the most powerful UMPCs on the market; not without its flaws, but I’m very happy with mine.
Nate: testing Verizon’s service *is* work. Just ask the guy in the “can you hear me now commercials.” ;)
John, I wish I could say that I had a golf course on my property, but alas, I can’t. To clarify: we bought a lot in a 5,200 acre resort community. The community has an 18 hole course on the premises.
Raymond: not sure where you are, but I was just outside of Hazleton today. Even on the PA Turnpike I found spots with zero bars for AT&T phone coverage so there’s still some dead zones. They have plenty of time to fix ‘em for me… unless we actually DO hit the lottery. :)
Oops, I missed Lorie’s question. Normally, I use the my ThinkOutside Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard, but I was in a rush this morning so I grabbed my Apple keyboard. Actually, it’s a better match for the OS. ;) The Samsung Q1UP’s “best friend” has to be the USB 727 EV-DO card. I don’t need a keyboard due to ink capabilities (with Windows more-so) but I do need my connectivity.