Comments on: Making Sense of Mobile Broadband Options

By: Web Worker Daily » Archive Coping with FON-liness «

Web Worker Daily » Archive Coping with FON-liness « — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:07:47 +0000

[...] with 3G plans and hardware available for as little as $20/month here in the UK. Also users have a plethora of reasonable HSDPA and Wifi options. Though, incidentally, O2 won’t be letting UK iPhone 3G users use their phones as modems to [...]

By: Uncle Bob

Uncle Bob — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:19:01 +0000

Opting for tether almost doubles the rate but restricts usage, “Unlimited” vs 5GB.

Matrix below was copied from AT&T site today, 5/15/08.

Plan Name Monthly Cost Included Data Canadian Data International Data
PDA Personal $35 Unlimited 0.015/KB 0.0195/KB
PDA Personal + tethering $65 5 GB 0.015/KB 0.0195/KB

By: Kathleen Weaver

Kathleen Weaver — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:55:32 +0000

Just a small point with AT&T’s service: You CAN tether a laptop with some of the SmartPhones, with an optional addition to your data plan. I pay a total of $59.99 to have Smartphone service with tethering.

It also works very well, I’ve used the tethering with both USB cable and Bluetooth PAN with good results.

By: Great article that explains mobile broadband options in the US by TravelTechTalk

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:57:19 +0000

[...] Webworkerdaily has a great comprehensive article describing all the current options for mobile broadband in the US, if you feel the need to learn a little more about this new technology, then it’s certainly worth reading. [...]

By: bluemonq

bluemonq — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:54:44 +0000

About T-Mobile HotSpots: if you have voice service with them, a $20 add-on gives you EDGE data access on your phone AND HotSpot access.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:50:29 +0000

AT&T’s HSDPA network is mostly 1.8Mbps right now, with 3.6Mbps coverage in some spots. Certainly not the 14.4Mbps the article claims. 7.2Mbps is the speediest HSDPA deployed yet, in South Korea.

On top of that, AT&T’s the smallest 3G network of the big three.

By: Jeremy Pepper

Jeremy Pepper — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:16:21 +0000

Thanks Jason.

Boingo is more than just airports, though, and have a network of more than 100,000 hotspots worldwide, which includes restaurants (McDonald’s), cafes, hotels, coffee shops (Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Starbucks coming soon). And, with our Boingo Global ($39/month), there are no roaming fees.

Plus with GoBoingo, we give you an easy-to-use application that alerts you to Boingo hotspots, and lets you get online with one click.

By: JohnOpincar

JohnOpincar — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:32:51 +0000

I’ve been using Verizon’s broadband since January and it’s been great. I’ve used it riding from Houston to Dallas and Austin and always had a connection. Speed is slower when you are in the middle of nowhere but still usable.

By: Derek Berg

Derek Berg — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:19:08 +0000

I’m a fan of Sprint’s network but I access it through PDAnet on my Treo’s bluetooth. Takes the $15 unlimited data access for the phone and allows me to use that on the laptops.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:06:13 +0000

Apologies for the self-plug, but you mentioned everyone but Whisher, which combines residential WiFi sharing and WiFi Out credit for accessing commercial hotspots, on a per-minute, prepaid basis.