Cingular Data Connect For PC Cards???
hey everyone...my name is razzy and i'm new! lol
anyways, i use a laptop, and i use regular cable modem access for internet with aol
i pay roughly 45 to 50 a month for the cable internet thru my cable company (adelphia)
and now i am thinking of getting cingular's unlimited data with pc card thing
right now for military people (which i am) theres a promotion going to get the Sony Ericsson GC83 pc card for free, and unlimited data connect for 60 a month which is good, right?
how much do other companies charge for unlimited data with pc cards monthly? i think verizon is like 80 and i am not sure about tmobile
mine is 60 a month for unlimited with the military discount
my question is, is the gprs/edge service reliable? i am ...
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anyways, i use a laptop, and i use regular cable modem access for internet with aol
i pay roughly 45 to 50 a month for the cable internet thru my cable company (adelphia)
and now i am thinking of getting cingular's unlimited data with pc card thing
right now for military people (which i am) theres a promotion going to get the Sony Ericsson GC83 pc card for free, and unlimited data connect for 60 a month which is good, right?
how much do other companies charge for unlimited data with pc cards monthly? i think verizon is like 80 and i am not sure about tmobile
mine is 60 a month for unlimited with the military discount
my question is, is the gprs/edge service reliable? i am ...
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I have a co-worker that was using the GC83 (which is free after rebate with a 2 year in my area) on his Sony Vaio and it was great! I mean not as fast as cable but right up on par with DSL though. I think that if you are getting the discount on the service (because for normal folk it's $79.99 a month) I would go for it. As long as you have the signal you will be fine!🙂
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excellent! thank you much for your input!
how much slower is DSL to Cable? will i even be able to tell the difference? and is cingular's data network as good as its calling network? i think its calling network is fantastic but i dont wanna get the pc card and see otherwise as far as data goes! lol
how much slower is DSL to Cable? will i even be able to tell the difference? and is cingular's data network as good as its calling network? i think its calling network is fantastic but i dont wanna get the pc card and see otherwise as far as data goes! lol
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DSl has a large variance in speeds. I have SBC Yahoo, and if I spend more, I get faster speeds. It varies from 128KB/s to 1.2 MB/s. Cable's normally faster than DSL, but can get slowed down if too many people use the Cable hub.
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To be honest I really don't know, because from area to area it varies. Me, I never had anything but dial up and then cable, so I am kinda in the dark on that. And as for the data network, everywhere you have signal to make a call you have either GPRS or EDGE, so you should be good. And thank you for being in the military, I know its kinda cheesy to say, but you are what is helping keep our country safe, and I thank you for that. And also for your continued business and support 😁
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excellent thanks everyone for your input
and as far as being in the military...lol i'm just doing my part lol 😎
and as far as being in the military...lol i'm just doing my part lol 😎
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You may not read this, but my family is military based and I know how hard it is and can be in alot of ways, so thank you!
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razzy said:
excellent! thank you much for your input!
how much slower is DSL to Cable? will i even be able to tell the difference? and is cingular's data network as good as its calling network? i think its calling network is fantastic but i dont wanna get the pc card and see otherwise as far as data goes! lol
cable is generally 2-3 times faster than DSL. Latency is usually where DSL excels.
EDGE speeds are LOW DSL speeds. roughly 130-200 kbps. Average DSL is around 500kbps. You WILL notice a difference going from cable to EDGE.
in comparison, i also have Adelphia. my download speeds are around 2.8 mbps (2800 kbps), so going from 2800 to 180 is about what you will percieve.
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It all depends on the speed of your cable company. Most are 4 Mbps for that price (unless you are also paying for a modem rental) then you might be getting UP TO 2 Mbps. DSL, as was previously stated, varies as well but the starting packages are usually only 300 kbps.
In general, wireless is going to be slower than a decent DSL or cable package. What you are getting is portability. When you are getting a signal (not sure how it is where you live) it works very nicely. Speed is also subjective. If you were going from dial-up I'd say you will love it. If you had a good cable package you may find it slow. Try it first and see what you think. If you buy it from a Cingular direct or Cingular branded agent location they will have 30 re...
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In general, wireless is going to be slower than a decent DSL or cable package. What you are getting is portability. When you are getting a signal (not sure how it is where you live) it works very nicely. Speed is also subjective. If you were going from dial-up I'd say you will love it. If you had a good cable package you may find it slow. Try it first and see what you think. If you buy it from a Cingular direct or Cingular branded agent location they will have 30 re...
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