Wireless Highspeed thru Cingular

[Laser1992 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Laser1992]

Hi All!

I currently have Insight highspeed internet thru the cable company. I was considering looking at getting an unlimited wireless highspeed thru Cingular,Sprint, Verison or other that you have a card that goes in laptop. I was wondering anyone do this. Is it possible to share the internet this way on your network?

This way I could have highspeed internet where ever I take the laptop, but also when home with laptop, could use 1 of 3 other computers in the house, or others could also get on internet at same time. I now get on at home with all computers and laptop at home by networking the insight access.

But was curious if the Cingular, or Sprint, or Verizon could be networked.

Anyone try this?

Thanks!

laser

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Hi All!

I currently have Insight highspeed internet thru the cable company. I was considering looking at getting an unlimited wireless highspeed thru Cingular,Sprint, Verison or other that you have a card that goes in laptop. I was wondering anyone do this. Is it possible to share the internet this way on your network?

This way I could have highspeed internet where ever I take the laptop, but also when home with laptop, could use 1 of 3 other computers in the house, or others could also get on internet at same time. I now get on at home with all computers and laptop at home by networking the insight access.

But was curious if the Cingular, or Sprint, or Verizon could be networked.

Anyone try this?

Thanks!

laser

Laser,

I have Cingular GSM service and I have had a chance to use it in many locations now. I give it about a 6 out of 10.

I bought it because I was tired of using dial up in timeshares. It's decent when Cingular has GSM towers in the location you are accessing service. When they don't, it's worse than dial up. So, in service areas in the middle of the country, I just opted for dial up in our timeshare unit.

I connect at 1.8M and it's typically better than dial up, but nowhere near as good as DSL or Cable modem service. So, you can't use it as a DSL replacement. I think it's a couple of years away from being good enough to be that replacement.

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I know this is an old thread but what the heck...

I just got one of the new G3 phones and it is really quite fast... I still hav enot got to measure it but when traveling in the past I used a 56k modem and compared to a dial-up this thing screems!

It is not as fast as our Fiber Optic internet at home but it is as fast as most any DSL I have ever seen used...

The problem with Cingular's G3 system is that it is limited at the moment as far as areas where you can get it. At home, we are out of the G3 area and I get about 56k speeds... Where I work, I get the full G3 speeds and I am one happy camper!

I have more posted here:

http://www.timeshareforums.com/forum...ad.php?t=18725

The unlimited data plan costs me $60/month but now I can get stuff done during downtimes just about anywhere!

[DebbieM Member Find all posts View Profile Close DebbieM]

Ken, it's funny that you resurrected this thread, because I was just reading it last night. Yesterday we bought something similar from Cingular, not a phone, but PC card called an AirCard for the laptop. Now the laptop has unlimited wireless internet access anywhere you get cellular service from Cingular. No more whining about lack of (or howlingly expensive) WiFi or the slowness of dial-up at the resorts!!! The card cost $200 plus a $36 activation fee, but there is a $100 mail-in rebate.

No, it is not blazing fast. We don't get 3G coverage here in Colorado until "sometime next year." But we are used to slower speeds at our rather remote home, where until now the best we have had available to us is satellite. When we do test searches using the satellite system and the AirCard simultaneously, the AirCard search has been typically taking 0.01 sec longer. I can live with that. Next month we will bring the laptop with us to Hawaii, where they already have 3G coverage, and will probably get totally spoiled.

We are still testing out this new system (30 day return policy) but so far it's looking very positive. The portability is a huge plus for us. The service plan is the same as yours ($60/mo for unlimited access). We pay the same amount for satellite, so no pain there if we drop the satellite service. With satellite, we needed something else when travelling, but now we shouldn't, so I think we can also drop our dial-up service. We are also considering dropping our regular phone service.

So far this really seems to be just the ticket for us. I wish we knew about it earlier!!!

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I'll be honest, I found the thread last night by checking the who's online page and I could see someone was looking at this thread and the subject caught my eye...

I am realy happy with my decision to go this route!

[RESORT2ME Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RESORT2ME]

I don't have a lot of savy of what you speak, but while on Trip West I did purchase a WiFi package to try my laptop in camps and motel rooms. Where there was a good signal, it worked fine.

What is this satalite item?

Presently I use tvdish for television and dial up which ties up the phone line.
I'd like to go for something that consoldates pc, tv and phone.

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

FYI, a good friend of mine had the Cingular air card for his laptop. He recently switched to the Verizon wireless air card for his laptop because it was about 4 times faster.

I don't have either nor am I a Verizon salesman.

[DebbieM Member Find all posts View Profile Close DebbieM]

Robert,

The satellite system was something we set up with Dish Network about 5 years ago. The buy-in costs were nearly $1000. My husband's business footed the bill (we live at 9000' in Colorado, where not much else other than dial-up is available). We had Internet access and TV through this service, but not phone. The buy-in costs for the AirCard were considerably less and the monthly subscription (for the Internet part only) were identical.

Debbie

[Laser1992 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Laser1992]

Updates on wireless highspeed

Does anyone have any new updates on this. I started this thread a long time ago. And decided against, but I am still wanting something for when I vacation, driving along in the car to locations, and also for work, lunch etc. when I take breaks, as I take classes, and I cannot use work computer internet for school etc.

Some people just tell me I am crazey and I don't need internet every minute of the day. But I do everything on the internet I possibly can, and feel lost without it.

Last year on vacation at Bonnet Creek, I used the web for information on shows at Disney World, movie times, and other activity look up. It was very convienient.

I am still considering, but I don't want something that is not going to be fairly fast. So any one got any updates and suggestions.

Laser

[timeos2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close timeos2]

The Verizon version has been great

I have been using the Verizon version since last summer. It is fast, reliable and coverage has been outstanding. You cannot easily share it - and you wouldn't want to as it is only about 1/3 the speed of a fast DSl or cable broadband service. But for easy, fast access almost anywhere it has been great. I even watched TV on my laptop in the car on the way to FL last Christmas via the Sling Player. It wowed the family (and angered the driver who wanted to watch not drive). It isn't cheap at $49 but it's unlimited - my daughter uses more on her TREO than I use on my TREO & laptop combined. All that AIM, music, Internet browsing and Sling player I suppose. I originally had unlimited on mine and the $29 limited package on hers - within the first week it was obvious that wasn't going to make sense.

[Laser1992 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Laser1992]

have to have voice with Verizon

Times02

Do you have to have voice (cell phone) with Verizon to get the 49 price unlimited. I am assuming the 49 is per month. Right now I am locked in with Cingular on the cell phone for a while.

Thanks for responding.

Laser

[timeos2 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close timeos2]

I believe you do. I think it's $69 without a voice plan.

[dale7 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dale7]

high speed cell card

In the last two years I have used two different plans Verizon and Sprint they both worked very fast in the San Francisco and Oakland area about 500k+ per sec. When we traval to country side we would have to wait for a small town to get a signal and some time it was slow. When we were in Hawaii Verizon worked the best on all the islands. Depending where you are from what I read one company will work better than the others.

When you get a card make sure that you can plug in a external antenna to the card just like a cell phone some time you need more signal or need to put the antenna out side the window for a better signal.

Bottom line if your in a town they work great most of the time and if your camping it may not work at all just like cell phones.

Hope this helps.
I like my card.

Dale