well, this goes back to how fast is your own laptop, your network card, your speed

then, you have to ask how good is the coverage (that part will evolve as more competition comes in)

3 g is pretty fast but there are 5 g's and 10 g's out there (very limited)

then it goes back to how much you want to pay.

The only thing is this will only work on ONE computer and you can't split that network card.

Does your mom have verizon phone in that area? How CLEAR is that? Are there are lot of trees? Are they going to be setting up more towers in that area?

the 3 g's are fast whenever you are close to the service and have few obstacles...

but when you add in interference, landscapes and where you are at, it all then comes down to where you'll be using this the most

I think they might give you a trial period, I'd take advantage of that and see which one might serve you the most..

Sprint, AT&T and verizon are the three top players in this field currently...