Best way to connect in rural areas
 

Okay it's either dial up, or a Mobile Broadband card. I saw on the DSL questions thread and elsewhere on another board AT &T is not the best with customer service and that they aren't reliable, is that true? Anyone using their 3g network to connect? I am wondering if they are as bad as I've read, because what I read about was DSL on another board...How well does mobile broadband work? Mom is in their coverage map and I don't really want to go back to dial up when I move...

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...

you can check your modem speed and see what it is on your laptop

run a "Belarc Advisor" (the easiest way)

and it'll give you all the spec you need and it's free.

Belarc Advisor Free, click here. :)

Well I don't have the laptop yet, and she has sprint there, DSL would really eliminte the problem, but sadly I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. IF it ever happens. Thanks for the posts who moi, I didn't realize they had 5 an 10G networks too! WOW! :eek:

So it looks like dial up on the desktop and mobile broadband on the laptop...Could be worse...

if you are reffering to the att 3g mobile networking for cell phones then yes it is limeted. if you are referring to the nice lil usb sticks and plugin network cards then they are limeted to your rate plan as well.


but rather than give all the particulars for everything i will ask you what i ask all my customers and clients.

what do you wish to use the laptop for?

the answer to this can help you decide on the products you need to know about and how they can help you.

there is no commercial use of a 5g or 10g network for mobile devices. 3g is still early in its infancy stages and a 4g is 3 to 7 years out at best,

we can however get higher speeds using a landline or fiber optics depending on our wallet size. and whats available in our areas.



roger