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David - 26 Jun 2004 22:23 GMT

Comments on T-Mobile's $20/mo Internet service. What is a realistic
speed. Also, how reliable is the access. Talked to the TM reps. but
they are next to useless on the hard questions!

Thanks

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John S. - 27 Jun 2004 02:25 GMT

>Comments on T-Mobile's $20/mo Internet service. What is a realistic
>speed. Also, how reliable is the access.

I have been using the service a LOT since October of last year.

I find that I am getting about 54 to 56k download speeds and seldom if ever see
the 140k bursts that they talk about.

I can connect in all the major cities that I have been to since that time and
many of the smaller cities as well. Basically, if you have T-Mobile service the
data service works fine.

For the price it is great!!! Same service with Sprint, Cingular, AT&T and
Verizon is $80 a month.

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John S.
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Mark Henderson - 27 Jun 2004 07:00 GMT

>For the price it is great!!! Same service with Sprint, Cingular, AT&T and
>Verizon is $80 a month.

However, the AT&T, Sprint, Verizon options are considerably faster
(EDGE, 1xRTT).

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Alesandra - 27 Jun 2004 15:57 GMT

You should be content with the speed for the price. Wifi hotspots are what
you need to fill in. there are a few free access if you hunt and live in
the right place

> >For the price it is great!!! Same service with Sprint, Cingular, AT&T and
> >Verizon is $80 a month.
>
> However, the AT&T, Sprint, Verizon options are considerably faster
> (EDGE, 1xRTT).

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John S. - 27 Jun 2004 22:58 GMT

>However, the AT&T, Sprint, Verizon options are considerably faster
>(EDGE, 1xRTT).

I have tested the AT&T WS version and find that it is about the same even with
the extra speed that is purported to be faster with EDGE.

I have compared the air cards that Sprint and Verizon have offered and they are
basically the same version and software release as the Merlin card I am using -
just for CDMA instead of GSM. Because the specs are the same, I don't believe
that they are working any faster, maybe a bit more reliably because of the CDMA
technology but certainly not faster.

But the difference in price for a traveler makes all the difference in the
world. $20 compared to $80 is enough of a difference to make one think twice.

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John S.
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gopi - 28 Jun 2004 02:09 GMT

sexyexotiche@aol.comspamfree (John S.) wrote in message news:

> I have been using the service a LOT since October of last year.
>
> I find that I am getting about 54 to 56k download speeds and seldom if ever see
> the 140k bursts that they talk about.

Around 56kbps is waht they claim - I've never seen T-Mobile claim 140k
bursts, although they might have the claim hidden somewhere. I've also
been quite happy with the service. Yes, it's slow compared to DSL, but
it's not too expensive.

> For the price it is great!!! Same service with Sprint, Cingular, AT&T and
> Verizon is $80 a month.

Verizon, for example, claims 300-500kbps _average_ and 2Mbps peak.
AT&T and Cingular have edge fully deployed, I believe, which is faster
than GPRS - if you can find a device that supports it. Sprint uses 3G
as well, and I think is comparable in speed to Verizon.

You'll get more speed for $80/month. Is it worth four times the price?
Not for me.

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Bruce Markowitz - 27 Jun 2004 04:59 GMT

Works great, 40K or so

>Comments on T-Mobile's $20/mo Internet service. What is a realistic
>speed. Also, how reliable is the access. Talked to the TM reps. but
>they are next to useless on the hard questions!
>
>Thanks

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dep_blueman - 28 Jun 2004 13:58 GMT

Depending on the market you are in you will find that t-mobile GPRS
service works very well to very poor.

In Chicago the connections are solid and the speed is always around
the max. of 40kbps. San Fran. area is another story; google for more
info.

Note: GPRS as implimented by t-mobile supports a MAX of Class 10: 4
slots down and 1 up. So, you are not going to get anything more than
~40kbps down.

-D

> Comments on T-Mobile's $20/mo Internet service. What is a realistic
> speed. Also, how reliable is the access. Talked to the TM reps. but
> they are next to useless on the hard questions!
>
> Thanks

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