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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Sprint PCS / March 2005Home Internet vs. Sprint Options
First of all I want to say that this is the most informative forum I have ever been to. But I'm here for some advice. I just got a second Sanyo 4920 for my wife. I tried the LG blue tooth for about 2 weeks but the blue tooth functions were so limited I had to return it. I could barely get a number to dial correctly from my iPAQ. In a couple of weeks I'm going to be changing my current home number to my wife's second 4920. When I do this I'm going to loose my landline internet connection. So here are my questions: 1. Can I use my 4920 to connect to the internet? If so what kind of speed? What equipment do I need or have to invest in? I have a lousy 26k because of my location. I don't want to support the cable companies and there is no DSL coverage in my area (yet). I also can't afford the satellite setup and connection. I think anything would be an improvement unless it gets very expensive. 2. If no, is a connection card worth the investment? I really want to get rid of the house phone but I need the internet. Is there a site where I can get prices, speeds, and coverage with the connection cards? I don't ever get dropped calls with Sprint at my home so I wonder if a connection card would work the same? 3. I don't have a laptop but I know you can get a type 2 PCMCIA slot on my pc. Would a connection card still work with the PC? Thanks, D if you realy want any kinda of speed you will need to bit your foot off and call the cable company and get theres I use comcrap and I have there gold service for internet it is 55 bucks that is cheep at twice the price for 6mg down and 786 up > First of all I want to say that this is the most informative forum I have > ever been to. [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > Thanks, > D With "Sprint" it will be like "sh.tting thru a sock"....... You think your dialup is slow, boy are you going to be pissed off. Go with Verizon's Datacard. If they have 1X-EVDO service in your area it screams! It is NOT cheap however...$79.95 a month...but I use the hell out of mine. I tried Sprint's version..a lot of worthless promises, shitty service and a fight to the bitter end when I returned their crap. Did you check to see if there is a any wireless providers in your area? Where I live there is one but they really don't advertise. They are mostly for business but do have residential service. check out www.dslreports.com Tom85 wrote: > Did you check to see if there is a any wireless providers in your area? While waiting for my 3 MBps DSL to be installed, I used my Sanyo tethered to my laptop for internet access because the two wireless providers in my area were not equipped to do "roaming" from tower to tower, i.e. you were placed on a particular tower's segment and that was that. I just deployed my own private WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) Access Point on a church on the highest point of the county and have full city wide 802.11a (5.8 GHz) DSL access. > I just deployed my own private WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) > Access Point on a church on the highest point of the county and have full > city wide 802.11a (5.8 GHz) DSL access. Would that be the old Baptist College facility? > Would that be the old Baptist College facility? Am working with them to use that as a southern AP later this month. > First of all I want to say that this is the most informative forum I have > ever been to. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > connection. I think anything would be an improvement unless it gets very > expensive. Yes, you can use your phone to connect, with Vision service on your account. More below ... > 2. If no, is a connection card worth the investment? I really want to get > rid of the house phone but I need the internet. Is there a site where I can > get prices, speeds, and coverage with the connection cards? I don't ever get > dropped calls with Sprint at my home so I wonder if a connection card would > work the same? It's going to be expensive to do it via the card. First the expense of the card, and then, the additional phone cost. If you can qualify as a business, you can get an unlimited plan for $80/mo, same as what Verizon offers. You can expect speeds average between 50kbps to 70 kbps. > 3. I don't have a laptop but I know you can get a type 2 PCMCIA slot on my > pc. Would a connection card still work with the PC? Yes, it would. Your best bet for internet at this time is via your local cable service. Most services average monthly expense between $42 to $50 / mo. Bob What does it mean "if you can qualify as a business"? > It's going to be expensive to do it via the card. First the expense of the > card, and then, the additional phone cost. If you can qualify as a > business, > you can get an unlimited plan for $80/mo, same as what Verizon offers. You > can expect speeds average between 50kbps to 70 kbps. > What does it mean "if you can qualify as a business"? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > you can get an unlimited plan for $80/mo, same as what Verizon offers. You > > can expect speeds average between 50kbps to 70 kbps. SPCS does not offer unlimited Vision to the regular joe blow ... For the regular business, SPCS only offers 300 MB per month for $80. The $80/mo. *Unlimited* Vision plan is only listed on the sprintpcs business page. - http://www.sprint.com/business/products/offers/offerPCSVision.jsp You can see what's necessary to qualify as a business on their web site. Bob > When I do this I'm going to loose my > landline internet connection. Yipe, have you considered broadband cable? > So here are my questions: > > 1. Can I use my 4920 to connect to the internet? If so what kind of speed? Technically yes. However, Sprint prohibits that type of online use with their $15 plan. They frown upon having people connect computers to their phones and making it their primary internet connection, and may either cut off you rdata access or force you into a laptop connectivity plan (typically around $80 per month in addition to your voice plan). > What equipment do I need or have to invest in? You could purchase a PCMCIA card and use that, but it would requite a laptop plan. You could also get a USB data cable from Radio Shack for Sanyo phones, typically around $20. > I have a lousy 26k because > of my location. I don't want to support the cable companies and there is no > DSL coverage in my area (yet). While I can sympathize with not wanting to "feed the pig" as Dish Network likes to say, at present you kind of have to pick between the lesser of two evils to get a good data connection to your home. Since it seems like your phone company can't or won't offer DSL, you may be stuck with cable, at least for a while, in order to get a decent internet connection without having traditional wireline phone service. > I also can't afford the satellite setup and > connection. I think anything would be an improvement unless it gets very > expensive. In order to remain "kosher" in the eyes of Sprint's Terms of Service, things could get very expensive if you wanted to have a permanent wireles data connection with them. > 2. If no, is a connection card worth the investment? I really want to get > rid of the house phone but I need the internet. Think of it this way: a laptop connection card will run you $200 to $300, and the monthly fees will easily run $80 a month. On the other hand, a cable broadband connection will be much faster and cost around $60-70 a month, worst case scenario (in some places, it's way cheaper, especially if you already subscribe to cable TV). Now, once 1xEV-DO is launched, this MAY change, and Sprint MIGHT be more willing to let people use their computers permanently on the network, at lower prices. But, no one knows for sure yet. In the here and now though, swallowing your pride and going with cable, at least until we can see how 1xEV-DO pans out, might be the best option. In any case, even if you really want to go with Sprint for data no matter what, you will STILL want to wait until they have an EV-DO card for sale, considering it promises a much faster speed than the current 1xRTT data network. > 3. I don't have a laptop but I know you can get a type 2 PCMCIA slot on my > pc. Would a connection card still work with the PC? Yes, but that would be even more of an expense than is already proposed.  SignatureE-mail fudged to thwart spammers. Transpose the c's and a's in my e-mail address to reply. > I don't want to support the cable companies and there is no > DSL coverage in my area (yet). Are you sure? Try here: http://www.broadbandreports.com/search Also, look into fixed wireless: http://www.bbwexchange.com/wisps SignatureJohn Richards |
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