Best Mobile Internet Service

[Tom Meservey]

Hi Rob and group.

I have had the Verizone 5740 for over a year now and really like it. The
speed is not great (National Access) but it is faster than dial up, averaging
about 144kps. What I have found is it is VERY dependable. I have just returned
from upper Maine where I never have internet, but this year Verizon has struck a
deal with U.S. Cellular (and other carries) so I could use my laptop with the PC
card off thier tower, a little slow, but good and reliable. I use the internet
alot and do not want to use my cell phone for connection (which is MUCH slower),
so the PC card perfect for me. The PC card plus my 2 cell phones, with 700
minutes a month, runs me about $144.00. Now that we are permanent residents of
SC and not traveling when I PC card contract (2 years) is up, I may consider
going to a land line and DSL; however in this area, a phone, plus DSL is still
going to cost me about $50-60 a month. AND Charleston is going to get Broadband
for Verizon the first of the year,
jacking the speeds up to 400-700kps, with the same PC card. Verizon's
Technical support is really good and I don't have any complaints about either
service.

One thing you might want to check, is I think two of the PC cards now have
antennas and that might be better, however, the Kyeoca card was almost $200 last
time I checked, and I got the 5740 for free with a two year contract. So I was
just going to hold of buying an antenna'd card until I needed it; but now won't
so that is a moot point.

Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)
Ladson, SC - with the 1981 still for sale

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