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At least I have the Internet... [Jul. 1st, 2008|08:50 am]
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The train may be hateful and slow and never on-time these days, but there's at least one good thing: I have the Internet on my PC throughout my journey.

Not only that, but it works well, too. I tether my BlackBerry Curve to my new PowerBook G4 (thanks, work!) via Bluetooth. And despite my dislike of the protocol, it seems to work well--although every once in a blue moon while tethered, the phone spontaneously reboots.

And unlike the other wireless carriers (AT&T springs to mind), Verizon Wireless has super-fast EV-DO and no dead spots. AT&T (especially EDGE iPhone) users: Stick that in your hair and rub it.

In fact, I'm on the train right now, posting this entry. We're just pulling up to the Pompano Beach station.
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[User Picture]From: [info]ishottheserif
2008-07-01 02:30 pm (UTC)

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And unlike the other wireless carriers (AT&T springs to mind), Verizon Wireless has super-fast EV-DO and no dead spots. AT&T (especially EDGE iPhone) users: Stick that in your hair and rub it.

As far as EV-DO goes, (and it may just be in my head) Sprint's network seems faster, but yes, VZW is NOT the ughslow worse than dialup EDGE.

EV-DO is, by the numbers, several times faster than that and can reach almost DSL-like speeds depending on where you are.