EVDO...sm

Posted By: TechSupport on 2009-03-12
In Reply to: What's Sprint EVDO? (nm) - Thanks :-)

EVDO (Evolution Data Only or Evolution Data Optimized, depending on your source) is the wireless technology used by Sprint and Verizon. It's one of the "3G" or "third generation" wireless technologies. Other companies use other technologies and all of them spend their time arguing among themselves about which one is better rather than getting together to establish a national standard that would make wireless coverage universal.

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DSL - distance from office or switch. - Ex-Slave
- Distance does matter....sm - TechSupport
  - Nope, my husband is not incorrect....sm - Ex-Slave
    - I'm sorry, but your continuing to assert does not make him right. sm - TechSupport
      - ok, Mr. TechSupport...please sm - Ex-Slave
        Oh, please....sm - TechSupport
        If you'd look you would see that I AM the original poster....nm - Ex-Slave
        sorry, I posted too soon, there IS a message above. nm - Ex-Slave
- DSL Reports disagrees with you (AND your hubby). sm - not true
  - See my post above. nm - Ex-Slave
  - Distance is a factor but box OP refers to sm - HappyFlaMT
    - What's Sprint EVDO? (nm) - Thanks :-)
      - EVDO...sm - TechSupport
    - Correct! I hope that fiberoptic comes your way soon! nm - Ex-Slave
    - Nice to see a fellow dirt-roader. :-) nm - me too

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Anyone use EVDO for Internet or know anything about it?
I purchased my first laptop a couple months ago and have been looking at Internet service for it. I have used dial-up for years with my regular PC. (I only have dial-up available to me where I live.) I called a nearby Sprint store and they put my address in and said I do have coverage in my home/area. I know nothing of this type of connection to the Internet so am wondering what the pros/cons might be.

I will be using it for my on-line job using Emdat's InScribe and I contacted their technical support and they said I can connect to them using this.

We do have a huge cell phone tower within walking distance of our house so I am hoping that Sprint is a part of it as then I should have a great connection where I live. I realize I will not have coverage everywhere I go with my laptop.

The sales person told me I can purchase the card for my ExpressCard Slot for $49.99 and then my unlimited service will cost me $39.99/month for 40 MB. He said I could go higher if I found it necessary but he said he hasn't had anyone but a DJ (who downloaded a ton of music he said) find that they needed more MB than that. Since I currently only use dial-up for my on-line job, I would assume connecting with an ExpressCard up to this rate would work just as well if not better ???

Is there anything I should know/be aware of before doing this??? I will be keeping my dial-up service until the first of the month to be sure this all works out.

Sure would appreciate any feedback as I know nothing of this type of thing. Thanks so much.

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