OMG Wi-fi and connected at truck-stops
#11
03-18-2007, 07:46 AM
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: California...yup beautifull Hollywood just over the hill
Posts: 569
Originally Posted by Red Clay Rambler
No, you didn't get ripped. The aircard and the phone service are separate services. The aircard never COMES WITH phone service automatically, you have to select that arrangement.
How much hassle was the purchase/installation? Yeah getting it was pretty painless, it was a little over $100 to start up, we plugged the card in my slot and I was good to go, I am kinda mixed about the coverage being good tho, it seems to be sooo slow in some places and losing packets in the air or something, and in other spots a decent service. I think it has something to do with how close you are to a major city as I am doing a lot better the closer in I get to Oklahoma City....60 miles out wasnt doing well, moved closer to 25 miles out and really bringing things in faster it seems. 
#12
03-18-2007, 12:04 PM
Cingular is more like dial up with their speed. Sprint is pretty much like DSL. At least that is what I was told by a rep a while ago. I am sure Cingular will get their speed up before long. Speed can also be affected by how much traffic is on that particular service. You will appreciate having the air card after using WiFi for a while.
#13
03-19-2007, 10:18 PM
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: California...yup beautifull Hollywood just over the hill
Posts: 569
tHKS G-man for the reply, yeah I've tried to respond to this post numerous times using my crapy cingular connection, just times out usually and loses the packets in the air or something....dunno mixed whether I will keep it. I'm at a TSA right now and paid the $5 to use their which is much faster.
The advantage to the air card being I could be anywhere, but this is soooo ridiculously slow.
#14
03-19-2007, 10:42 PM
if you bought the latest card and are using the cingular connection manager you might had problems. you have to go to Sierra Wireless website and download their 3G watcher and use that instead of the cingular connection manager. Call up Cingular support and they will walk you through the whole thing. If your service keeps freezing up and you have to disconnect and reconnect a lot then you definitely need to download the 3G watcher.
#16
03-19-2007, 11:55 PM
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: California...yup beautifull Hollywood just over the hill
Posts: 569
Originally Posted by merrick4
if you bought the latest card and are using the cingular connection manager you might had problems. you have to go to Sierra Wireless website and download their 3G watcher and use that instead of the cingular connection manager. Call up Cingular support and they will walk you through the whole thing. If your service keeps freezing up and you have to disconnect and reconnect a lot then you definitely need to download the 3G watcher.
#17
03-20-2007, 01:29 AM
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: California...yup beautifull Hollywood just over the hill
Posts: 569
OMG thks Maverick.......This 3G watcher R0cks(6min download tho)...now I can surf my favorite por....er ah... religious sites faster!
#18
03-20-2007, 05:01 PM
Originally Posted by SteveBooth
I have Verizon and happier than a pig in crap.
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