Verizon Broadband Card

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BottleBlonde

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I"m about a mile from the cutoff for Metrocast "High Speed" Internet, so I've looked into the verizon broadband cards....anybody have any experience with them? good or bad?

Also, if there are 2 laptops in the home, and we would like to have both on the broadband acces, I know we would need 2 cards, but can we run broadband off of one monthly plan (maybe for an extra amount per month, like having an extra phone on a plan) or would we have to pay the extra $60 a month and have seperate plans for each?
 
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BottleBlonde said:
I"m about a mile from the cutoff for Metrocast "High Speed" Internet, so I've looked into the verizon broadband cards....anybody have any experience with them? good or bad?

Also, if there are 2 laptops in the home, and we would like to have both on the broadband acces, I know we would need 2 cards, but can we run broadband off of one monthly plan (maybe for an extra amount per month, like having an extra phone on a plan) or would we have to pay the extra $60 a month and have seperate plans for each?
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We have one and it works well, but that is all I know about that....
 
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BottleBlonde said:
Also, if there are 2 laptops in the home, and we would like to have both on the broadband acces, I know we would need 2 cards, but can we run broadband off of one monthly plan (maybe for an extra amount per month, like having an extra phone on a plan) or would we have to pay the extra $60 a month and have seperate plans for each?
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Well, technically, you are not supposed to. However, it can be easily done with just one Verizon Broadband Card if both PC's have EntherNet cards. All you have to do is run a EtherNet cable from the PC with the card to the one without the card. Now, depending on which firewall you are using, you will have to make some changes, etc. If you are interested, let me know and I'll outline what you have to do to share one connection.
 
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Well, technically, you are not supposed to. However, it can be easily done with just one Verizon Broadband Card if both PC's have EntherNet cards. All you have to do is run a EtherNet cable from the PC with the card to the one without the card. Now, depending on which firewall you are using, you will have to make some changes, etc. If you are interested, let me know and I'll outline what you have to do to share one connection.
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I'd like, I need to get the card first and make sure it works well in my area. If you could outline what I'd have to do though that would be great:)
 
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BottleBlonde said:
I"m about a mile from the cutoff for Metrocast "High Speed" Internet, so I've looked into the verizon broadband cards....anybody have any experience with them? good or bad?

Also, if there are 2 laptops in the home, and we would like to have both on the broadband acces, I know we would need 2 cards, but can we run broadband off of one monthly plan (maybe for an extra amount per month, like having an extra phone on a plan) or would we have to pay the extra $60 a month and have seperate plans for each?
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My friends have it and love it.
 
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A friend of mine had one and took it back because it didn't work at her house, then again neither does her cell phone:jet:
 
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before you get the card make sure you have a good Verizon cell connection at your house. Tina and I have the card which I use for work and such and it works great. Sharing the card I dont think the speed would be much better then a 56k modem though. I can tell you my card works great on base screw NMCI :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
 
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I have one. Usually the reception on the card is one bar less than my Verizon cell phone. EVDO has a router that you plug the card in to and then you can go wireless in the house.
My card works ok. Works great with better reception. At my house I have no bars of reception, sometimes I get 1 or 2, It's a little slow at times here.
 
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BottleBlonde said:
I'd like, I need to get the card first and make sure it works well in my area. If you could outline what I'd have to do though that would be great:)
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If you have a fairly new card - you should see EVDO on your screen display. If you have a few bars - you should be good to go. If you have one bar - you can get an external antenna for the card. Remember, Verizon will let you "test drive" the card for 15 days before you buy it.
 
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So, if you buy this card for $250, does that also include the ISP?
 
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DoWhat said:
So, if you buy this card for $250, does that also include the ISP?
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$250? All the Verizon Broadband Card gives you is access to the InterNet. You can drop your current ISP (i.e., Earthlink, AOL, etc.) if you aren't concerned about using a free E-Mail service (i.e., Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.). However, Verizon's Broadband coverage is limited in some areas. So, if you travel a lot - and need InterNet access - you might want to keep your ISP for a while (until Verizon expands some more). For a wealth of information on wireless internet - jump over to: http://www.evdoforums.com/index.php
 
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BottleBlonde said:
I"m about a mile from the cutoff for Metrocast "High Speed" Internet, so I've looked into the verizon broadband cards....anybody have any experience with them? good or bad?

Also, if there are 2 laptops in the home, and we would like to have both on the broadband acces, I know we would need 2 cards, but can we run broadband off of one monthly plan (maybe for an extra amount per month, like having an extra phone on a plan) or would we have to pay the extra $60 a month and have seperate plans for each?
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You don't need two cards. buy yourself one of these. We have been testing one at work with at Cingular Option GT Max cellular card and it works great. :yay:

Cingular has good HSDPA/UMTS coverage and we're getting around 650Kbs download and around 200kbs upload.
 
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BottleBlonde said:
I was told that the broadband card ran like the "EVDO" on the cell phones, and at my house I usually have 1-2 bars of ECDO on my cell...is that right or am i wrong?
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Sorry, I really have never tried tethering my cellphone to my laptop - have no idea. However, I'm getting 1-2 bars on my cellphone as well. I bought an external antenna for my card and it bumped my reception up to 3 to 4 bars.
 
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