On Jul 4, 3:47 pm, Country <whatsamata...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> My current Cell Phone Contract will be up on July 14th. I would like
> to get a higher speed internet and am thinking of adding internet
> access with my next cell phone contract. Right now, my PC gets only
> 24.0 Kbps.
>
> I have checked into a few cell phone companies and I can either get a
> card (I guess it is a cellular modem card) for my PC the usually runs
> about $59.00 for unlimited access no matter which company I use or
> Alltel has a system that will let me tether (sp?) my cell phone to the
> PC and use it as a modem. The Alltel tethering system only costs
> $25.00 a month for unlimited access.
>
> If anyone has anything to say about the tethering system, I would be
> greatful if you would post you comments.
>
> Thanks, David
I have Verizon Wireless, which is similar to Alltel (both are CDMA
carriers), and have and LG enV. Verizon also has tethering, so my
description probably won't be that different from what Alltel offers)
When tethering with a cell phone, all the ****ts are opened, so you
might want to have a firewall up and running.
Although the speeds aren't bad for a cell phone, there is tremendous
lag in online games (for example, in the PC game Counter Strike, my
ping is up in the mid-200s, while everyone else is in the mid-50s).
And on top of that, you can surf the net while sitting in the back of
a car going 50MPH!
Actually, I am connected to the net right now with my cell phone.
Here is a speed test that I just ran.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/180709219.png
All in all, it isn't that bad for a cell phone connection.
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