Comments on: EVDO Cards Rock! http://blog.dreamhost.com/2005/09/21/evdo-cards-rock/ Tales From the Inside! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:18:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: adam http://blog.dreamhost.com/2005/09/21/evdo-cards-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-3045 adam Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:30:42 +0000 http://blog.dreamhost.com/?p=40#comment-3045 my lenovo with evdo is the biggest piece of crap. the fingerprint reader only works 1 out of 5 times and the evdo just stopped working today. someone's been one the phone with verizon for hours. thats like talking to a brick wall. my lenovo with evdo is the biggest piece of crap. the fingerprint reader only works 1 out of 5 times and the evdo just stopped working today. someone’s been one the phone with verizon for hours. thats like talking to a brick wall.

]]> By: Dmitriy http://blog.dreamhost.com/2005/09/21/evdo-cards-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-1977 Dmitriy Mon, 19 Dec 2005 07:29:24 +0000 http://blog.dreamhost.com/?p=40#comment-1977 WCDMA is the fastest mobile speed in phones. It also called 3G. But our operators don't support it. WCDMA is the fastest mobile speed in phones. It also called 3G. But our operators don’t support it.

]]> By: dk http://blog.dreamhost.com/2005/09/21/evdo-cards-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 dk Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:45:01 +0000 http://blog.dreamhost.com/?p=40#comment-1187 Borak, maybe you could post the config info to make that work ;) IS EDGE the same sytem T-Mobile uses? Their service is only 29/month (so a bargain even at slower speed), which I could pull off, but 79/month is way out of my league!!! Borak, maybe you could post the config info to make that work ;)

IS EDGE the same sytem T-Mobile uses? Their service is only 29/month (so a bargain even at slower speed), which I could pull off, but 79/month is way out of my league!!!

]]> By: Borak http://blog.dreamhost.com/2005/09/21/evdo-cards-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Borak Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:03:05 +0000 http://blog.dreamhost.com/?p=40#comment-1149 I'm sneaky and I use EVDO through my cell phone for $15/month and connect it to my laptop. They don't seem to notice that you use more than the average EVDO user, since I've clocked over 10GB in the last 6 months I've had service. It's a great (not so much ethical) way to not spend $70/month for high speed wireless internet. :) EVDO is sure great, I average 700kbps and occasionally do reach the peak 2mbps they advertise in my area. I’m sneaky and I use EVDO through my cell phone for $15/month and connect it to my laptop. They don’t seem to notice that you use more than the average EVDO user, since I’ve clocked over 10GB in the last 6 months I’ve had service.

It’s a great (not so much ethical) way to not spend $70/month for high speed wireless internet. :)

EVDO is sure great, I average 700kbps and occasionally do reach the peak 2mbps they advertise in my area.

]]> By: nate http://blog.dreamhost.com/2005/09/21/evdo-cards-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-1081 nate Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:47:58 +0000 http://blog.dreamhost.com/?p=40#comment-1081 Yeah, some of the cards work on Macs. I have a powerbook and the V620 card works, but just barely. You actually have to trick Mac OS X into use the 5220 card's driver for the V620. And it connects and works, but the display of how many "bars" you have doesn't work. And Verizon hasn't been selling the 5220 for quite a while now. I ordered the first bunch of our shared EVDO cards maybe 5 months ago and they weren't selling them then. We just ordered some more and the Kyocera 650 DOES work in Macs, but some other card they're currently selling doesn't work. Ask for the Kyocera by name. Yeah, some of the cards work on Macs. I have a powerbook and the V620 card works, but just barely. You actually have to trick Mac OS X into use the 5220 card’s driver for the V620. And it connects and works, but the display of how many “bars” you have doesn’t work.

And Verizon hasn’t been selling the 5220 for quite a while now. I ordered the first bunch of our shared EVDO cards maybe 5 months ago and they weren’t selling them then.

We just ordered some more and the Kyocera 650 DOES work in Macs, but some other card they’re currently selling doesn’t work. Ask for the Kyocera by name.

]]> By: Aaron Linville http://blog.dreamhost.com/2005/09/21/evdo-cards-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 Aaron Linville Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:57:21 +0000 http://blog.dreamhost.com/?p=40#comment-1080 Chris, yes they do work and they are supported quite well (albeit the reps. in the Verizon stores will swear otherwise). :-) Here is a link to a good informative website about using Mac OS X and an EVDO card. http://evdoinfo.com/Tips/PC_5220/Mac_EVDO_20050712475/ Here is a link to download the driver direct from Apple (though I think it's included with 10.4 already). http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/verizonbroadbandaccesssupport.html Chris, yes they do work and they are supported quite well (albeit the reps. in the Verizon stores will swear otherwise). :-)

Here is a link to a good informative website about using Mac OS X and an EVDO card.

http://evdoinfo.com/Tips/PC_5220/Mac_EVDO_20050712475/

Here is a link to download the driver direct from Apple (though I think it’s included with 10.4 already).

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/verizonbroadbandaccesssupport.html

]]> By: John Evans http://blog.dreamhost.com/2005/09/21/evdo-cards-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-1079 John Evans Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:37:04 +0000 http://blog.dreamhost.com/?p=40#comment-1079 LOL buy a card, phone or laptop tied to an operator!!! Perhaps the US focus here stops you from realising the rest of the world uses GSM which uses sim cards. Which in turn means I buy a phone and stick a sim card from whomever I want in it, want to change operators? Get a new sim! I have been using such cards (albeit much slower) since 2002 and they are excellent, but since my phone can act as a bluetooth modem it kinda made the card redundant. But my main point is, when the overwhelming majority of the world uses one standard and the US uses another the odds of any specific laptops carrying a fairly neiche technology vs. mainstream (i.e. EDGE) are slim. So cards are the main means forward I am guessing LOL buy a card, phone or laptop tied to an operator!!!

Perhaps the US focus here stops you from realising the rest of the world uses GSM which uses sim cards. Which in turn means I buy a phone and stick a sim card from whomever I want in it, want to change operators? Get a new sim!

I have been using such cards (albeit much slower) since 2002 and they are excellent, but since my phone can act as a bluetooth modem it kinda made the card redundant.

But my main point is, when the overwhelming majority of the world uses one standard and the US uses another the odds of any specific laptops carrying a fairly neiche technology vs. mainstream (i.e. EDGE) are slim.

So cards are the main means forward I am guessing

]]> By: eecue http://blog.dreamhost.com/2005/09/21/evdo-cards-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-1078 eecue Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:15:10 +0000 http://blog.dreamhost.com/?p=40#comment-1078 I also love my EVDO card but I am pissed for two reasons: 1. the service is now way cheaper and I am stuck in a long contract. 2. I have a desktop at home and soon a mac mini with no pcmcia slot and I really want an EVDO USB dongle but as of yet there are none that ship. that is all. I also love my EVDO card but I am pissed for two reasons:

1. the service is now way cheaper and I am stuck in a long contract.

2. I have a desktop at home and soon a mac mini with no pcmcia slot and I really want an EVDO USB dongle but as of yet there are none that ship.

that is all.

]]> By: Chris http://blog.dreamhost.com/2005/09/21/evdo-cards-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Chris Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:49:24 +0000 http://blog.dreamhost.com/?p=40#comment-1077 Anybody know if these cards work with Powerbooks? Anybody know if these cards work with Powerbooks?

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