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Wireless broadband internet for MacBook via USB
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So I am considering 2 options for wireless broadband internet to go for my MacBook tethered to a USB device, such as the Verizon UB150 wireless USB modem.
Any ideas as to which one is better or which service (i.e. Sprint and Verizon, or maaybe ATT&T)? Thanks.
edit: I put it here because it isn't really a networking question and it pertains mostly to wireless service and not hardware.
(Last edited by mindwaves; Dec 22, 2007 at 11:07 AM.
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I'm not a local, but from what I have read, Sprint has a better network right now- but I would think that could change or would depend on where you are. A few years ago, Sprint was cheaper. And Verizon is evil.
AT&T, unless they are very strong where you want to be, would not be under consideration for me. Their national network is very weak for broadband.
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Paco is bitter about the loss of his .mac webpage. Image will return when his sadness lessens.
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I hope Sprint's data service is better than their cellular voice. Sucks bad.
Clearwire is ok from what I hear. Don't know if they service your area.
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Verizon has a great network all over California (actually covering the whole west-coast).
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Not that this answers your question, but Clearwire works great for me, however its not designed to be at all mobile. Still, if you happen to have coverage in your area then its great, and likely faster than cellular solutions.
Clearwire also uses Ethernet rather than usb.
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what kind of bandwidth do you get on clearwire? I haven't been able to find specific figures on their web page.
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There's no guaranteed throughput for a variety of (mostly legit) reasons. You do have seven days to change your mind also. Wth full signal strength I get downloads of around 220k a second. Its no DSL but its not intended to be yet. Thats with the second (top) tier speed choice.
The only thing I bitched about a little was the fact that they charge more for a PC card plan than they do for the fixed modem version, even though the service is the same. So even if I were to buy outright a modem AND a laptop card I'm only going to be using one at a time but have to pay more monthly for that. Anyway, it's moot now since I have a MBP instead of a Powerbook and i dont think they offer an ExpressCard version. Also its partly mobile since they dont have technology that allows handoffs between towers.
Clearwires plan for the fairly near-term is to rollout WiMax so that will vastly improve their bandwidth and coverage.
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