What kind of internet do you use? and who is the provider

[KirinDave]

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well, though mine may be slower, I have one benefit all of you don't, mine is called Mobile Broadband, I have High Speed Internet almost everywhere I go, not just at home

Actually, I have a Verizon EVDO card for that.

I am one of the lucky few with netshare on my iPhone, so occasionally I use that. While AT&T's coverage is sparser, the HSDPA itself is faster when you can get a good signal, so I've done fairly well.

P.S. Responding to this with any kind of defense for your provider's coverage is basically redundant and also a slap in the face of your own thread.

[Dude Looks Like A Lady 2]

DeadSeraphim

Dude Looks Like A Lady 2

DeadSeraphim

http://www.speedtest.net/result/377659500.png

@Alltel: Of all the people here, I think Kirin would be the only one who even needs that. And even then, I get the impression from his previous posts that he is bit of a coffee shop lurker when it comes to wireless anyway.

lol, what I have is far better than the wireless in coffee shops, but its good on trips, when your camping, and going to people's houses that don't have internet or dial-up

Why would you take your laptop camping? Why go camping at all?

well, at night, and I have to sometimes have it for work

[KirinDave]

DeadSeraphim

http://www.speedtest.net/result/377659500.png

@Alltel: Of all the people here, I think Kirin would be the only one who even needs that. And even then, I get the impression from his previous posts that he is bit of a coffee shop lurker when it comes to wireless anyway.

I am, but honestly I way underuse my connection. I have the standard package, I don't pay extra. I am lucky to live in an area that gives me relatively good connections. I bet other people here would score much better on their speedtests if they were on 802.11n networks in the 5ghz band (so many people don't realize that 802.11b/g really can step on your bandwidth usage in practice, despite so called "peak numbers" wink .

It's still NOTHING compared to what even crappy access in Japan or Norway would be like.

[DeadSeraphim]

@Alltel: You're a strange man. When I go camping, the only thing I take from civilization are a swag, a towel, sausages and alcohol. Laptops stay at home.

[Dude Looks Like A Lady 2]

KirinDave

Dude Looks Like A Lady 2

well, though mine may be slower, I have one benefit all of you don't, mine is called Mobile Broadband, I have High Speed Internet almost everywhere I go, not just at home

Actually, I have a Verizon EVDO card for that.

I am one of the lucky few with netshare on my iPhone, so occasionally I use that. While AT&T's coverage is sparser, the HSDPA itself is faster when you can get a good signal, so I've done fairly well.

P.S. Responding to this with any kind of defense for your provider's coverage is basically redundant and also a slap in the face of your own thread.

why would I do that Alltel and Verizon are merging, combining EVDO networks, and we have roaming agreement with Sprint, so really big EVDO Coverage now, AT&T's 3G, I cannot say anything about it being large

[Dude Looks Like A Lady 2]

DeadSeraphim

You're a strange man. When I go camping, the only thing I take from civilization are a swag, a towel, sausages and alcohol. Laptops stay at home.

my idea of camping is a camper, electricity, Satellite TV, and I do agree on the alcohol, in all honesty, I could stay in a tent, but the wife would not like that too much

[KirinDave]

DeadSeraphim

You're a strange man. When I go camping, the only thing I take from civilization are a swag, a towel, sausages and alcohol. Laptops stay at home.

Maybe I should be ashamed to admit it, but I've taken a laptop camping. I actually took a 3 day retreat to the mountains to finish a personal project. I had a bunch of batteries and halfway through a friend came and swapped it for me.

I got a ton of work done. No one can interrupt you when your phone has 0 bars.

[KirinDave]

DeadSeraphim

@Kirin: A billion dollar internet infrastructure project is being set up right now. Companies are bidding for the contract as we speak.

I hope you can convince your politicians to drop that firewall.

[DeadSeraphim]

Dude Looks Like A Lady 2

DeadSeraphim

You're a strange man. When I go camping, the only thing I take from civilization are a swag, a towel, sausages and alcohol. Laptops stay at home.

my idea of camping is a camper, electricity, Satellite TV, and I do agree on the alcohol, in all honesty, I could stay in a tent, but the wife would not like that too much

That's not camping! Hell, me and my mates rarely even take tents.

@Kirin: Tsk tsk. You're all technophiles. Also, firewall isn't even implemented yet! If at all. Civil liberties groups are going crazy over it.

[Dude Looks Like A Lady 2]

DeadSeraphim

Dude Looks Like A Lady 2

DeadSeraphim

You're a strange man. When I go camping, the only thing I take from civilization are a swag, a towel, sausages and alcohol. Laptops stay at home.

my idea of camping is a camper, electricity, Satellite TV, and I do agree on the alcohol, in all honesty, I could stay in a tent, but the wife would not like that too much

That's not camping! Hell, me and my mates rarely even take tents.

@Kirin: Tsk tsk. You're all technophiles. Also, firewall isn't even implemented yet! If at all. Civil liberties groups are going crazy over it.

well, I still ride four wheelers, mud in my truck, and swim

[Wick Was Here]

Dude Looks Like A Lady 2

DeadSeraphim

Dude Looks Like A Lady 2

DeadSeraphim

You're a strange man. When I go camping, the only thing I take from civilization are a swag, a towel, sausages and alcohol. Laptops stay at home.

my idea of camping is a camper, electricity, Satellite TV, and I do agree on the alcohol, in all honesty, I could stay in a tent, but the wife would not like that too much

That's not camping! Hell, me and my mates rarely even take tents.

@Kirin: Tsk tsk. You're all technophiles. Also, firewall isn't even implemented yet! If at all. Civil liberties groups are going crazy over it.

well, I still ride four wheelers, mud in my truck, and swim

Cause your a real American hero!

[Dude Looks Like A Lady 2]

KirinDave

DeadSeraphim

You're a strange man. When I go camping, the only thing I take from civilization are a swag, a towel, sausages and alcohol. Laptops stay at home.

Maybe I should be ashamed to admit it, but I've taken a laptop camping. I actually took a 3 day retreat to the mountains to finish a personal project. I had a bunch of batteries and halfway through a friend came and swapped it for me.

I got a ton of work done. No one can interrupt you when your phone has 0 bars.

one thing about Alltel, we are well know for rural coverage, I can go into the woods and mountains, of Arkansas camping, where very few people live, and still have service, but I see what your saying, sometimes its nice to have no service

[Dude Looks Like A Lady 2]

Wick Was Here

Dude Looks Like A Lady 2

DeadSeraphim

Dude Looks Like A Lady 2

DeadSeraphim

You're a strange man. When I go camping, the only thing I take from civilization are a swag, a towel, sausages and alcohol. Laptops stay at home.

my idea of camping is a camper, electricity, Satellite TV, and I do agree on the alcohol, in all honesty, I could stay in a tent, but the wife would not like that too much

That's not camping! Hell, me and my mates rarely even take tents.

@Kirin: Tsk tsk. You're all technophiles. Also, firewall isn't even implemented yet! If at all. Civil liberties groups are going crazy over it.

well, I still ride four wheelers, mud in my truck, and swim

Cause your a real American hero!

though I live in America, I am actually English, I was born in Berkshire, England

[KirinDave]

Dude Looks Like A Lady 2

KirinDave

DeadSeraphim

You're a strange man. When I go camping, the only thing I take from civilization are a swag, a towel, sausages and alcohol. Laptops stay at home.

Maybe I should be ashamed to admit it, but I've taken a laptop camping. I actually took a 3 day retreat to the mountains to finish a personal project. I had a bunch of batteries and halfway through a friend came and swapped it for me.

I got a ton of work done. No one can interrupt you when your phone has 0 bars.

one thing about Alltel, we are well know for rural coverage, I can go into the woods and mountains, of Arkansas camping, where very few people live, and still have service, but I see what your saying, sometimes its nice to have no service

You seriously have a problem. A real problem. A really real problem. You need to seek real help for your really real problem.

@DeadSeraphim Hey, what kind of bandwidth caps do you have these days? It used to be something absurd. I freaked the hell out of the hotel I stayed at.

[Wick Was Here]

Dude Looks Like A Lady 2

Wick Was Here

Cause your a real American hero!

though I live in America, I am actually English, I was born in Berkshire, England

That was my pathetic attempt at a joke.