Gryph Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Does anyone here have a data plan and use their phone as a mobile modem? How are EDGE speeds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin19 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 I don't use mine as a modem but I do have EDGE on my mobile phone. IIRC you can d/l at 200kb/s or a little higher depending on signal strength. Upload speeds I don't have a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_cinder Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 My phone is capable via bluetooth, but I've never used it. Too damn expensive, and I wouldn't pay the extra for a plan including it as I would probably never use it. Laptop has WiFi. Why would I need to use this, when there are so many hotspots and unsecured routers to be found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 Well I would't be asking if there was lots of wifi here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_cinder Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Well I would't be asking if there was lots of wifi here. Where the hell do you live? I live in like Canadian Hillbilly bastard land and theres WiFi everywhere. Mind you, I can't get a damn thing at work besides the office router, which I haven't had enough free time to hax0r yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 There isn't Wifi where I want to use it such as lecture halls and the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryuken Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 from what i've heard EDGE is slow. and if ur tethering, ur data plan have to support it. I've heard people getting by with using a unlimited data plan for their phone that doesn't support tethering but the thing, They can catch you if they wanted since they would be able to tell the massive data flow ur using. so overall i don't think this is a good idea. maybe u should try gettin a laptop card with a data plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 and read the fine print, most unlimited plans cap at 5gigs a month. I know verizon does and sprint is supposed to go to 5 gigs very soon. edge and evdo are high latency high ping but the actual speeds are decent, not 60 bucks a month decent though. edge is around 200~300kbs evdo can get up to 1mbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 I won't be using it to download porn or games. Just read some websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 you'd be surprised how quick you can go through 5 gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted August 11, 2008 Author Share Posted August 11, 2008 True. flocking ATT and their fake unlimited crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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