Posted on: June 4th, 2009 by Famous Phil

This is part 2/3 of my EVDO quest.  This is where I’m going to post pictures and detail my setup. I will also mention a few technical details of the different types of mobile internet and what is what.  This will focus mostly on the Verizon network.  My next blog will compare dial up, satellite, and evdo with in depth technical analysis.  Lets get into the details shall we?

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Tags: 3g, at&t, cband, cel, cell, evdo, phone, rev 0, rev a, speed, tower, verizon, wi-ex, yx500, zboost
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Posted on: May 31st, 2009 by Famous Phil

As always, I feel the need to blurb about something.  This time I want to do a technical blurb about high speed internet.  Inside this post you will find my letter to New York State Senator Young regarding internet in my area.  It attempts to explain why land based internet is the best internet connection.  Its a worthy read especially after reading the below material (there is an inaccuracy in this letter explained below) : Letter to Senator Young

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Tags: bluelight, catharine young, dial up, dialup, evdo, kmart, lag, latency, satellite internet, senator, verizon, wildblue
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Posted on: March 4th, 2009 by Famous Phil

IMPRESSIVE.  That is the first keyword that comes to mind when mentioning this router.

Instead of talking about what this router is capable of, I’m simply going to link you to Jordan’s blog for all the details and his experience.  Jordan convinced me to pick up this wireless router for my verizon wireless connection.  I was hesistant at first due to the price, but after finding an excellent deal on ebay, I decided to pick one up with 2nd day air for 200 bucks on the nose.

I was not let down when it arrived.  Out of the box, I connected my phone and computer and it immediately picked up my vx8000 model phone’s data connection and connected my network to it.

As for the failover capabilities of this router, I tested this with a super high speed connection that the University at Buffalo provides (100mbps, true LAN connection with 100Mbps speed tests).  I disconnected my phone and immediately my router started using the UB wired connection and although I changed ips, my aol instant messenger and other messengers switched immediately to the wired ub connection with no real issues.  My browsing and sessions were NOT altered in any way (I had my email open and it continued to work over the failover).

I am aware of the dynamic dns capabilities of this router, and hope to test them more fully when I get home, however I’m sure that they will work flawlessly.  I wish that dnsexit was supported, however I will likely try dyndns and like thier service.

Overall, I’d highly recommend this router to anyone who has a wireless phone with a data connection, it is just simply impressive!

Tags: broadband, cradlepoint, internet, mobile, router, verizon, wireless
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