On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:11:42 -0700, Todd Allcock
<elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in <fpj4rf$u64$4@aioe.org>:

>As to the usefulness of EDGE, it depends what you're after, I guess. Is it
>sufficient for PC-card use? No, except as a last resort, but for mobile e-
>mail and on-phone browser lookups/Google Maps/Windows Live Navigation-type
>stuff it's fine, and the price ($6/month) is certainly right.

My own take is that EGPRS(EDGE) is quite satisfactory for many things,
including laptop access.

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