sprint mobile broadband card

> The fee is much cheaper than keeping an unneeded $60-80 plan for 20 extra
> months.
Exactly my thoughts, my mobile phone service is Cingular, my data card is
Sprint, no 3g HSDPA coverage by me, as well as it being cheaper then
Cingular do to discounts through where I work. If in a year, things change,
I'll just pay the early termination fee and go with Cingular, if they don't
match the discount I am getting, I will just stay with Spring, especially if
they start rolling out WiMAX. Heck, if they do that, I'll get one of those
linksys or other brand wireless routers and drop my cable modem and save
even more.

BTW I have no complaints with Sprints service, it's pretty damned fast as it
is now, about as fast as my brother in laws base dsl.
Mike
Sierra Wireless 595U

> Isn't it interesting that people think that all companies are out to gouge
> them? If people don't want contracts then go pre-paid. Unfortunately I
> am not aware of any on data cards.... hmmmm... maybe I could start a new
> service!
>
> Dave
> http://ccgroup.us
>
Dave,
They did sell me a Sierra Wirless 595U usb adaptor for $69.00 plus
getting a $50 rebate. Since the card costs about $200.00 if it was
logicallt possiable to buy one w/o service or as a replacement for a lost
device. I understand their point of view.
Mike.

Rental probably will violate Sprint's (or any other carrier for that matter)
end user agreement, but, heck it is an excellent idea.

"Steven J. Sobol" <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote in message
news:slrnf08ffb.rmg.sjsobol@amethyst.justthe.net.. .
> In article <0001HW.C229B3390018C738F0203648@news.giganews.com >, SinghaLvr
> wrote:
>
>> I'm not aware of pre-paid ANYTHING on Sprint. I wish they had it ...
>
> Sprint doesn't have prepaid and hasn't for years. That's why they sell
> Virgin Mobile prepaid handsets in Sprint corporate stores. Virgin
> Mobile is the biggest and best-known Sprint prepaid reseller, and
> prepaid is all they do in the US.

Well they do have Boost which is pre-paid if you can stand that redneck,
push to talk redneck crap.

"> Judging by the increased crippling of, and restrictions on, GSM phones
> and services from Cingular and T-Mobile, it seems like the GSM guys are
> learning from the CDMA guys instead! :-(

Yes but one can always go and get an unlocked gsm phone, yeah they are
expensive, but usually are superior and keeps you having to sign 2 year
agreements. Also, one can get their phones unlocked and reflashed for like
$20. And what I don't care for with the CDMA carriers, they won't even
activate phones from another carrier on their systems.

At 30 Apr 2007 15:57:35 -0400 Michael Paris wrote:

> Yes but one can always go and get an unlocked gsm phone, yeah they are
> expensive, but usually are superior and keeps you having to sign 2 year
> agreements.

Unfortunately, many unlocked phones, being "world standard" often lack
850MHz, and/or the "non-standard" US 3G UMTS data frequencies that US
carrier-branded phones have.

> Also, one can get their phones unlocked and reflashed for like $20.

This is usually the way to go, at least in the US.

I've been considering getting a card as well. I already have a Palm.
Any opinions as to whether or not "phone as a modem" would work out better?
> Luke
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> I've been considering getting a card as well. I already have a Palm.
> Any opinions as to whether or not "phone as a modem" would work out better?
> > Luke
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I used to have a Verizon Broadband card and now am using Sprint's Phone
as Modem with a Sanyo 8400. The Phone as Modem does work well -- I've
experienced a few glitches getting it connected the first time, but that
passed. Also, it seems easier to have the broadband card inserted into
your computer rather than having the phone loose and connected to your
computer via a USB cable. That's a lot clutzier when you're sitting in
an airport waiting for a flight.

The real issue is that your phone is not available while you are online.
Incoming phone calls will not ring your phone (it will seem to the
caller like it is ringing) and go to Voicemail. Your phone will
indicate that you have a voicemail so you can terminate your session,
listen to the voicemail and return the call.

It's a tradeoff you should think about.


--
Barry Schrager

A few weeks back got a Sprint Sierra Wireless 595U broadband card, well
works through the USB port, so far very happy. Even works on my MacBook.
Beauty of this beast is it works on all computers with usb, Sprint has
drivers for Vista, OSX and Linux on their site. So can be used as a back up
on your home unit if your dsl or cablemodem quits or has problems.

"Michael Paris" <mparis27@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:682dnWhLSrfhy87bnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>A few weeks back got a Sprint Sierra Wireless 595U broadband card, well
>works through the USB port, so far very happy. Even works on my MacBook.
>Beauty of this beast is it works on all computers with usb, Sprint has
>drivers for Vista, OSX and Linux on their site. So can be used as a back
>up on your home unit if your dsl or cablemodem quits or has problems.

How large is the the card that works through a USB port? It would seem to
solve the problem for that may want to use the card in several laptops; one
with PCMCIA and the other with an Express Card slot.