Comments on: Cell companies vs. Internet

By: Steve S

Steve S — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:57:50 +0000

Another option is this USB to PCMCIA adapter
http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/adapter/u111530.php
It’s $91 here:http://www.synchrotech.com/products-expc/expresscard-pcmcia-pc_cardbus_dueladapter_01.html

By: Wes Felter

Wes Felter — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:33:30 +0000

Yes, USB is equally fast. If your old modem is Rev0 then a new RevA modem will even be faster than the old one.

By: Doc Searls

Doc Searls — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:19:09 +0000

Thanks, Wes. I didn’t know until today that the USB option existed. Is it equally fast?

By: Wes Felter

Wes Felter — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:00:25 +0000

Try buying a USB EVDO modem on eBay then performing an ESN swap on your account. Then you can sell the old modem.

By: carterfsmith

carterfsmith — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:52:02 +0000

hey Frank, the f stands for free, which is how the Internet should be – like radio and, er television (except for cable and PBS) . . .

By: Frank Paynter

Frank Paynter — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:56:04 +0000

A well crafted and equitably enforced regulatory policy would protect us from the rapacious greed of the oligopoly.

(Also, I gotta know — does the “f” in Carter f Smith stand for “fone?”)

By: Carter f Smith

Carter f Smith — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:16:53 +0000

Great News! Google has the solution to all your mobile Internet needs . . . let’s have a big hand for the ‘WiFi on steroids’ networks!

Check out the Free Press post, which says: Google’s proposal can be expected to generate lots of opposition from the big wireless companies like Verizon and AT&T, which want to protect their massive investments in what are proprietary networks.

Ya think?

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080325/BLOG01/80325035

By: Andrew Leyden

Andrew Leyden — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:44:19 +0000

It is time for the iPhone!

By: Doc Searls

Doc Searls — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:40:56 +0000

PXLated, I had both a tethered and a bluetooth setup before I went with the EvDO. I need to go back to that. Thanks.

By: Amy Gahran

Amy Gahran — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:44:51 +0000

Doc,

Unlocked cell phones are a smal step in the right direction. Maybe we need unlocked EVDO cards next.

Carriers have been deliberately crippling the mobile market in this country for years. What kind of a business strategy is that? Talk about losing sight of the big picture…

- Amy Gahran