Review by brandpc 
UPDATED: 171 days ago
member for 5.1 years, 112 visits, last login: 18 days ago
 Canton,Hartford,CT
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 "Speed. Reliability. Roaming works. EVDO is fast"
 "No reception = no service. Its just that simple"
 "Perfect for traveling. If I couldnt get Comcast, I would probably use it at home"
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I don't use Sprint Mobile Broadband with the card, but instead via my PDA phone. My laptop connects to my PDA phone via Bluetooth, and I connect out to the net via PDANet. High speed internet on my laptop -- mobile.
I can give an overall review of the network -- and quite simply, its great. Fast reliable service on the go. As I type this I'm in a car moving at 70 mph -- and the service still works fine. In fact, I'm watching streaming video from CNN right now too.
Data roaming is perfect too -- although you will loose your connection if your device switches from the Sprint network to a roaming provider (such as Verizon or Altel). That gets annoying in some scenarios -- especially since you roam 1XRTT (lower speed connection -- around 144kbps max) on VZW. However, Sprint's national network is huge these days -- I was driving through Death Valley last summer and still had service. EVDO coverage is massive -- seems to be coast to coast these days.
I'm sure there are some areas where the antennas / the antenna backhaul is overloaded and causing slow speeds for customers. However, i my experience I haven't had any major problems.
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