said by MrTangent :

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said by aSic :

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How fast.. usually near 110-130kbps. Speeds vary by market. Thats where they usually hang here. In different areas I've seen less, and in some I see closer to 3g speeds.

How much, normal bill +$10. Although if you sign up now, the revised TOS expressly prohibits connections to a PC. Many ppl do it anyways, and they wont come down on you unless you use very heavily.

Does it drop out like regular calls? I've *never* experienced a "droppped call" unless I was in a moving vehicle...and I've been with Sprint since they launched in my market back in 8/98, with the 9600bps 2g link. If you're stationary, it is as rock solid as a landline connection. It will time out and require reconnects, (to keep those PC users irritated enough to stay off) but thats easily overcome.

Would I recommend it? Are there no other options than cellular service? Then heck yeah. You cant beat it.

Apple? Good luck locating USB drivers... I'm sure some exist, but still..good luck.

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Thanks for the info. Almost every USB phone driver is built-in to OS X, actually. My sister's new Sanyo was built-in when I set up her Sprint PCS with her iBook. OS X has come a long way, especially with iSync and so on.

The thing I'm waiting on is for Sprint to come out with a Bluetooth-enabled phone so I can get online without wires of any kind. Sprint is supposed to be supporting a new(ish) Sony-Ericsson Bluetooth phone but haven't released it yet. Bluetooth (I hate wires!!!) is a necessity so until they support it, I won't sign up.

But again, thanks for all your information. It is invaluable. Take care.

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