From: "Al Heath" Received: from mxout4.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.168] verified) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 395516 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:05:08 -0400 Received: from mxin2.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.176]) by mxout4.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GTLnP-000Bf1-3c for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:05:07 -0400 Received: from e36.co.us.ibm.com ([32.97.110.154]) by mxin2.mailhop.org with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GTLnJ-0006Px-RZ for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:05:01 -0400 Received: from westrelay02.boulder.ibm.com (westrelay02.boulder.ibm.com [9.17.195.11]) by e36.co.us.ibm.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k8TH4pg1031762 for ; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:04:51 -0400 Received: from d03av03.boulder.ibm.com (d03av03.boulder.ibm.com [9.17.195.169]) by westrelay02.boulder.ibm.com (8.13.6/8.13.6/NCO v8.1.1) with ESMTP id k8TH4ofu261734 for ; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:04:51 -0600 Received: from d03av03.boulder.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by d03av03.boulder.ibm.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k8TH4orG001426 for ; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:04:50 -0600 Received: from d03nm122.boulder.ibm.com (d03nm122.boulder.ibm.com [9.17.195.148]) by d03av03.boulder.ibm.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k8TH4oLC001422 for ; Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:04:50 -0600 Importance: Normal Sensitivity: Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: 3G Cards - PC 5220 and Verizon To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:04:46 -0500 Message-ID: X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on D03NM122/03/M/IBM(Release 7.0.1HF269 | June 22, 2006) at 09/29/2006 11:04:50 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; Boundary="0__=09BBFB6BDFCEA0398f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFB6BDFCEA039" Content-Disposition: inline X-Mail-Handler: MailHop by DynDNS X-Spam-Score: -1.4 (-) --0__=09BBFB6BDFCEA0398f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFB6BDFCEA039 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Stu replied to Andy Willis: >> That I know of, there was only one cellular connection (USB) that >> connected to the verizon network (IIRC) that Mark Abrahamson and Ste= ve >> Levine got working but I don't think that card is sold anymore (at >> least this time last year it didn't seem to be in use).... >I am not familiar with 3G, but I've been using the PC 5220 card with >Verizon for over a year now. It is EVDO. That is the card that Mark >Abramowitz worked on. ... >With regard to speeds, since many times the delays in loading web page= s >are caused by overloaded servers, etc, I don't notice much difference = in >speed between my 5220 and my DSL line when browsing, but if you're goi= ng >to download the latest eCS 2.0 ISO, you will probably still prefer the= DSL. >If I can be of help, it would be my pleasure, >Stu Updike I have a Sprint EVDO card that under XP gets about 1Meg download on the= Web100NDT test sites. So, where would I look to see what you, Mark, or= Steve did to attempt to get these things working? I might give it a tr= y given some pointers as to what they did. Sure looked like a bunch of device drivers got installed under XP when I plugged the card in for th= e 1st time.... and I guess perhaps the Sprint connection manager would h= ave to run under some flavor of Odin? Thanks, Al H= --0__=09BBFB6BDFCEA0398f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFB6BDFCEA039 Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable

Stu replied to Andy Willis: >> That I know of, there was only one cellular connection (USB) t= hat >> connected to the verizon network (IIRC) that Mark Abrahamson a= nd Steve >> Levine got working but I don't think that card is sold anymore= (at >> least this time last year it didn't seem to be in use).... >I am not familiar with 3G, but I've been using the PC 5220 card wit= h >Verizon for over a year now. It is EVDO. That is the ca= rd that Mark >Abramowitz worked on. ... >With regard to speeds, since many times the delays in loading w= eb pages >are caused by overloaded servers, etc, I don't notice much differen= ce in >speed between my 5220 and my DSL line when browsing, but if you're = going >to download the latest eCS 2.0 ISO, you will probably still prefer = the DSL. >If I can be of help, it would be my pleasure, >Stu Updike I have a Sprint EVDO card that under XP gets about 1Meg download on the= Web100NDT test sites. So, where would I look to see what you, Mark, o= r Steve did to attempt to get these things working? I might give it a = try given some pointers as to what they did. Sure looked like a bunch = of device drivers got installed under XP when I plugged the card in for= the 1st time.... and I guess perhaps the Sprint connection manager wo= uld have to run under some flavor of Odin? Thanks, Al H= --0__=09BBFB6BDFCEA0398f9e8a93df938690918c09BBFB6BDFCEA039--