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Jake wrote:Wow Disavowed,

Submitted by D15AV0W3D on Mon, 11/05/2007 - 9:03am.

Jake wrote:
Wow Disavowed, this is awesome. I've been cursed with dialup for the 7 years I've had internet at my home. And along comes this tutorial heralding cell phones for highspeed and XBL. I'm talking my parents into doing this, or letting me pull some cash out of savings to pay for service. This would be great for all the demos I've missed on XBLM, it'd make Team Fortress 2 a little more useful, and I'd finally have a damned phone too. In my area, i can't get 3G coverage, my place is listed as moderate. any idea what speeds, if any, I'd get with that?

If you can't get 3G, as in, never going to happen in your area (I'd do some more research to confirm that, if I were you, which can be as easy as talking to a local serice rep), then this may not be ideal for your situation. I signed up for this with the knowledge that, although my area isn't 3G yet, it is going to be 3G very soon.

The difference between EDGE and dial-up is marginal, unlike the difference between 3G and dial-up. I get speeds of approx. 160Kbps down and 80Kbps up. Compare that to a 28K or 56K modem, and determine if it's worth the price difference for you.

Best bet would be to try it out. AT&T has a 30-day "trial" period, during which you can purchase a phone/plan, give it a try, and if it does not meet your expectations, or even if you just change your mind, you take it back, and only pay for what you've used, without getting an early termination fee. Make sure to decide before the 30 days is up, though. Otherwise, you'll be stuck w/ a 2yr contract that you'll either have to ride out, or fork up $200 to get out of.

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