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Topic: Need help with wireless internet

#	Author	Message
11	Coconut Telegraph Fri 5/16/2008 12:20p	If you are wanting to play games on the "anywhere" connection, you may wan't to stick to "pay as you go" LAN access. Think about it, $50 a month... do you pay more than $600 a year now for pay as you go access? If not, it isn't that sensible to change. If you just want to surf, then you really don't need your stream to scream. So, go cheap. Anywhere access is very over-rated IMHO.
12	Schmitty Good Vibes Fri 5/16/2008 1:03p	nuut, go fo it.
13	amazedncal2 Fri 5/16/2008 5:52p	I didn't go to Verizon today. Grandson came over instead :) I'm going to call and make sure the guy who was helping me out will be there when I do go in. Good customer service is appreciated :) I'd love for DH to be able to do some work while we are on our spur of the moment vacations without fighting for the service. Means more spur of the moment vacations!
14	peeaanuut Fri 5/16/2008 10:56p	<<Anywhere access is very over-rated IMHO.>> It all depends on how you use your computer/online time. Everyones situation is different.
15	amazedncal2 Fri 6/6/2008 8:16a	I got it! After almost a month of waiting it was close enough to my husbands birthday to go ahead and set up the Verizon wireless for his laptop computer. I went back to the first Verizon agent who had "walked" me through it and he even installed the software on both of our laptops! I had intended to not tell DH until we got to the "dreaded" Reno hotel where he usually spends 1/2 hour trying to connect, but then I realized that if the software was on the laptop, he would see it before then. Last night I put his laptop computer out in the backyard and put the wireless thingamajig on top with a bow :) It wasn't the surprise I wanted but it was nice enough. He was REALLY happy and said that he had been thinking about that internet hookup in Reno and had thought that maybe it was time we looked into something like this and now it was already taken care of :) I went for the larger "package" and the guy showed me how to check our usage and I can downsize. I look at the money spent as time and frustration saved. Thank you again for your advice and encouragement:) ps, I know that you know that "laptop" is a computer but just writing my "husbands laptop" was looking suggestive >:
16	sun-n-fun Fri 6/6/2008 9:23a	We tried the Verizon Broadband but returned it before the 30 day trial was up. The devise was free - they had it for $50 with a $50 rebate. We used it for about 3 weeks and found it wasn't much quicker than our dial up. For the $60 a month it would have cost here,it didn't seem worth it to us. I did like the go anywhere concept, but realistically we probably wouldn't leave the house/yard. We are currently going through our local phone company for wireless and it works in our yard and on the porch as well as in the house for $38 a month. And it's much quicker. I also think at Verizon they tell you'll need the larger package and to change it down later if you want to. I think they hope no one will remember to lower it. In the 3 weeks we had it, we didn't come close to the lower ammount allowed. Hope you have better luck, but at least you have 30 days to check it out before you are locked into your 2 years. Keep us posted!! :)
17	amazedncal2 Fri 6/6/2008 10:31a	At home we have Comcast Broadband with an AirPort Extreme, at the office we have AT&T DSL with a router. We will only be using the Verizon wireless for away from home use (although it is giving us broadband speeds) which is becoming more and more often as we get older. DH is also excited to have this to use when we stay our daughters house as their internet is NEVER working and he can't connect to work. He also plans to take it with us when "we" go shopping. When he's had enough he can go out to the car and check sports and such. I guess this is what happens when the kids are grown, we buy stuff for ourselves ;) I agree that they suggest the larger package as a "come on" but I didn't feel that it was pushed on me by any means. I also look at it as saving DH from nearly having a stroke every time he can't connect to the internet while I am cooling my heels waiting to get on with our day. Maybe he'll live longer :)

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