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On 10/3/2011 9:21 AM, Eric wrote:
> barbie gee<booger@nosespam.com>  wrote in
> news:alpine.DEB.2.00.1110030716590.19644@sghcrg.sghcrg.pbz:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 1 Oct 2011, Eric wrote:
>>
>>> Bruce Esquibel<bje@ripco.com>  wrote in
>>> news:j66t45$5o7$2@remote5bge0.ripco.com:
>>>
>>>> Cydrome Leader<presence@mungepanix.com>  wrote:
>>>>> barbie gee<booger@nosespam.com>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> US Cellular for the cell phone and AT&T DSL for internet even keeps
>>>>> me pretty happy.
>>>>
>>>>> At least I can call AT&T on a phone that really works if the DSL is
>>>>> acts weird.
>>>>
>>>> Yeah but she said she wanted to kill off the DSL and go to wifi
>>>> wireless.
>>>>
>>>> Besides like Cricket and Clearwire, there isn't much choice for
>>>> that, is there?
>>>>
>>>> Pretty sure both of those along with trying to tether to a cell
>>>> phone isn't going to be without a contract.
>>>>
>>>> I'd keep the DSL too, maybe go dry, get rid of the voice service but
>>>> I don't see it'll be anything in savings worth mentioning.
>>>
>>> She won't be happy with wifi wireless, and she'll be locked in a
>>> contract when she realizes it. I don't know anyone that thinks wifi
>>> wireless is better than wired DSL.
>>
>> why?
>> too slow? too spotty?
>
> Just from reading here people that have had it report that it's either
> slow or spotty. Read back and see what others have said.
>

I think it's a tower availability thing.  I get some decent download 
speed on the portable Clear modem out in the burbs, but that has dark 
green coverage.  In the city, I use it at the gym to stream radio and go 
around having to use the shitty 4G on the phone and not use the gym's wifi.