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kneedragger77 · 02-06-2008, 07:25 PM

So, I'll give you the skinny on this and let me know what you think.

I'm getting ready to leave home for about 5 months, I will be in an area with decent Verizon service, but very few hotspots for wifi. I will have my Q, but other than checking email on it I'd rather surf the web and do other things via my laptop. No large downloads or anything...

I looked into 2 options.
1-Broadband card
2-Upgrading my plan to use my Q as a modem

The Broadband card was like $15, but $60 per month and a 1 year contract. With the Q, I'm already paying $45/month for "unlimited" internet access, and to add the modem service it is $15 extra/month.

I went with adding the Q as a modem, I hope it works well and since I'm only gone 5 months I can terminate that feature when I return. Plus, it is only $15 extra a month.

My question is, how well does this work? Let's say I have a decent signal, will it be like i'm on dial-up? I just want to browse some forums, maybe watch some youtube and I might have some requirements to utilize FTP programs.

What do you think?

02-06-2008, 07:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
kneedragger77 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 23 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just paid for VZaccess (tethered modem) So, I'll give you the skinny on this and let me know what you think. I'm getting ready to leave home for about 5 months, I will be in an area with decent Verizon service, but very few hotspots for wifi. I will have my Q, but other than checking email on it I'd rather surf the web and do other things via my laptop. No large downloads or anything... I looked into 2 options. 1-Broadband card 2-Upgrading my plan to use my Q as a modem The Broadband card was like $15, but $60 per month and a 1 year contract. With the Q, I'm already paying $45/month for "unlimited" internet access, and to add the modem service it is $15 extra/month. I went with adding the Q as a modem, I hope it works well and since I'm only gone 5 months I can terminate that feature when I return. Plus, it is only $15 extra a month. My question is, how well does this work? Let's say I have a decent signal, will it be like i'm on dial-up? I just want to browse some forums, maybe watch some youtube and I might have some requirements to utilize FTP programs. What do you think? __________________ "Time to charge my Q again..."