Comments on: Yay, My MacBook Pro is Back…With a Catch http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/03/yay-my-macbook-pro-is-backwith-a-catch/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/03/yay-my-macbook-pro-is-backwith-a-catch/#comment-24016 Wayne Schulz Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:53:22 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/03/yay-my-macbook-pro-is-backwith-a-catch/#comment-24016 That's a great speed Mitchell. If you move around a bit with it, let me know what you get in various locations. The best that I've seen Verizon in Connecticut do is a little over 1.5mb. I do have to say that Verizon Wireless is pretty reliable though (one reason that I decided to keep it). I've never had a problem connecting up or losing connection. I don't think they're the fastest here in the US , but they make up for it (imho) with reliability. I use a T-Mobile WIFI Hotspot account as a backup -- and that rings in at a consisten 1.2mb speed which I suspect they somehow have capped to discourage heavy file sharers from nursing a latte all day while leaching files... That’s a great speed Mitchell. If you move around a bit with it, let me know what you get in various locations.

The best that I’ve seen Verizon in Connecticut do is a little over 1.5mb.

I do have to say that Verizon Wireless is pretty reliable though (one reason that I decided to keep it). I’ve never had a problem connecting up or losing connection. I don’t think they’re the fastest here in the US , but they make up for it (imho) with reliability.

I use a T-Mobile WIFI Hotspot account as a backup — and that rings in at a consisten 1.2mb speed which I suspect they somehow have capped to discourage heavy file sharers from nursing a latte all day while leaching files…

]]> By: Mitchell Okehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/03/yay-my-macbook-pro-is-backwith-a-catch/#comment-24015 Mitchell Oke Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:47:28 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/03/yay-my-macbook-pro-is-backwith-a-catch/#comment-24015 Just ran a test on that speed site you used, and WOW! Got a speed of 1.8Mbit and 357kbit. According to my carriers website I should be seeing speeds between 600kbit and 1.5mbit, which I surpassed by 20%! And the max upload speed of this connection is supposed to be 384kbit, only slightly faster than my test! Just ran a test on that speed site you used, and WOW! Got a speed of 1.8Mbit and 357kbit. According to my carriers website I should be seeing speeds between 600kbit and 1.5mbit, which I surpassed by 20%!

And the max upload speed of this connection is supposed to be 384kbit, only slightly faster than my test!

]]> By: Mitchell Okehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/03/yay-my-macbook-pro-is-backwith-a-catch/#comment-24012 Mitchell Oke Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:27:40 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/03/yay-my-macbook-pro-is-backwith-a-catch/#comment-24012 Well today I am seeing speeds of around 1Mbit, but yesterday it hovered around 600-800kbit. I have to say I love that the drivers are integrated into Mac OS X, all I had to do was drop the card in and I was able to set it up immediately. Only problem is there is no settings box to specify the bands you want to use (I always set my phones to UMTS only). Well today I am seeing speeds of around 1Mbit, but yesterday it hovered around 600-800kbit.

I have to say I love that the drivers are integrated into Mac OS X, all I had to do was drop the card in and I was able to set it up immediately. Only problem is there is no settings box to specify the bands you want to use (I always set my phones to UMTS only).

]]> By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/03/yay-my-macbook-pro-is-backwith-a-catch/#comment-23895 Wayne Schulz Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:14:09 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/2008/03/03/yay-my-macbook-pro-is-backwith-a-catch/#comment-23895 Mitchell - Curious what your Expresscard Modem clocks in for speed? On Verizon the highest I've measured at speedtest.net is about 1.5mb. The connection is a pretty reliable 400-500k even when signal strength is weaker. More typically it's 800k to 1.2mb. I consider these speeds good -- albeit on the lower end of what I'd dreamed of. In the US it seems that AT&T has a bit faster speeds but their 3G is not fully rolled out in my state. Mitchell – Curious what your Expresscard Modem clocks in for speed?

On Verizon the highest I’ve measured at speedtest.net is about 1.5mb. The connection is a pretty reliable 400-500k even when signal strength is weaker.

More typically it’s 800k to 1.2mb.

I consider these speeds good — albeit on the lower end of what I’d dreamed of.

In the US it seems that AT&T has a bit faster speeds but their 3G is not fully rolled out in my state.

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