These days, I’m consulting and I’ve been in need of Internet access at my office in downtown Salem, Oregon. I’ve looked at CenturyLink, Comcast and other options as I’m entirely dependent on high-speed Internet access to do my work. Luckily, Salem, Oregon is one of Sprint’s markets for 4G WiMAX service. I’ve used the Sprint…
South By Southwest is coming up next weekend in Austin, Texas. For the Interactive track, this means that thousands of geeks are coming to Austin, armed with their mobile phones. As many folks know, a lot of blogger/social media types utilize the Apple iPhone. And here in the United States, this means they’ll be using…
Verizon Wireless, the number one U.S. mobile carrier, unveiled their new pre-paid mobile options recently.’a0 While American mobile data seekers might be happy to find an option to get online sans a multi-year contract, some perspective is needed in this case. With Verizon’s new pre-paid mobile data option, customers must first by a $130 EVDO…
I’ve longed complained that mobile data phone plans are overpriced. That is, the price you pay to use your smartphone and it’s mobile data capabilities. I have owned a Treo 650 and a 700W, but I gave the device up because I’m unwilling to pay Verizon Wireless $40 a month for slow mobile data. T-Mobile…