Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Verizon Wireless Launching 1xEV-DO Service
Posted by Janak Parekh in "NEWS" @ 12:00 PM
Looks like 3G is coming faster in North America than we might have initially anticipated. Verizon Wireless is set to launch an $80/month BroadbandAccess package, which uses a 1xEV-DO network now established in parts of the east coast near Washington, D.C. and on the west coast near San Diego.
"The service promises the average user download speeds of 300 kilobits per second to 500 kilobits per second, a Verizon Wireless spokeswoman said. She said that makes BroadbandAccess twice as fast as its closest competitor."
Cool. 8) What's even nicer (according to this article) is that the PC cards that they're using with laptops for the service automatically fall back to 1xRTT, so that you're still connected in other parts of the network.
"The service promises the average user download speeds of 300 kilobits per second to 500 kilobits per second, a Verizon Wireless spokeswoman said. She said that makes BroadbandAccess twice as fast as its closest competitor."
Cool. 8) What's even nicer (according to this article) is that the PC cards that they're using with laptops for the service automatically fall back to 1xRTT, so that you're still connected in other parts of the network.
