Verizon EVDO Rev A Coverage Sightings

dano · EVDO Newbie Joined: 31 May 2007 Posts: 4

I am using Verison Broadband revA in Greenville/Spartanburg South carolina areas..

rbarton · EVDO Newbie Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 5

Got an indication of Rev. A on the VZAccess Manager using my Sierra 595 card today in Greater Cleveland. Speed test had downloads as fast as 1214 and uploads as fast as 208. Speeds on a drive into town were inconsistant so it looks like they might have some tweaking to do.

TetonSig · EVDO Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 1

In Jackson, WY. Got the icon change on the my phones today, but speedtest.net still shows 133 Kbps down and 57 up. This is the first day I've seen the signal so I'll give them a bit to ramp up the speed. Smile

tdiguy1 · EVDO Newbie Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 2

I live in Bloomington, IL and we have been waitnig forever for EVDO. As of June 1st we finally have it and it is Rev-A Very Happy

I can report that Peoria, IL also has Rev-A

Using a Merlin 720 USB

Per Speedtest.net 1468 down, 210 up, I have seen as high as 2MB down and 510 up.

peterv95 · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 18

Ash Fork AZ has Rev A Shocked

Got the card, activated and visited testmy.net.

got 619 down and 159 up. needs tuning, but not bad considering that I have not the best signal in my office and the card is right out the box. That's already more then I get on my damn Hughesnet ....

next tuesday I get router and adapter for the trucker antenna from 3gstore... can't wait Cool

btw, seligman AZ tower got also upgraded about a week ago. It's for sure EVDO, most likely also rev a. Will try to test it in the next couple days

thomas

raxet

I have just received a replacement USB 720 from Verizon.

Funny thing is, I work two blocks from where I live and get 1.2 Mbps at my work and anywhere from 200 Kbps to 500 Kbps at home.

Here is the kicker, I bought a USB modem adapter from Verizon to enhance the RF signal to the USB 720. Got the window mount version.

Attaching the adapter to the modem and subsequently hooking up the antenna, REDUCES my signal.

Remove the antenna and get 4 - 5 bars, hook up the antenna and get 3 max??

I believe we have Rev. A in downtown Salt Lake City, UT, but less than a quarter mile away (two blocks), the USB 720 gives me an average of less than 300 KBits.

Anyone want to try and explain this weirdness?

Thanks,

Frank
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seeburg220 · Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject:

I'm about 10 miles South of Leesburg, VA 20175. I'm getting 1175 d/l and 200 u/l with a 137 latency, Rev A, (according to speedtest.net)

I'm using a Sierra 595 Aircard into a Top Global MB6000 router and also a Wilson omni Trucker antenna mounted inside my screened porch that faces East.

Funny, when I mounted the antenna to my chimney (about 15 feet higher than where it is now), the d/l dropped to 245! Not sure why. When I had the antenna propped up against by bedroom window, I was getting 1219 d/l.
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Razta · EVDO Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

Yuma Arizona has it now.
I just purchased a broadband card from Verizon this month.

evdoRV · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject:

Why isn't there any Colorado Cities listed? I know Colorado Springs just came online last summer (2006) and I believe Denver was ahead of this.

yovinman · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject:

I can confirm Verizon Rev. A in Redding, CA (up to the Shasta Dam exit). 1.2 Megs down, 584 kps up. Pings in the 100 - 180 ms range. Used AC595 in an IBM R51 Thinkpad laptop.

peterv95 · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 18

just a warning, Verizon TS does not let you start a trouble ticket for broadband when you are outside the broadband area on their online map.

this was about a month ago ...

bmrtx78 · EVDO Fledgling Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 16

I am getting Rev A in Livingston and Woodville, Tx.

Zip: 77351 & 75979 respectively.

~800-900 down, 250-350 up.

Using a PC5750 with my laptop as a gateway on a home network.

Low Ki · EVDO Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

I'm running RevA in Topeka, KS. I have full bars and great performance at home but was getting 0-1 bars with frequent disconnects at my office (I'm in a shielded facility). I took a gamble and bought the booster antenna sold by over in the 3Gstore and now get a steady 2 bars (with occasional drops to 1) but very rarely get disconnects. I love it!

Orion39 · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:52 am Post subject:

I'm getting Rev A in Columbia, MO. I live on the Callaway/Boone County line, east of Columbia.

Using Sierra Aircard 595, Top Global MB6800, Wilson trucker (omni directional) antenna, Wilson 3W amp.

I've had EVDO for about 2 weeks, service has been very unreliable for online gameplay. EVDO should not be advertised as "great for gaming".

Still, you get what you pay for. $60/month for 2 year contract is essentially providing me the "poor man's" version of true landline broadband service. Higher latency (ping) and frequent disconnects (2-3 times a day over an 8 hour period) are annoying, but given that the alternative is worse for me (previously faulty ISDN connection, or 28.8K dial up) I can't complain too much.

Bigdave · EVDO Addict Joined: 08 Nov 2006 Posts: 1069

Hey Orion39. Welcome to the world of EVDO. I am curious as to why your stated that you are getting Rev A? Your speed test actually shows Rev 0 speeds. With Rev A you'll see upload speeds upwards of 200kbps. Normally the averages seem to be more around 300 - 500 kbps with some reporting much higher speeds. 69kbps is most definitely Rev 0 though.

You may want to consider testing on a server that's closer than the 1800 miles your speedtest is showing as well. Have you changed your HA? (Is that even possible with Verizon?)