OK - Dell Inspiron 6000 with PC5740 - Chicagoland

mcastaldi · EVDO Newbie Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 5

I'd bought a brand new Inspiron 6000 - built and shipped the day before Christmas 2005. After reading the reports of problems with the Inspiron 6000 and most EVDO cards, I was definitely leery. But. . .I also read that some people had some successes with newer rev logic boards. So after talking to Mike at booster-antenna, I figured I'd give a 5740 a go - understanding that it was probably a 50/50 proposition.

Well. . .5740 card arrived (right as promised, BTW) - and it worked fine. No lockups or freezes. From home, ran four speed tests at DSL Reports -
Speeds - DOWN/UP
1 - 335/22
2 - 110/88
3 - 187/14
4 - 187/14

Most of the time, it seemed to hover right between Broadband Access and National Access.

I live in the far north suburbs of Chicago and the measurements above were taken from inside my townhouse. I take the train from Waukegan to downtown Chicago every day - I'll report on what I find during the trip in the Verizon section.

On another note, I must say I couldn't be happier buying from Booster-Antenna. I phoned and Mike was a tremendous help and extremely knowledgeable about all the EVDO options - and willing to admit what he didn't know first hand. It's always nice to buy from someone who knows what they're doing - AND - goes out of their way to help. So far, an outstanding experience!!!!

Mike

Michael · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject:

Mike,

Thanks for your comments and glad it is working.

So, how was coverage on the train? Instead of replying here, start a new thread in the Verizon Coverage area (just call it Metra line xx Verizon Coverage).
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