Pay-for-play EVDO tweaks... worth the $$$?

jerich007 · EVDO Newbie Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 1

I'm seriously considering jumping on the bandwagon and getting an EVDO card + service. I'm wondering if anyone who's bought the advertised tweaks to get max. bandwidth, (i.e. 2Mbps), can tell me if it's worth the extra $$$. What do you get over the shared info / tweaks provided on this forum? As far as I can tell, you pay extra for non-Verizon tech support, in one case, and a PDF of tips in another. Any thoughts?

thanks
- Jericho

Guest · Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:16 pm Post subject:

I'm holding off on those tips, They don't state they do anything for the new V620 card.

I hear they do help, very surpirsed there is nothing in the newsgroups about this.

ktm_scott · Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:28 pm Post subject:

I can't vouch for the hyper-tweak document but I'd jump on a 5220 or the Novatel card. EVDO at its 'native' level of performance is very impressive, far better than anything I've used previously, and better than I anticipated. If you buy the pdf document, please post your results.

Scott W.
Dallas, Tx

ktm_scott · Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject:

Richard Carver · Guest

EVDO is only a T1 into the tower. If someone tells you you're going to get 2 megs out of a 1.5 meg pipe, it just ain't going to happen. I think actual EVDO in the Dallas area ranges from 400kb to 900kb on average which is great for sitting at a stop light.

When Rev A is released later this year at 3megs down, then we can hold our heads up with the cable/dsl boys and *still* be sitting at a stop light. Very Happy

Guest · Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:56 pm Post subject:

Guest · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:00 am Post subject:

here's what i see on vzw's site for the 5220:

# Typical download speeds of 300-500 kbps with bursts up to 2 Mbps
# Qualcomm MSM5500, data speeds up to 2 Mbps

fact or fiction? also, here's a pay-evdo site that touts 2Mb:
evdo-coverage.com (ADMIN:dishonest evdo vendor)
seems too good to be true.

btw, i'm in Southern CA...

- Jericho

Guest · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:25 am Post subject:

Did you check out the site for the guy selling 2000K speed. First of all it is impossible to get that much. I read an article about how the benchmarks are misleading and inaccurate.

Also, they sell the evdo antenna for $279 (others $79). They sell a EVDO router for $1400 (others $700). It just doesn't "feel" right over there.

Guest · Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:57 am Post subject:

Dog-One · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject: No Dice

Michael · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 10:17 pm Post subject:

BTW,

We try to explain benchmarkings at the URL below, AND how someone can actually make some of the wild claims that he makes:

http://www.evdoinfo.com/EVDO/Info/EVDO_SuperCharged_5000K_2005022369/
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