We finally have broadband at home again. Yesterday, I purchased a Cricket Broadband modem on the way home, yesterday. It works on CDMA. I don’t know if it’s EVDO, but it got a high download speed over 900 kbps. That’s enough for me.
Just to recap my broadband situation, my family and I moved to an area where DSL and digital cable are not available. Our only other options for broadband are satellite and wireless cards. Satellite is a tad pricey on the equipment purchase and monthly fee side. Most mobile companies (ahem, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon) try to lock you in on a contract. But what if reception isn’t all that great where I live? It would be a hassle to cancel the service and return the equipment.
I recently caught a commercial on TV that advertised the Cricket Broadband service. I liked the entire premise, no contract. We tried it yesterday and we have signal up in the 90% range. It’s perfect. I have installed the dial-up equipment on all the computers at home pending my figuring out how to network them. Call me pleased. This opens up the world of podcasting and video for me as well. You can expect me to have a greater online presence from here on.
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