Verizon Broadband
I did a Web 2.0 Boot Camp today for a Cambridge client. I was concerned about being able to access the Internet through the firewall at their offices so I got myself a Verizon Wireless Wide Area Network. It was actually quite simple and extremely useful. Here's what I did:
- Stopped by the local Verizon Store where I purchased a VWWA Express 34 card for my MacBook Pro (Mac laptop users please note that there is no slot for this card on the MacBook. You must have a MacBook Pro to use this service). I am a Verizon cellular customer so the card was $179.00 with a two-year plan. The plan gives me unlimited access for $59 per month.
- Installed the software onto my computer.
- Inserted the Verizon WWA card into the slot on my computer.
The card is about 3 inches long by an inch wide:
When it is time to use the Internet, all I do is open the Verizon Wireless Access Manager. pop the card in the slot, and connect to the network. I was not monitoring my connection speed but it was comparable to the speed I get through my cable modem to airport set up at home. I need a wireless network inside my home office because I have people who come here to work and I share the network with my husband. But I could certainly afford to get rid of the cable modem and use the Verizon broadband network as my only means of connecting to the web. I am doing a lot of presenting where I need Internet access, and if it is slow or unreliable it really diminishes the value of my presentation. So just having this as a backup for speaking is enough to justify the cost. And I can use this on the road. The coverage looks pretty good and if there is not broadband access I can access the web at better than dial up speeds through the cellular network wherever Verizon has service. Nice.
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