The joys of geekdom

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So as I type this I am on my tablet PC in the car as the gf is driving, connected through Verizon's EV-DO network to surf the forums and post. There really is no real point to this post other then to say that it is so amazingly fun to be able to surf the net anywhere I have cell service, including in the car as the gf drives :)

Or on the way down to Quakecon. Last year we had it setup with 3 cars all had internet through a router with wifi (Phone>laptop>wifi router>to other 2 cars). Was amazing lol.

PS. that flight attendant stuff gave us a laugh :)

 

Eeezee

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Unlimited data plan I take it? That's pretty awesome. I bet the drivers were mad for not having anything to do while everyone else screwed around on the internet.
 

DangerAardvark

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Weird, was just listening to this song: Text.

Doubly weird because the only video I could find of it was over Quakecon footage.
 
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Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Pics or ban

edit: 3 cars from same cell phone? Internet mustabeen slow

It wasn't too bad for most of it, we had somebody playing WoW and actually capped the flag in battlegrounds.... one of us has a video of it... was fast enough to stream eps of The Office and play through the car speakers :)

anyways for the "shens of gf" stuff here's a pic :)

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/BDVirus/img034.jpg
 

SunnyD

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Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Pics or ban

edit: 3 cars from same cell phone? Internet mustabeen slow

It wasn't too bad for most of it, we had somebody playing WoW and actually capped the flag in battlegrounds.... one of us has a video of it... was fast enough to stream eps of The Office and play through the car speakers :)

anyways for the "shens of gf" stuff here's a pic :)

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/BDVirus/img034.jpg

Props to the OP for stepping up to the ATOT challenge!
 
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Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
^ your gf is a cutie :p

Thanks :) I think so as well

I was trying to upload that while we were in the car last night, but stupid bluetooth on my tablet was giving me issues and didn't want to work for me.
 

AlienCraft

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Originally posted by: SunnyD
Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
Originally posted by: MegaVovaN
Pics or ban

edit: 3 cars from same cell phone? Internet mustabeen slow

It wasn't too bad for most of it, we had somebody playing WoW and actually capped the flag in battlegrounds.... one of us has a video of it... was fast enough to stream eps of The Office and play through the car speakers :)

anyways for the "shens of gf" stuff here's a pic :)

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/BDVirus/img034.jpg

Props to the OP for stepping up to the ATOT challenge!
:thumbsup:

 

xeemzor

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Originally posted by: randomlinh
EV-DO is suppose to be roughly cheap DSL speeds, isn't it? anyone know the upload speeds?

In practice I get 1-300 kb/s down.
 
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Originally posted by: xeemzor
Originally posted by: randomlinh
EV-DO is suppose to be roughly cheap DSL speeds, isn't it? anyone know the upload speeds?

In practice I get 1-300 kb/s down.

same on dl's.

ul's I have not really tried much, but don't expect much. I could test it if you wanted to know.
 

Goosemaster

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Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
Originally posted by: xeemzor
Originally posted by: randomlinh
EV-DO is suppose to be roughly cheap DSL speeds, isn't it? anyone know the upload speeds?

In practice I get 1-300 kb/s down.

same on dl's.

ul's I have not really tried much, but don't expect much. I could test it if you wanted to know.

on my trip to Washington I got an average of 200up/500down...

my friend with sprint (rev.a) got 1.5Mbps CONSISTENTLY :(

<--not rev.a :(