Hello All,
** EVDO Primer for EVDO Feedback **
EVDO Rev 0 - original version of Verizon/Sprint cellular broadband.
EVDO Rev A - version 2 of Verizon/Sprint cellular broadband
1xRTT - 1st Verizon/Sprint broadband* cellular marketed as
NationalAccess from Verizon. * = broadband is a push.
** EVDO Rev A Feedback **
I've been using EVDO Rev A for about 2 weeks now (Manhattan, Brooklyn,
Westchester, and on the Harlem MetroNorth line). I had previously used
EVDO Rev 0 for about 2 years. So, a month ago, I bought a new laptop
with the option for integrated EVDO (thank goodness I didn't get the kit
when I bought the laptop). I scrapped the idea of integrated since Rev A
since my laptop vendor doesn't plan to support integrated Rev A. So, I
bought a standard Rev A PC card.
** Hardware Used **
Rev 0 - Kyocera KPC-650 [2 years of usage]
Rev A - Verizon PC7550 [2 weeks of usage so far. Currently using this.]
** The Real Feedback... **
- vast majority of latency is under 100ms. Rev 0 typically was over
200ms.
- bandwidth... down I've seen 1012kbps and uploads of 750kbps. Up is
about double (100%) faster than Rev 0. Down is about 20-30% (200-300k)
faster.
- card stays on Rev A a lot more than Rev 0 did before switching to
1xRTT
- when on 1xRTT, Rev A switches back to Rev A (Rev 0 didn't that)
- quoted battery life is supposedly worse, but not noticeable
** Feedback Summary **
- highly recommended for heavy or latency sensitive users
- upload increase in bandwidth is noticeable and welcome
-Ben
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