10-17-2009, 09:39 PM | #1 |
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Question for Asus netbook owners
I have a 1000HE......I've been able to connect wirelessly wherever there is free wifi......but I also have the ability to purchase a card from my cell company (verizon), that allows me internet access anywhere I am, right?
Does anyone else do this? Do you have any opinions, pro or con? Does verizon (or whatever provider you have) provide the card or do I have to buy it? Is there a name for the particular data package I should ask for? I know there will be a monthly charge in addition to my phone bill. Thanks for any help here....wondering if its worth the cost. |
10-17-2009, 11:06 PM | #2 |
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We've avoided this option so far; and we're on Verizon. The reason we've avoided it is, it's expensive. So far, it really hasn't been an inconvenience...our one and only laptop is older and bulky so we don't take it anywhere. I suppose though, if I had a netbook or a tablet it would be handy. What we asked about was the modem that uses your cell phone for internet connectivity. That was the option that was "ouch". I think something like another sixty dollars a month, here. But as I understand it, Verizon prices differently depending on region so it might be different where you are. Worth asking about, anyway.
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10-17-2009, 11:32 PM | #3 |
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I have the same Netbook. I use a card (actually its a USB stick) from ATT. I have connected from cars and all manner of locations where there is no wifi. The card is free in return for a 2 year contract which costs $60/month for 5GB of data. Remember all downloads (even web refreshes) and all uploads count as data. Having said this, I have never come close to my monthly allotment. Speeds are slower than wifi but still very usable. ATT works well for me both on my mobile and on this aircard. I live in South Florida.
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10-18-2009, 12:05 AM | #5 |
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Thanks. Thats what I wanted to know.....for what I need, the price is on the high side!
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10-18-2009, 04:15 AM | #6 |
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I have an Asus eeePC 1000HE, and I use a USB modem on my local no contract provider. The modem, on a no contract basis is a little under $200, but the service is only $35 per month. That's $25 less than the big four, and as you can quickly calculate, payback is only eight months.
The downside is that I cannot roam to other states with it. It's only a home town deal. Where I work, there is no Wifi, and our corporate network has so many restrictions and blocked sites that I need an independent internet access. So I have my office desktop sitting on my desk, and my Netbook right beside it for when I need to access some blocked content. Works for me. |
10-18-2009, 05:27 AM | #7 | |
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10-18-2009, 07:14 AM | #8 |
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Relevant for Australians only, most likely:
My netbook's an EEE PC 1000H and I've a Huawei E169 USB modem, locked to the Optus network (in Australia), which I've been using for a while now. I'm on the 6GB plan at $59.95 a month, and usually go over it, although you can set things up to get an email and SMS sent when you hit 80% and 100% of your data allowance. Both download and uploads are counted towards the quota, and once you hit 100% you get charged by the megabyte. You can go up or down in your plan once a month, or can do the pre-paid route. Before that I used my Telstra NextG phone to use the internet, before the largest "BrowsePlus Pack" went from 2GB to 750mb ... for the same price! Rip-off! However, since then I realise that the Telstra wireless at the uppermost is $120 for 10GB, after which you are shaped and not charged, and seeing as I go over my data with Optus to the tune of twenty dollars or so, I should have just gone with Telstra in the end. Keeping the browsing speed up -- I use Opera as a browser, and I find the new "Turbo" setting of version 10.x to be very useful, in the images loading -- toggling of images is quick and easy too, and one can set videos to not automatically load upon webpage opening. Pretty happy with what I've got; I don't have a landline, or a fixed address, and so the portability of a netbook and wireless broadband is very nifty indeed. |
10-19-2009, 03:51 PM | #9 |
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When I first got the netbook, I looked into getting a broadband card. The price was about $60 per month, which seemed a little high for how often I thought I would use it. However, I wish I had had one this past week when I was in Ohio for the funeral. The hotel (a Hyatt) did not have free Wifi and I had to purchase a T-mobile hotspot account for $9.99 per day. It adds up pretty quickly when you are there as long as I was. On the other hand, if you only needed to connect a few times a month, I'm wondering if maybe T-Mobile has something like HarryT said, a pay as you go plan.
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