Re: Tethering

I think you are BlueToothing the Centro to your Desktop.  Slow!  You'd need WiFi (or maybe a connecting cable?) to get its top speed.

I live in the mountains and I doubt I will ever have access to cable.  Can't even get DSL.  Satellite or wireless broadband are my only choices.

Dennis Thornton


--- In [email protected], mcbgraham <mcbgraham@...> wrote:
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> I have tried tethering with my Sprint Centro and it is very slow going. I
> can't imagine using that as a replacement even for dial-up. (Though I admit
> it has been so long since I had dial up perhaps I am wrong.)  But I also
> have a sprint  broadband card and that is superior in speed to the Starband
> Satellite we used to have.  Only problem is that all carriers have a 5G a
> month limit. That is far less than what we actually use. I signed up before
> the limit was imposed, so far they have let it go. It is a good enough
> connection most times to watch a Netflix movie, but it is not as reliable a
> connection. Certain times a day it slows and even new construction can
> change or block the signal.   I have a Cradlepoint router that you plug the
> broadband card into directly and then it is beamed to all computer in the
> house.  If cable was available, I would sign up in a minute, it is so much
> more reliable and unlimited data access for the same money.
> 
> Caroline
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> Caroline
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