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Ok I am using the new Cricket Broadband modem for my laptop and I gotta say I am very disappointed
  1. 08-13-2008 12:53 AM #1
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    Thumbs down Cricket Broadband is a joke

    Ok I am using the new Cricket Broadband modem for my laptop and I gotta say I am very disappointed in the speed. Seriously my internet is just a little bit faster than dial up but not by much and my connection is at 100%. I ran a speed test and I am only getting 150kbps download speed and 126kbps upload speed. This really makes getting updates, watching videos or doing anything online really stressful.
    Does anybody else have this problem?

    Talk about false advertisement on Cricket's part
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    I was wondering about that. I've heard, in the not so distant past, that other cell/broadband was pretty slow! I noticed at cricket.com they NEVER mention the actual speed or give you any numbers other than the different plans... thats a bad omen!
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    Quote Originally Posted by XxTripleBeamxX View Post
    Ok I am using the new Cricket Broadband modem for my laptop and I gotta say I am very disappointed in the speed. Seriously my internet is just a little bit faster than dial up but not by much and my connection is at 100%. I ran a speed test and I am only getting 150kbps download speed and 126kbps upload speed. This really makes getting updates, watching videos or doing anything online really stressful.
    Does anybody else have this problem?

    Talk about false advertisement on Cricket's part

    What city are you in?
    The normal speed I have seen is between 600-800kbps.
    You have Cricket branded USB device correct?
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  5. 09-14-2008 12:24 PM #5
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    I believe you are experiecing 1xRTT speeds. You do not have EVDO service in your market yet probably. This is equivalent to the difference between EDGE and 3G in GSM markets.

    I just got mine two days ago and my speeds are just under 500 k/s down, and about 30 k/s up. So I would say it's about the equivalent of 512k DSL, or the minimum I would consider broadband to be.

    When I bought it I was told that EVDO was just that day turned on in Portland, even though they've been advertising it as broadband EVDO service for months.

    Personally, I'm *very* happy with this service, for $40/mo, a free month, and $60 for the modem I think it's a hell of a deal. By comparison, I am (and soon will not be) paying $30/mo for AT&T's 3G service which only works on my iPhone and isn't anywhere near as fast.
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    the evdo works well when its up in my area. not super fast but cheap and easy to get work done while im out and about. $40 aint bad no contract
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