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Name:	Maverick -	Reply
Subject:	Verizon Wireless Card at Lake
Date:	8/18/2007 11:45:11 PM

Just an FYI for those of us that cannot get DSL or Cable Internet access at the lake.

Went by Verizon in Bham on Friday and picked up a Verizon Wireless card for my laptop.

Took it home to house in Bham and tried it out. To say the least I was amazed at the speed I would have to say it is probably faster than my DSL.

So brought to lake on Saturday and figured since I was out of the big city the cards Internet speed would be hampered significantly. Boy was I ever wrong just as fast at the lake.

So for those of us who cannot get DSL of Cable Internet access at the lake this might be a great solution.

In case you are wondering our home is on the Alex City side of the lake up by Wind Creek and the monthly cost is $59.95 per month if you have Verizon wireless phone service. Not sure what i cost if you do not have their wireless phone service. Also the card was free after rebate and you get to try it for 30 days at no risk to make sure you like it.

Also the other benefit is not having to worry about going on vacation or business somewhere and wondering if you will have Internet access as long as you have Verizon service it appears I will have Internet access. As I felt assured once I got to Alex City and out of Verizon's primary network the speed would be significantly hampered, but I was wrong, so I hope to find this fact to be true in my other travels throughout the US.

Another interesting fact is that while I was waiting for the card to be activated the sale person told me by Feb 2008 all wireless signals were required to be digital, therefore analog will be no longer. The rep also asked me if I heard some echoing recently when I spoke on my Verizon phone and said yes. He told me this is because the tower I was on was in the process of transferring from analog to digital. Just a tid bit of info I thought I would pass along.

Name:	LifeTime Laker -	Reply
Subject:	Verizon Wireless Card at Lake
Date:	8/19/2007 8:33:48 AM

Why can't you get cable internet in that area? We have it here in the Gap. I thought sure it was available in your area. That suprises me.

Name:	roswellric -	Reply
Subject:	Verizon Wireless Card at Lake
Date:	8/19/2007 10:06:21 AM

Does the internet service work all around the lake and toward Montgomery?

I use Verizon for the cell phone and since the service has gone digital the signal has gotten much worse. I'm in the Sandy Creek area in Dadeville. Wonder if that is going to improve or do I dump Verizon?

Also I'm using Charter cable and getting speeds at T-1+ according to CNET.

Name:	Osms -	Reply
Subject:	Cingular has just....
Date:	8/19/2007 1:28:09 PM

gotten worse. Noticed my cell phone is now displaying AT&T on the screen instead of Cingular and my reception has gotten worse. Drove from Real Island to Sandy yesterday and had no service until I got to the Hwy 50/Hwy 49 intersection. Used to have reception all the way to Kowlidga.

Name:	Freshwater Bay Girl -	Reply
Subject:	Cingular has just....
Date:	8/19/2007 7:28:19 PM

I also checked into this service with cingular. They said as long as you have a signal for your phone, you'll have internet service. they also said you can purchase a router that will allow up to 5 lap tops to connect to the internet. This may be great for neighbors that are close to share the service. Espically if you are rental properties. I've noticed this is something people are looking for with their rentals. Our signal is not strong @ Bay Pine Island for cingular. Concerned that the service will be inconsistent.Do you have alot of trees and what effect do they have on the signal?

Name:	Osms -	Reply
Subject:	Cingular doesn't....
Date:	8/19/2007 8:53:46 PM

have any towers around the lake according to their coverage maps on their website and the last time I checked you can't get a local Cingular/AT&T number. You're roaming< I believe on T-Mobile towers--could be wrong. Service is spotty with digital.

Name:	BiggerDog -	Reply
Subject:	Verizon Wireless Card at Lake
Date:	8/20/2007 10:27:09 AM

I have had this card for two years and my place is in Stillwaters. The reception is awful - I have to be outside for it to work at all and it absolutely creeps. However, it is better than nothing.

Name:	rainbow slough -	Reply
Subject:	Verizon Wireless Card at Lake
Date:	8/20/2007 10:46:28 AM

For me, nothing is better than access. We finally got phone service over the winter because friends said we were so hard to reach at the lake...guess being away from it all means different things to different folks.

Name:	Maverick -	Reply
Subject:	Bigger Dog
Date:	8/20/2007 12:18:10 PM

If your card is over 2 years old I would upgrading the card to the latest technology which is Rev A. At least I was told by the Verizon rep Rev A was the latest and greatest and the is the network I am connecting too both in Bham and the lake.

Know of a couple of other folks with cards just over one year old and my web page loads are twice as fast as theirs.

On reception do not have any solutions other than I know Verizon has a couple of cards which show under accessories as having the capability to attached a booster antenna. But do not know anything about such.

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