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Broadband access cards?a good idea?

Aug 15, 2008 2:40AM PDT

I'm having problems connecting to the broadband cable company that services my apartment building (complications with wires in the wall). Instead of waiting another month for a contractor to fix the wiring/cable problem, some people have recommended that I subscribe to a phone company's broadband plan?where you plug a device into a USB port to get access wherever there's a wireless phone signal.

I see that Verizon offers a "high speed network" monthly plan of 50MB (total allowance) for $40. Each MB thereafter is $25.

Does anyone have experience with this? How fast is the service? Will I be paying overage charges with just 50MB a month? (Assume I'm online frequently.)

Thanks!

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Each MB thereafter is $25.
Aug 15, 2008 2:57AM PDT

Given a picture from som cameras are all of 2 to more megabytes, the rate you gave sounds like it could bankrupt most of us.

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Aug 15, 2008 3:57AM PDT

25 cents, I meant Happy