Sprint Broadband Direct Reference

Ken Bowley plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
30 Aug 2001 21:06:16 -0700


It all depends on what part of town you are in...  I was just pinging
cisco.com and averaged around 50ms for latency. :)

On 30 Aug 2001 16:58:53 -0700, John Kloian III wrote:
> I have used this service on and off for quite some time.  I have always
> been disappointed in its performance and Sprints ability to effectively
> support me when there is an outage (and believe me there are plenty)  Not
> to mention that the latency will drive you nuts.  In my opinion it shoiuld
> be used as a stop gap solution only, however they do make you sign a
> contract wich cost ~$200 to break early.  Hope that helps.
> 
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Mike McPheeters wrote:
> 
> >I am considering signing up for Sprint Broadband Direct (Wireless) since I
> >can't get DSL Service or Cable Internet Service in my neighborhood.  I live
> >in south Tempe.
> >
> >Does anyone use this service who could be a reference?
> >Are there any other broadband options I should know about?
> >
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