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Okay, as I plan to move into my condo, I was looking at getting Internet access through the cable co. But then, thought I, "why don't I just get an air card as I plan to do a lot of traveling?"

So, ladies, what are the best air cards? I have an iPhone with AT&T service, if that makes any difference.

Janice
I use verizon air card costs about 60 a month mine is slightly higher as there is a tax in SD
on it....
I love it usually can get on the internet even when I can't get on my phone which is also a verizon
Yes sometimes it's slow just depends upon how clear and strong the signal is...I haven't tried doing pictures
but I get on face book banking site ect ect
when you going to move down to your condo?
missed seeing you in SLC maybe we will in St George
sheila

I have an AT&T air card built into my Dell laptop. I went with them because that's who we have our cell phones with. It's $60. a month and I can usually get a signal most places, but not always fast enough to upload pics. I find if I can't get a good signal, if I wait till late at night and get on the front bed in the TH right next to the window I get a better signal. I haven't tried putting a tin foil hat on and climbing up the ladder!

I had AT&T for all my years traveling - until I switched to Verizon this year. Why the switch? Because AT&T - while they covered most of the country- was going to start charging me for areas where they are using other people's networks. Verizon assured me they won't do that - in fact they told me it's all their networks if you get a signal. I started having trouble in AZ - in fact would get text messages and emails. The phone they were ok with - but not the data.

When I cxl'd, they tried to save my business (as they all do) and asked me why. I said because you are sending me messages that I'm using data off line - and that you will start charging me for that - can you promise me I won't start getting charged. The person on the phone immediately said, "Well, we're sorry to lose you, bye" - guess that answered my question.

Since I travel so much - that was a killer for me. I switched my phone service also - because I had data on it - and was getting the same messages - got them also in a couple other states during the trip from AZ to AL.

I have Verizon air card ($60/Mo.) and cell. Only use it when traveling and it usually works very well. Have cable high speed Internet at home.

Linda

Have Verizon for both phone and aircard. I have found that I can almost always get on line with Verizon. Carole used to have Sprint and AT&T and she often didn't have any signal while I had a great signal. I think the $60 is for a package deal of phone and aircard. Just go on Verizon's website and check.

Verizon air card here.....

$60 is just the air card data usage. ... but you could use your phone to tether to the internet - I did that with my Blackberry when I had AT&T - about the same cost as an air card alone. I could use the phone and tether at the same time- although they told me I couldn't - so I expected that to quit someday lol

Beth I used to do that, too but it was my understanding that Verizon was going to (if they already haven't) charge for doing that. It was a loophole that you could get by without buying data usage.

DH has had 3 aircards over the last few years for work...it was work issued so it went by their carrier. First one was sprint..and it was iffy most of the time. He could not even get service in some areas along the Oregon Coast.

Then next one he got was AT&T...while it was a little better it was still not all that great.

He now has Verizon and has for the last 2 years. I can only think of a handful of times that we have not been able to get service.

I do not have an air card but wanted go add my 2 cents concerning ATT that my iPhone uses. Two yrs ago I got good coverage especially at home but these past 6 mons. it has went from low to no service in my home.

I have had a verizon aircard, then changed to a tethered phone. less money per month and I had a separate phone number on my account but did it through my phone. So bottom line my phone had two numbers.

I have now gone with sprint and have had good results with sprint. So it is what ever suits you best. Most aircards are 60 a month, the second phone number was 30.00 a month.

Karen, if you have the data phones, you have to pay for data - it's only another $30 to get the tethering - so while I was paying $60 a month for data - only $30 was equivalent to the aircard. Because I had to pay for 30 to use the phone online by itself.

That said - AT&T is stabbing itself in the foot - big time - and I hate seeing it. While Jean and I were traveling - it was about equal now on service between AT&T and Verizon - but yes, AT&T was getting lousier in some of the places they were "buying" air. And now don't want their customers to use those areas for data.

Verizon for me.