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HomeeBook AccessoriesVerizon Wireless AirCard 595 EVDO Rev A PC?Card (Verizon Wireless, Card Only, No Service) |
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 Absolutely Terrible Oct 03, 2009
I used this card for 3 days and returned it. Yes, it utilizes EVDO networking systems, but it has the speed of a dial-up modem in most metropolitan areas. Commingle this lousy speed, terrible latency, with outrageously stingy, but pricey service plans and you have a card ripe for the circular file!
If you must get a card of this size and technology, go with the Pantech series or upgrade to a USB card and of course with another carrier. I can't believe I'm stating this, but Sprint actually offers a better deal with much more bandwidth. Of course, this review is solely for the card and not the service, but considering it is proprietary to Verizon, one cannot honestly separate the two, and both suck.
7 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Stay away Apr 04, 2008
I tried this card in serveral states, and it never gave me more than a quarter of the upload speed that Verizon promised, so I sent it back within the trial period. This was August 2007.
So far so good.
But for months the bills kept coming, like I was still using the card. Letters came in threatening to cut off service. It took a lot of effort to convince Verizon that I was not using their service anymore.
However, because I am not a US citizen, I also paid a $400 deposit.
A steady flow of completely incomprehensible "bill summary's" had now started, showing that they owed me wildly fluctuating amounts, but I did not get a dollar back.
You must have seen the ads with this whole crowd of nerdy Verizon employees. I must have had half of them on the phone. Some of them were very nice. All of them were very creative explaining why I did not get my money back; things about "pay cycles". Very interesting!
It is now April 2008 and still did not get my deposit back. Today they promised me it will be in this month's "pay cycle". I don't believe them anymore.
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Update.
It's April 17th today. Verizon had promised me to send me a check on the 9th. Instead I got a new Bill Summery. I've got a nice pile of them now. I spend 3/4 of an hour on the phone, on hold and talking to some very friendly Verizon-people. No answer to my question why I did not get the money. One of them promised me that the check will be send one of the next few days, and that he will keep a eye on it. Sure, but I've heard things like that from Verizon before.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Love this card!!! Oct 30, 2007
I live in a remote area where DSL and Cable are not available. My only options are dial up or satellite - both of which are horrible! I started using this card about 8 months ago and absolutely love it! It is not as fast as cable but it is so much better than what I had.
I also love how portable it is! I can take my laptop with me anywhere and still have access. Even though there are a going number of WiFi areas I am not dependent on them! I can take my laptop everywhere I go and have instant access to everything!
6 of 9 found the following review helpful:
AirCard 595 Very Slow DSL & Customer Service Can't help Oct 24, 2007
I recently purchased a new laptop (Dual Core CPU running Win Vista) I installed the Verizon software with no problems. Basically, this is as slow as dialup. I am in an area covered by Verizon with EV-DO Rev A service (large city). I called customer service. I was on the phone with them for almost 3 hours. The tech tried everything. His recommendation was to return the AirCard 595U under the 30 day guarantee. I really wanted this to work, so I went an spent $120 to upgrade by computer's memory from 1 GB to 2 GB, and that didn't help. My Download speeds are 200k -300k and upload speeds are 20 to 50k averaging around 39k upload. Not exactly what I had hoped for.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Dont recommend Aug 03, 2007
Previous post C.O. hit the nail on the head. In addition to getting dropped, when I could connect it was slower than promised. I also went round and round with Verizon's staff and took them 2 months to stop charging me. I was out $150 canx fee plus over $100 for the card. What a waste. I plan to cancel all Verizon services now. If you insist on getting this service pay the extra $20 per month and don't sign 2 year contract.
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