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Verizon Wireless Internet Access

“Mobile Broadband” is the name Verizon has given to their current 3G wireless Internet network. Verizon's wireless Internet service is based on EVDO technology that has been enhanced up to Rev. A, which means faster speeds upstream and downstream. Verizon currently provides a very extensive 3G coverage area, with about 91% of the population of the United States within their wireless Internet network coverage.

The Verizon 3G Network - “Mobile Broadband”

If you sign up for Verizon wireless Internet, make sure your cell phone, PDA, laptop, or netbook uses an EVDO Rev. A-capable device. If it isn't, then you won't benefit from the fastest Rev. A connection speeds. Instead, you will be limited to the slower Rev. 0 or CDMA speeds. Of course, Verizon sells both wireless networking cards and wireless USB modems that support their EVDO Rev. A wireless 3G network.

The regular price for Verizon wireless Internet service ranges from $39.99 to $59.99 per month. They also have prepaid wireless Internet access for users who only need wireless Internet service for a short period of time. You can buy Verizon wireless Internet service for a day, a week, or a month, with no long-term contract required.

Highlights of Verizon wireless Internet include:

• Coverage - More than 280 million people in 264 metropolitan areas.
• Fast Downloads - Typical downstream speeds of 600 Kbps up to 1.4 Mbps.
• Fast Uploads - Typical upload speeds between 500 to 800 Kbps.
• Security - Provided by code-division multiple access (CDMA) technology.
• Networking - Support for most virtual private network (VPN) solutions.
• Multiple Plans - Choose either 250MB/mo., 5GB/mo., or a prepaid plan.
• Netbooks - Get low-cost, light-weight netbooks with Mobile Broadband built-in.

While the far greater portion of Verizon's EVDO 3G wireless network is Rev. A (newer), some areas are still operating under Rev. 0 (older). It's important to point out that when you are in these older Rev. 0 markets, speeds will be a little slower -- i.e., download speeds of 400-700 Kbps and upload speeds of 60-80 Kbps.

Also, if you sign up for Verizon's Mobile Broadband, but then roam outside of their Mobile Broadband coverage area, you can still connect to the wireless Internet through Verizon's older CDMA network, although at slower speeds -- bursting up to 144 Kbps, with more typical speeds between 60 to 80 Kbps.

As of 2009, the company is working on a brand new Verizon 4G network which uses the latest wireless Internet technology called LTE (Long Term Evolution). This high speed wireless Internet service promises downstream speeds of up to 50 Mbps -- and possibly even as fast as 100 Mbps! Of course, this service is still in development and testing, so the earliest you will see it in major metropolitan areas will be sometime in 2010.

Verizon is one of the leading Wireless Internet Providers in the U.S., and our website has reviews of all major 3G and 4G wireless ISP's, including AT&T and Sprint.