Slingshot mobile wireless

[Mike Weiss]

Hi all. I stumbled upon this ad while visiting the local truckstop. No jokes Please.. I drive a truck and stopped at a Pilot. They are selling a Mobile Pre-Paid Broadband card that is 3G and will work on all networks that are using 3G. So instead of using one carriers service. you get many. Maybe just what the doctor ordered for dead spots.
I think the card or USB device is around 250.00, but you get 1 or 2 months free service.

 

[Lou Ruh]

I had not heard of this previously, but, after a little bit of research, this service appears to be a month to month version of Sprint's service, including the 5GB per month or 300MB per month roaming limit. The coverage map can be seen at http://www.getyourslingshot.com/coverage.html. To check coverage for specific areas, it links to Sprint's coverage checking tool. Since this is essentially Sprint, it is EVDO Rev. A (stepping down to 1xRTT or EVDO Rev. 0 in areas where Rev. A is not supported).

I was using Sprint until they got nasty about the monthly byte limit (and someone should take them to task for calling this unlimited service), but, I used it for two years for many purposes including chasing in the Plains (with an amplifier and gain antenna) and had very few coverage complaints. But, since a lot of the areas in the Plains are roaming areas, the 300MB limit would be a concern (although, without a contract, I'm not sure what they do ... with a contract, they cancel the contract if you habitually go over the limits).

 

[Mike Weiss]

I just put it out here. It sounded like a good idea, and upon talking to others, was told it was a decent bargin. thanks for the info...

 

[Robert Edmonds]

Good find, once alltel completely gets eaten up by verizon I may take a look at them. I hate those year long contracts(for data)!