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Verizon Broadband/HP Netbook Bundle Shows Promise but Needs Refinement

Verizon Broadband/HP Netbook Bundle Shows Promise but Needs Refinement
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Jun 18, 2009
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Verizon Broadband/HP Netbook Bundle Shows Promise but Needs Refinement

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Mobile Broadband Bundle

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Verizon offers its mobile broadband service bundled with the HP Mini 1000 1151NR.


Powering On

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The mobile radio must be powered on from the VZAccess Manager.


Try, Try Again

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Occasionally, multiple attempts must be made to power on the mobile radio especially in low bar areas.


Connect to WWAN

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Once the mobile broadband network is found, the user clicks on Connect WWAN at lower right to enable the service.


Statistics Tab

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The Statistics tab in the VZAccess manager shows speeds that can burst up to 1.4 megabits per second.


No Bars

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Note that I have no bars for VZAccess, and this is 35 miles north of Boston in a densely populated area.


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Text Message

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A handy tool is the Text Message tab in the VZAccess Manager.

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