T-Mobile Offers Higher-Speed Access Via EDGE
I was poking around and discovered that T-Mobile quietly introduced its own EDGE service on September 1. Essentially, it allows them to offer a faster Internet connection if you are accessing through your cell phone, or through a wireless card in your PC.
We use T-Mobile’s data service as a backup Internet connection when we’re on the road.
Up to this point, the only other provider of EDGE service was Cingular - a service I had a really crappy experience with.
There is also a competing service from Verizon called EDVO. And while faster, Verizon’s coverage is not as widely available as the EDGE technology.
It appears that T-Mobile is offering the higher speed service at the same price as their current service ($30 per month, unlimited access). Only catch is you have to be using a phone that is EDGE-capable. The current PC card they offer is not (neither is the one we have), but two of their phones are: the Nokia 3220 and the Motorola V330.
I hate the way the V330 looks and the Nokia doesn’t have Bluetooth, so I’m going to wait before upgrading. Word on the street is T-Mobile will be offering new EDGE-capable phones at the beginning of the year.