Ok I am a total Cingular fanboy now!! NEVER have I been able to achieve over 500kbps on Verizon’s EVDO network!! Never!! Well today I figured out how to tether the Blackjack to my MacBook and all I have to say is WOW! The burst speeds on Cingular’s HSDPA network are freakin amazing! I have been maintaining 1000kbps all day today with bursts up to 1329kbps!! Lets start rolling the commercials Cingular! You guys ROCK!
That is awesome Dave! Now I’m wishing I hadn’t switched over to Verizon seeing those speeds!
Dave, make that 2 Cingular fanboys! I picked up the Blackjack last Saturday and have consistently seen speeds in Atlanta between 700-900 kbps. Interestingly right across the street from Cingular HQ in Atlanta I surpassed 900 kbps for the first time thinking that it couldn’t get any better than that, until 2 days later while stopping for dinner in Annapolis, MD on the way to Lewes, DE for Thanx, I hit a high of 986 kbps! I’ve only had strong EDGE in Lewes but the promise of HSDPA upon my return home is enough to keep me giddy!
Denver sucks.
I won’t see those speeds for a couple months to come. But… even on Edge the BlackJack is very cool. Glad you’re still loving it Dave - I bought mine the day it came available at Cingular and couldn’t be happier with the decision.
I wouldn’t dub myself a Cingular fanboy (with my luck I’d do that and they’d screw up my bill) but I have to admit I’ve been pretty happy with them as a carrier.
We will be lucky to ever see HSDPA but I still think the Blackjack is a nice device. I’m planning to swing by Cingular today and swing a deal or two.
Over here in the UK we have HSDPA starting to roll out already. I managed to use it on T-Mobile on a Samsung phone and got acound 900kb on 1 bar signal.
However the network ‘3′ over here is starting to roll out handsets this week with a LG, The TyTN and a Motorola.
I currently get a full 3G signal at home with 3 and my local base station will be HSDPA ready. Speeds of around 1.4mb are expected before jumping to 3.8mb around May time.
I guess the problem in the states is it’s such a huge country to cover thats why it will take time.
Saying that though you have EVDO over there and PTT which we will never get.
One thing is for sure, HSDPA has to be seen to be believed….. its THAT FAST!
Your article on Mobility to day on how to tether a BlackJack to a Mac convinced me to get the Blakcjack, but today (just prior to purchasing) I saw a review in a mag stating that only dial-up speeds could be achieved with Cingular using a tehered BlackJack.
This now blows that road block away. Thanks. BTW are you using a Cingular PDA plan or their Data Connect? The salesforce is very confused on requirements/capabilities of plans/devices so I can never trust them.
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I am on the Unlimited PDA plan for $39.95… That is what Cingular corporate told me was the best bet.
I picked one up to give it a try. The only issue I see is that the battery life could be better. I am still happy with it but my TyTn got more than a day even with heavy use.
One interesting note is that doing side by side speed tests the results seem to be consistantly higher than my HTC TyTn which is quite interesting. Also interesting to note that this uses the Qualcomm 3G chipset.
I have a treo 650 and think it and cingular sucks. This particular combination sucks so bad in Concord, CA, that I have ordered copper back into the house so I can have a normal conversation when using the phone instead of saying “huh? what’d you say…sorry didn’t hear that, I use Cingular.”
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I now understand why Cingular drummed up the fewer dropped calls commercial and runs it day and night…because its true.
That said. Maybe it’s the phone?
I’d be interested in hearing how you
a) got to use the blackjack as modem with mac (os x i presume)
b) any hope that now up to dat conduits would work or is it on MS centric
good luck with your blackjack. you are literally the first person I ever heard of that is happy with cingular service. Whereever I go, my phone shows 1-2 bars wheneveryone else is getting 4-5. Oh my how I hate cingular.
Oh, did I mention how much cingular sucks?
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Hi Dave,
I came across yr blog looking for info on the Blackjack.
I am debating between the Blackjack and Pearl- I think the blackjack looks the ticket.
Can you tell me what I need to do in order to sync with my Mac? I looked on missing sync- is it The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile I need?
How does one use the Blackjack as a modem?
Which plan should I be on with Cingular?
I would be most grateful if you were able to answer these queries.
Thanks so much.
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A constant 1 meg connection would be sweet. I STILL cannot get EVDO in Topeka, Kansas. Verizon will still not commit to any time frame when we might be getting it. I travel a fair amount on business and I get EVDO about half the places I go, although I must admit I travel to some very rural towns.