1xEV-DO not WiFi yet Verizon Expands Coverage

Reiter's Wireless Data Web Log :
Repeat after me, "more faster, more cheaper"... On the net everywhere is way cool. It just needs faster access at a lower monthly rate.

It's great news. Verizon Wireless will expand its 1xEV-DO network across the country. Currently, the higher speed CDMA data service operates only in Washington, D.C. and San Diego. As I've written previously, I've gotten download speeds of 200K bps - 250K bps in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, although you can get 300K bps to, perhaps, even 500K bps.

Upload speeds, however, are not great -- perhaps 40K bps - 60K bps, and it often doesn't seem that fast. However, those are the same upload speeds as Verizon's current nationwide 1xRTT network, which offers download speeds of 40K bps - 60K bps. 1xRTT is usable if you don't have WiFi or even a fast dial-up connection.