OK, I live less than a mile away from AT&T's DSL coverage area, and have been on Hughesnet for the past three or four years and started noticing Verizon's commericals about 3G coverage. So I went and started doing some research. Verizon and Sprint both have my area within their coverage maps (AT&T does not have hardly any 3G in OKlahoma or nation for that matter) and they both offer similar broadband packages. However, with this, there is no guarentee that the speeds they advertise I would get. (between 700Kbps - 1.4Mbps, or less if I'm not in the right area etc...)

For different reasons, I am wanting to find a better connection than satellite, Xbox Live, no FAP, etc... I do know that from both Sprint and Verizon, it comes with a 5GB cap for $59.99 a month and they both charge $.05 for every MB over that 5GB's. That comes out to 170 MB's per day, less than Hughenets 200MB per day cap, however with 3G there is no FAP.

The deal is, either I put out hundreds of dollars for modem or sign up for two year contract, in either case, if 3G doesn't work fast enough here, it is a waste.

What has others experience been like with 3G internet and what would everyone suggest?

Thanks

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