Sprint EVDO coverage area
ok so i type in my area code on the sprint site to see if EVDO is available at my parents house because i just purchased and activated a PC-5740 for my laptop, which I LOVE by the way DL at 16+ kb/s non EVDO. but back to my point i put the area code in and it says atlanta (30277) I KNOW THAT, but it would be niec to know if that city (Newnan) in particular is covered in the EVDO network. It says Peachtree City is and my parents live 5miles away from that city....good to know a detailed location to know if EVDO is avaialbe in that area code not the metro-city...
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You should take the PC-5740 back ASAP and get the Novatel Wireless Merlin S720. If the corporate retail store doesn't have it, just get it from the Sprint online site. I know it's $50.00 more than the other 3 air cards, but it is EVDO Rev A compliant which is quite a bit faster than Rev 0(Sprint Power Vision) which is what your PC-5740 utilizes. From my understanding of Sprint's EVDO deployment, areas that are 1xRTT are being bypassed for Rev 0 and going straight to Rev A. One of the features I love about Rev A is the fact it'll support VoIP as well as video telephony(video conferencing). The other advantage of the Merlin S720 is it'll work on both 1xRTT and EVDO Rev 0. $50 more now will mean faster speeds in both the uplink as well as downl...
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i was not aware of the skip from 1xrtt to rev a. where did you get that info?
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One of the benefits of getting to talk with field technicians and RF engineers. In areas where there's only 1xRTT, it's not a cost effective step to install Rev 0 and then turn right around and remove the Rev 0 equipment and replace it with Rev A ones. In Rev 0 markets, it's a matter of equipment swap out for the most part. One of the benefits of the Rev A is you'll be able to migrate back and forth between the 2 EVDO networks with Rev A devices and they'll be able to decelerate/accelerate to the speed of the corresponding network seamlessly.
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