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>> I won't get tethering until and unless I *really* need it because I want to keep my unlimited option open.
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>> That said, Speed Test on my iPhone 4, with Wifi turned off, using 3G out here in the farm country north of Baltimore, just gave me these results:
>> Download - 3.84 megabits per second
>> Upload - 1.60 megabits per second
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>> This is FASTER than my DSL line!
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> Wow Jim - If you don't mind asking what city, state are you in?

Re-read the message above, Bill.... <g>
39.487135,-76.501107

> Do you have any other options for internet than DSL?

Comcast's cable stops 1/2 mile from my house in either direction on my road.
Verizon FiOS not only isn't here, they won't even say when or whether they'll get here.

> I am too impatient for those speeds, then again I transfer hundreds of GBs per day and do remote backups from my office to my house - I have 35/35 Fiber with "Turbo" that lets me boost up to 50/50 on F2F connections (like the office to my house that are on the same Fiber network).

Right now, tested again at the same location in the house, using the same program, I get MUCH slower downloads:
Download - 0.36 megabits per second
Upload - 1.61 megabits per second

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