Best wireless internet for MARC? (Baltimore: movies, living in, versus)

[dclindyhopper]

I just moved to Fed Hill and started taking the MARC from Camden to DC. All in all, not an unpleasant experience thus far. If I can get work done on the train, then living in Baltimore versus Arlington is not a real net loss in time -- just a loss of freedom.

I bought a t-moble wireless card and plan last week. I'm finding the connection speed to be too slow to be all that useful and I'm considering cancelling the contract.

Does anyone know which wireless internet service (t-moble, ATT, verizon, sprint, others?) is the fastest and most reliable on the trains? (specifically Camden line)? I tried t-moble first because it's $10 cheaper and doesn't have the 5GB limit.


Thanks,
-- Jeff

[dclindyhopper]

Well, I can at least partially answer my own question. I got a Verizon account today and it's much faster than the t-mobile, that I'll be canceling tomorrow. I don't know how it compares with sprint and att.

[trickymost]

I have Sprint, which I believe roams on Verizon's network free of charge. My Sprint card is integrated into the laptop itself and has a larger antenna internally all the way around the monitor, so I get excellent EVDO-A coverage all the way from Baltimore to Union station.

I've tried tethering using my ATT Blackberry on their EDGE network and there's really no comparison. I think you can't go wrong with either Sprint or Verizon, and unless you're dowloading movies/lots of MP3s/watching tons of streaming video, 5 GB for a month should be plenty.