# sprint/verizon broadband + sirius online?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [January 12, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726 "2008-01-12T16:41:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/1 "2008-01-12T16:41:57Z")

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anyone not able to connect to stream music using a broadband card?

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**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/2 "2008-01-12T17:30:17Z")

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IIRC, you’re not allowed to stream on Verizon.

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**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/3 "2008-01-12T19:52:44Z")

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Verizon banned P2P, online gaming and streaming music just recently on that air card shiat.

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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/4 "2008-01-12T20:01:13Z")

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AT&T does not block it on our card.

PM for more info!

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**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/5 "2008-01-12T20:09:08Z")

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sprint… it had to do with my authentication… i cleared cache and got in.

thanks!

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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/6 "2008-01-13T08:58:00Z")

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Be careful, with most companies if you go over a certain data capacity it will stop and you will get billed huge fucillo huge

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**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/7 "2008-01-13T09:21:56Z")

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> [@The\_Russian](#):
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> Be careful, with most companies if you go over a certain data capacity it will stop and you will get billed huge fucillo huge

thanks… ill check out teh contract… i only d/led 20mb over 3 hours.

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**Author:** ![woz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/woz/32/7605_2.png) [@woz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/woz)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/8 "2008-01-13T09:26:49Z")

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yea i dont think vzw will block it, but they will turn your speed down after 5gb/month

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**Author:** ![AfXtc777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/9 "2008-01-13T10:29:34Z")

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> [@FightinMike](#):
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> IIRC, you’re not allowed to stream on Verizon.

There are ways around this, i’m trying to remember how we did it when I still had my vz card.

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/10 "2008-01-13T13:41:30Z")

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> [@The\_Russian](#):
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> AT&T does not block it on our card.
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> PM for more info!

They don’t block it because AT&T EDGE is about as fast as my old shotgun 2x 56K modem set up.

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/11 "2008-01-13T13:48:29Z")

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um, who uses edge on AT&T? they’ve had 3G for awhile now. Do you really need to shit talk them every time they are mentioned?

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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/12 "2008-01-13T21:03:28Z")

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3G is almost everywhere, Buffalo metro area suburbs, rochester area and suburbs ALL OF NYC AND YONKERS.

Only low population areas dont have it and Edge runs at about 200 kbps avg

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**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sprint-verizon-broadband-sirius-online/41726/13 "2008-01-13T21:10:16Z")

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> [@Joe](#):
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> um, who uses edge on AT&T? they’ve had 3G for awhile now. Do you really need to shit talk them every time they are mentioned?

We have 2 cards from them - I wasn’t aware 3G was there.

We used to get 500-600 with bursts up to 1200 kbps

Within a month - it MAY burst up to 600, with more 400 average. This seems to be consistant with everyone else in Midtown manhattan.

They seemed to have dumbed down the speed, which is why I’m ripping on them.
