AT&T Wireless Broadband Review (2009)
For the most recent info, check out the 2010 AT&T Wireless Broadband Review
The main thing AT&T Wireless Broadband (Mobile Broadband) has going for them is 'the nation's fastest 3G network'.
Unfortunately, even that has some strings attached.
In this complete review, we'll cover AT&T's mobile broadband prices, plans, speed, coverage, reliability and customer service as it relates to mobile broadband.
Let's hop to it.
AT&T has the highest overage charge of all carriers.While AT&T divides their mobile broadband plans into 3 categories (Blackberries, Laptops & Smartphones), most people interested in mobile broadband will end up with the Laptop Connect plan.
While their Laptop connect plan is $60 for 5 Gigabytes, AT&T has the highest overage charge of all carriers.
Read on to see a chart of how AT&T overage charges can wreck your bank account.
AT&T has 'the nation's fastest 3G network. They also seem to have the most data outages.AT&T Wireless broadband speed is advertised as "the nation's fastest 3G network" with "typical download speeds of 700 Kbps - 1.7 Mbps" and "typical upload speeds of 500 Kbps - 1.2 Mbps".
On paper, that's faster than the average speeds Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile provide on their respective 3G networks. Not bad at all.
Unfortunately, a recent Gartner research report shows that AT&T users get half of advertised speeds. Read on for the full details on AT&T mobile broadband speed.
While AT&T doesn't have the best 3G coverage, they do offer the use of WiFi hotspots for free.AT&T's Coverage & Reliability is quite the ironic case.
While it's quite undisputed that AT&T has the best mobile broadband global coverage, their coverage in the United States may leave you wanting more...especially with the multiple data outages.
What's the point of the 'fastest 3G network' if you can't use it?
Read on to get to the bottom of it.
AT&T AirCards & Broadband Cards
AT&T has a variety of broadband cards for PC and Mac users alike.AT&T Broadband Cards come in quite the variety. For the netbook crowd, there are a number of USB broadband cards to choose from.
For those who like small form factors that probably won't break off, they've got ExpressCards.
Don't worry Macbook fans, they've got you covered too. Read on to find out what AT&T broadband cards can do for you.
AT&T Customer Service fell from above the industry standard to below in the latest J.D. Power & Associates Customer Care Study.AT&T customer service got 3 out of 5 power circles in the last J.D. Power & Associates study for customer care.
This time, they actually dropped to 2 out of 5 power circles. What happened?
Read on for the full details of the 2009 Wireless Customer Care Study.
If you're looking to see how AT&T compares to other providers, check out the Wireless Broadband Service Comparison.
Need more info? Check out the rest of the mobile broadband reviews.
