I've ridden the #14 out all the way to Powell and the #9 out of downtown to Powell.  On both trips I landed some pretty nasty disconnects.  I wasn't happy with this at all, but still kept pondering maintaining service.

I rode out on a few other bus lines, namely the #4 and got decent service in city core, but just past 30th I got sketchy service all over the place.  Now I couldn't help but wonder, I'm downtown 90% of the time so would this really matter?  What about on the MAX?

At this juncture I figure if I really need to have remote connection I'll just go back and get my Sprint Connection re-connected.  Overall, if one just wants it for a few spots, that are generally stationary and downtown, then it is a good option.

Otherwise I'm giving them a call and cancelling the service.  Hey! I gave it a try, it just isn't quit up to snuff unfortunately.

I was running three virtual machines on my laptop and couldn't help but think, this is awesome.  I couldn't have imagined doing this 6-7 years ago.

That is three operating systems running in virtual machines.  Windows 2003, Windows XP, and of course Windows Vista.  All running hosted on a Windows Vista Machine - my laptop.  2+ Ghz and 4 GB RAM on dual 7200 RPM 200GB Drives.  Awesome to be able to work with such an environment.

I had for the last few months a Sprint PCS PC-5470 card.  I've used it extensively and loved having access.  I didn't realize that it was a piece of junk, wouldn't have Vista Drivers, wasn't supported anymore, nor did I realize that it wasn't as fast as the other cards I could get.  Well today I went down to the ole' Sprint PCS store on Broadway in downtown Portland.

After a short time a Sprint PCS Sales Person took care of me and hooked me up with a Sierra Wireless AC595 1xEV-DO Network Adapter Card.  The Sierra Air Card is insanely cool.  It's faster, works with Vista, is going to have ongoing support, and has two AWESOME cool blue lights.  Yeah, that's what I said, not one, but two cool lights!  (btw - I like blue lights and blue things in general)

So if anyone is in the market for an Air Card/Wireless Card w/ Service I would highly suggest Sprint.  Just so you know, I'm not endorsed, this opinion (and fact) is entirely me, myself, and I.  Also note - I've used Verizon cards, and other services before - NONE hold a candle to the performance of Sprint's Wireless Internet Network.