October 28, 2006
Garmin Streetpilot C550
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I previously owned a Garmin Streetpilot C330. It served me well for over a year getting me to wherever I needed to go. But now out comes the Garmin Streetpilot C550. This one is much better! Not only does it do GPS directions, it also has a MP3 player in it and, most importantly, a bluetooth speakerphone! As soon as I turn it on, the bluetooth speakerphone connects to my mobile phone and it's working. Through the GUI of the Garmin, I can access the phonebook and call history as well as directly dialing through its dial pad. It's speakerphone is one of the best I've used. It is clear and loud, and the mike picks up my voice very well. A great implementation! |
Posted by dshen at 08:56 PM
October 02, 2006
Verizon Broadband with Curitel PC Card
Funny that free WIFI is supposed to get everyone online, but yet when everyone jumps on, it slows to a crawl. Then, since free WIFI is everywhere, all the paid services get tossed out of the cafes since they don't want to deal with that. Add to that, some free WIFI services make you watch ads in every browser window and they proxy serve every website, which makes the sites even slower to respond.
Frustration sets in. I run down to the local Cingular store and they have this awful Sierra WIreless card. Oh, I'm sure it works great, but I hate the removable antenna because I'm sure to lose it. And they don't have any builtin antenna models in stock. By the way, their plan is 2 years for contract and $80/month. Kinda pricey, but I want to compare! So next I run to the local Verizon store and their card has no external antenna AND it's faster than Cingular AND I only have to sign a 1 year contract! SOLD!
I test the card at home, at my favorite Starbucks, and at SJC. It works great at all the places! It's expensive, but hell I must be online everywhere.
Too cool. I can do all the simple things AND streaming YouTube videos also works great. I love it!
Posted by dshen at 08:54 PM | Comments (5)
