Sprint Broadband

Pros: Fast as can be, easy to setup, 24/7 tech support, fast as can be
Cons: Sensitive to rain/fog, other options, digital receiver is a pain,

Do you want broadband internet access? Do you need it? Those are questions which you need to answer for yourself, but I can assure you that you can do better than Sprint.

My next door neighbor has Sprint broadband and liked it a lot until...

Pros: Ultrafast connection, "safer" than broadband cable modems, easier to deal with than Qwest DSL.
Cons: Earthlink. 'Nuff said.

I've been a Sprint Broadband user since before they were "Sprint Broadband." You see, in the Phoenix area, the company known as SpeedChoice (a division of People's Choice Cable Television) has been providing high-speed bidirectional wireless...

Pros: Price, High speeds, Versatility
Cons: None!

This topic is placed in the wireless internet, so I'm confused as to whether it might be asking about Sprint PCS Vision. But oh well, I'd like to talk about it since it's probably a top wireless ISP now. I've been using Sprint PCS Vision for quite ...

Pros: Incredibly Fast, Good Price, Earthlink
Cons: Satellite receiver 15 ft. over the house (it seems that high)

When I first heard about Sprint Broadband it sounded too absolutely good to be true. Some of the things being said about it sounded so over the top that I naturally thought that it was just hype. It wasn't.

I guess the first thing to discuss...

Pros: Always on. Good Price
Cons: High Latency, service outages

Please Read all of this including the update (at the end) as my opinion of this product has changes


I consider myself one of the fortunate ones. I was one of the first in the country to get Sprint Broadband wireless access and...

Pros: speed, no busy signals, doesn't lock up your computer like AOL or CompuServ
Cons: initial install/equipment cost, always on connection

Yes, you read correctly - 24 baud was the FASTEST our phone lines would EVER connect. Some mumbo-jumbo about the age of our routers and the type of wire and the number of people in our area and the position of Jupiter when the lines were laid...
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Pros: 24 hour technical support, and very fast connection
Cons: Connection times out frequently at night

What a mess this has been. I live in Tucson, Arizona, in the desert and so I got stuck with a very very slow Internet connection. It would take me over 45 minutes to download a song from Napster. I am also taking college classes online and I would have...

Pros: Fast, reliable, good customer service
Cons: Slowing down a little bit

I am a new user to Sprint Broadband. I will leave the more technical reviews of the service to those who, well, are more technical. I live in Silicon Valley, but where we are, DSL and other faster connection methods are not available. We are too far...

Pros: Reliable, high speed downloads 300-600 kilobits/sec
Cons: Low speed streaming video 100-300 kilobits/sec

Location Silicon Valley, Price $50 a month, $40 if used with Sprint long distance.

There are many uses for a high speed connection. So which application is most important to you will determine what kind of rating you will give it. For me the...

Pros: No bandwidth cap (ie, super fast), available where DSL and Cable are not
Cons: Service not available 100% of the time, rather expensive

I have been seeking residential, high-speed internet for several years ever since my interest was piqued by the introduction of DSL. I tried several companies that promised DSL was available in my area; I'm apparently right on the fringe of their...

Pros: Fast downloads, simple install.
Cons: Drill hole in your wall. Arghh!

Like many around the country, I live too far from the phone company's central office to get DSL, despite living in San Jose, the heart of Silicon Valley. Without even the prospect for a closer CO, I was resigned to a pokey 56K modem that connected at...

Pros: Fast downloading and webpage browsing
Cons: Very unstable. A 54k modem is better for gaming.

Sprint Broadband is an "always on" internet service that uses a small microwave tower dish (usually set on top of your house) to transmit signals to a station located somewhere in your city. You don't need a phone line or a modem, only an ethernet card...

Pros: SPEED - when working
Cons: Unreliable, outages, way too many calls to tech support

Updated info at the bottom of the review. Also, some editing of the older information so that it reads easier (as suggested by rpllingrock in his comment).


Sprint broadband is only recommended if you don't have any other option, like...

Pros: Fast; Cheap ($39/mo); Reliable
Cons: Cumbersome installation - need an antenna mounted on your roof

I've had Sprint Broadband for about 5 months now and I have to say I'm very happy with the service thus far. I must admit that definitely was not the case when it was first installed...

The installation process was just LONG! It took the...

Pros: Fast Browsing, Screaming Downloads, Great for viewing on-line video.
Cons: Long Delays in activity, Sometimes gets really bogged down. Forget Gaming/iPhone

I just got my BBD up and running yesterday. So far I have mixed feeling. It is fast sometimes. Sometimes I get these huge delays where the modem just sits there with no TX or RX activity. It goes on for like 40 seconds just siting there - very...