ReefEdge Connect System 2.06, ReefEdge, (201) 242-9700. www.reefedge.com
Cellular Wireless Data Service
Winner: Verizon Wireless Express Network, Verizon Wireless, (800) 2-JOIN-IN, (908) 306-7000. www.verizonwireless.com
Although high-speed, wide-area wireless services will be commonplace within five years, today's lower-speed solutions are more tactical in nature. For high speeds, you can tap into an increasing number of WLAN hotspots, but coverage is still quite limited. If you need wireless data access wherever you have cell-phone coverage, it's tough to do better than Verizon's Express Network, a 2.5G system based on the CDMA 2000 1XRTT protocol. Granted, we're only talking ISDN-class speeds, but for the right applications, including wireless e-mail and Web access, that's enough to get the job done. And unlike its competitors, Verizon is the only cellular provider that offers an unlimited monthly service plan. For those of us hungry for data on the run, it's a great solution.
Finalists:
GSM/GPRS service from AT&T Wireless, AT&T Wireless, (800) 888-7600, (425) 580-6000. www.attwireless.com
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