Sadly, Charter isn't available in Miami.

I want to try this with AT&T. I'm kind of fed-up with my 1.5 Mb/s connection (which cost 32.95/month) - I get by just fine most of the time, but there are times when I just need that download to be faster, or to stream something in HD on my TV, and this speed just doesn't cut it. Although AT&T has lowered their…

Try it again. It worked for me when I opened it. If it still doesn't work, try putting it in airplane mode, then try it again.

I managed to get Google Wallet working using an APK I found on the xda-developers website. Before today, it's been telling me that I couldn't use it on my carrier, but I never thought of putting the phone on airplane mode first, which may have worked. Anyway, it works now, without doing anything special, complete with…

You hit it right on the nail in that last bit - the on-board experience will most likely never change.

It seems like the service varies depending on where you live in the US. It's awesome where I am, though.

That's awesome - seems about right, comparing to my experiences.

In the southeast, it's awesome. I guess it depends on where you are.

Exactly my point. And you're free to do pretty much whatever you want during the ride.

Exactly. You're treated like a human on the train.

If travelling domestically, also check out train travel with Amtrak, or express bus travel with Greyhound if you're not going very far. It's better than flying by plane, even though it's a little slower.

It works for any Android tablet. I don't know if there is an app for the iPad.

I use this with my tablet. It's way more convenient than sending the file to my computer then printing it.

Thanks for all the clarification, nomoore. All of this is vital information that should have been in the article, but it seems like the amount of research that was done is insufficient.

Yeah T-Mobile is known for their leniency in selecting phones and plans. It's not immediately apparent on their website, but they're not as strict as the other companies. Even the clerks in T-Mobile stores advise customers to buy the phone separately, because the prepaid selection is so limited (and crappy).

2.5 miles is about 10-15 minutes to ride.

It works quite well actually. Granted, since I'm riding almost 10 miles, it's guaranteed that I'll arrive sweaty, but I just resolve that by bringing a hand towel, deodorant, cologne, a change of clothes. I also arrive 15 minutes early, so that I have time to freshen up.

The point was not having a Nexus S - the point was that you could just buy any smartphone you want (I don't know about CDMA phones), take it to a T-Mobile store (or AT&T, but I have no experience there), and activate a prepaid line. I got the Nexus S when it first came out. Yes there are better phones out there now,…

I have a Nexus S on T-Mobile prepaid. I'm fairly certain it's not crap.

When you combine T-Mobile prepaid with Google Voice and WiFi, all you pay for is minutes.