I had to reconnect every 3 minutes, and the average download speed was about what you would get with dialup. It was pitiful, and Verizon had to refund 5 months of service where I had to connect an astounding 1400 times.However, in the last few months these guys are getting their act together. I've had trips from Pensacola to Jacksonville and Tampa to Jacksonville where I maintained a constant connection, and was able to download large files and email while enroute. I just checked my connection speed and got an average of 535K down, and 85K up. Thats 10 times better than it was a few months ago, and will get better with 3G service.If you need the internet on your laptop wherever you go like me, then this is finally a good option for a lot of people. The service is expensive, but you can get a USB adapter for your desktop at home to plug this V640 Expresscard in to.You can also get deals on these card on the web and Verizon will program them for you regardless of where they came from so if you find one for CHEAP dont hesitate to take it into a Verizon store to have them set it up for you.A year later and I'm finally happy with this service, but I'll take credit for Verizon's improvement cause I spent most of the last year screaming at them on the phone because of connection speeds of less than 18K at my home. 4 googleschnitzles