Verizon Wireless continues high speed wireless data rollout

Verizon Wireless upgrades network in more states and D.C.

Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday that it is upgrading its network to support faster BroadbandAccess wireless data services to customers in cities in a handful of additional states and the District of Columbia.

The wireless service provider is upgrading its network with gear based on CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A technology to support faster transmission speeds. Verizon Wireless says Rev. A supports downstream speeds of 450K to 800Kbps and upstream speeds of 300K to 400Kbps.

Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel separately announced plans to upgrade to the faster EV-DO Rev. A last year. Sprint got a head start announcing upgrades in cities as early as October. Verizon announced its first cities earlier this month, which included Boston, Richmond, Hampton Roads, Va., Chicago and Salt Lake City .

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Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday that it is upgrading its network to support faster BroadbandAccess wireless data services to customers in cities in a handful of additional states and the District of Columbia.

The wireless service provider is upgrading its network with gear based on CDMA 1x EV-DO Revision A technology to support faster transmission speeds. Verizon Wireless says Rev. A supports downstream speeds of 450K to 800Kbps and upstream speeds of 300K to 400Kbps.

Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel separately announced plans to upgrade to the faster EV-DO Rev. A last year. Sprint got a head start announcing upgrades in cities as early as October. Verizon announced its first cities earlier this month, which included Boston, Richmond, Hampton Roads, Va., Chicago and Salt Lake City .

Verizon Wireless now offers its faster EV-DO Rev. A BroadbandAccess service in these cities:

Illinois: Springfield, Decatur area

Iowa: Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Waterloo, Cedar Falls

Idaho: Boise, Nampa, Idaho Falls, Twin Falls, Pocatello, Rexburg

Maryland: Montgomery, Howard, Prince Georges, Anne Arundel, Baltimore Counties

Okalahoma: Tulsa and surrounding areas

Oregon: Portland, Salem

Virginia: Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun Counties

Vermont: Burlington, South Burlington, Williston, Essex and Burlington International Airport

Washington: Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, Spokane, Vancouver

Washington, D.C.

Verizon Wireless also previously announced that it is offering customers two Rev. A compatible devices -- the USB720 wireless modem or the AirCard 595 PC card.

Verizon Wireless charges $60 to $80 per month for its BroadbandAccess service. The lesser rate is for customers that also have a wireless voice plan of at least $40 per month.

Sprint Power Vision wireless data service costs $60 per month for customers who sign a two-year contract. Sprint’s EV-DO Rev. A service is available in 24 markets. The wireless service provider offers four compatible Rev. A devices which are the Sprint Mobile Broadband USB Modem from Novatel Wireless, and wireless modem cards Novatel S270, Sierra AC595 and Pantech PX-500.

Handheld devices that support EV-DO Rev 0, current EV-DO technology deployed by both Sprint and Verizon Wireless, work with Rev. A services, but the older devices will not support the faster speeds.

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