Thanks,
Speeds are similar to they were at your house and slower, but today is cloudy, so things may be iffy. Typing on a real keyboard again is great!
I spent more than six hours on the phone with Alltel's technical support, stretched out over a week. Now, I use my Blackberry as a tethered modem for an additional $10 per month. It works for either of my computers, and is good to go anywhere I pick up a cell signal.