I use my blackjack for internet if 3G is around I get about a 1 to 1.5mb
connection & Edge is about 200k I teather to laptop and I have internet and
weather most anyplace frizz weather is great for getting weather on the
phone winds and all .

I use my Verizon aircard in the laptop and get about the same kind of
bandwidth. It's become my only broadband link nowadays since its so
portable and I can use it anywhere - at home, on the road or in the
air. My hometown has EVDO rev A but most small towns have only 1xRTT
bandwidth and that's still fast enough for getting the weather. It
works pretty well in flight too, provided I'm near enough and over a
VZW tower and not too high to pick up multiple towers and confuse the
aircard. Operating the laptop while flying solo is a bit distracting
so I usually land at an enroute airport to check weather if the skies
start looking like crap when I'm by myself. One of these days I'll
probably upgrade to a 396 or 496 with XM weather, but right now I
don't need to spend that kind of extra $$$.