Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., technology testdrive column.

Byline: Jeffrey Kelley

Jun. 21--Out to lunch yesterday at Stool Pigeons Coop and Grill, I posed the question to Chuck, our server:

Would you ever use television on a cell phone?

"Probably not," he said. "I don't even watch TV at home."

There comes a time when technology takes a step forward and you ask yourself, "Do we really need this?"

Today, Verizon Wireless introduces its new broadband network in the Richmond area, called Evolution Data-Optimized, or EvDO. The technology gives subscribers access to broadband-speed video clips and other multimedia from certain phones and laptop computers.

I've had access to the …