Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:13:58 -0500
Reply-To: Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
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From: Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject: Re: Internet while underway
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Recently Joy Hecht wrote about how she gets internet access. Look in the
archives, maybe. (Thru a cell phone with dial up. She gave names and
part numbers.) Still no internet service where there is no cell phone
coverage.
Al Brase
Vince Jahn wrote:
>Hi Chuck,
>
>For a road trip, the four most popular include:
>Dialup
>WIFI
>Cellular
>Satellite
>
>At the low end, simply find a RJ11 phone jack (available at nearly all
>motel/hotels) and dial out to the internet just like you can at home. Its
>slow, but its cheap.
>
>I take my laptop that has a wireless WIFI network card installed with me on
>all road trips. Its great to pull over to any Starbucks and have a cup of
>coffee while checking my email and to do some browsing. Many hotels now
>offer WIFI internet access as well. Also there is a gismo available for
>about 25 bucks that can detect other WIFI networks as you drive through
>them... WiFI is very fast and is quickly becoming a popular internet access
>method.
>www.therobotstore.com
>
>Or you can get a Cellular connection by signing up for cellular modem
>service via your cell phone carrier. They will equip you with a modem so you
>can use your laptop. Its slower than WIFI and can be expensive, but its also
>very accessible, you only need a cell phone signal.
>
>If you want to get fancy, there is the Sat dish set up where you can watch
>movies and have an internet access point right there in your Westy just like
>the larger motor homes have now. Check Direct or the Dish network. If you
>already have the dish, consider taking it with you (along with a tripod) and
>simply sign up for the internet service. Its super great but somewhat
>expensive and you will need a good inverter to manage the 110vac
>requirements.
>
>Happy wanderlust!
>
>Vince
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chuck Reisinger" <chuckphoto@EARTHLINK.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 12:27 AM
>Subject: Internet while underway
>
>
>How do you access the internet when you're underway...how may different way
>are there to get internet,,,,need some ideas....long road trip coming
>up...Thanks...Chuck...
>
>
>
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