Date:         Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:40:19 -0500
Reply-To:     "A. Hurley" <ahurley@VIEWIT.COM>
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From:         "A. Hurley" <ahurley@VIEWIT.COM>
Subject:      Re: I need an ISP while on the road
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I have a cellphone which acts as a modem - I access it with
Bluetooth....

Andree


On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Jim Felder wrote:

> I do this all the time... Google the city you're going to before you go
> for wifi hotspots. You'd be amazed. Starbucks also has great broadband
> but they charge for it, I've heard McDonalds is setting up wifi, even
> saw the sign at a McDonalds on I-65, but the staff didn't know anything
> about it.
>
> Be advised that my ISP will allow me to surf the web and receive email
> from any other network, but I can only SEND through my network,
> locally. So, if I'm traveling, I can't send you an email (from my email
> client) but I can get email from you. The workaround is that I can use
> my ISP's webmail service, which works great. Or get yourself a hotmail
> account. Or check with your ISP, maybe they don't have the same lame
> security strategies that mine does.
>
> Jim
>
> On Dec 20, 2004, at 4:00 PM, Chuck Reisinger wrote:
>
> > FREE - you have my attention - how do you locate these FREE networks?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "paullist@guzyk.com" <paullist@GUZYK.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 5:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: I need an ISP while on the road
> >
> >
> > In addition to dial up, it's also wise to have a wifi card....you'd be
> > amazed at how many free networks are out there...
> >
> > If you don't know where there are, you can even get a keychain wifi
> > scanner
> > and drive alongside home/offices/hotels until you see a light.
> >
> > About 50% of wi-fi networks are completely wide open.
> > That way you get free high speed internet instead of slow dial up.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > http://mail2web.com/ .
> >
>

Andree Hurley
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