Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:17:08 +0000
Reply-To: "John C..." <trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET>
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From: "John C..." <trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: WiFi Boingo [Non-Vanagon-Content]
http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/typesofaccessavailable/ht/bluetoothphone.htm
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> Use a bluetooth adapter (or internal bluetooth if you have one in your
> laptop) to bond with your bluetooth enabled cell phone to use the
> phone as a modem and dial into your ISP's dialup line, which they
> should furnish to business travelers upon request if they don't make
> it widely known.
>
> This way, you can dial in anywhere you get cell service. I camp in
> some pretty remote areas of the state and this works well in a pinch.
> It's slooooooow as a diesel westy (14.4 with my carrier, Verizon, who
> probably limits it artificially) but it's free after hours and on
> weekends and there are no additional data charges since they (the
> carrier) don't know what you are doing with the phone. Be careful of
> roaming charges, though.
>
> When I'm near a hotspot I use that, but the cell phone modem is often
> a welcome link to the world.
>
> You can google it. It takes just a minute or two to set up.
>
> Jim
>
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 9:48 PM, John Lauterbach
> wrote:
> > You may be better off with a Sierra Wireless 881 air card (USB device)
> > and the appropriate wireless account. I travel more frequently than
> > most, and I have saved the monthly fee in hotel internet charges.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Tue, 2008-12-16 at 13:21 -0800, M'obeechi wrote:
> >> Boingo is saying it has 100,000 WiFi's worldwide, as well as McDonalds,
> bettery yet, Starbucks, and Barnes Noble, plus Airports and Hotels, so I guess
> its using ATT's networks... Has anyone used this service? The only reviews I can
> find date back to 2005, when they had like 20,000 hotspots.
> >>
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