[Ti] Wireless/National/Email/Internet/Ti/Macbook

[Kynan Shook]

To answer both of your questions, I would also suggest looking into  
Bluetooth phones.  If you go with Cingular (as I did just about a  
week ago), you can get unlimited data service added to a phone for  
only $20/month.  Getting a PC card from them and unlimited data is  
$60/month at the moment.  Granted, if you already have a cell phone  
contract with somebody else, that won't help you - the $20/month  
assumes you already have a cell phone plan with them.  However, it's  
an inexpensive option compared to PC Cards.

If you'll be using it frequently, just make sure you check that your  
phone has all the capabilities that you need, especially speed-wise.   
For example, not all Cingular phones support Edge; mine only does  
GPRS, which isn't much faster than a modem.  However, since I don't  
use it for data very often, that's not a big deal to me.

"Raymond J. Mas" <rjmas1 at comcast.net> writes:
> I have a similar, somewhat related question. Next month our family  
> is going
> to visit Grandma in FL. She has no internet connection (or a  
> computer for
> that matter). What are my options for connecting my PowerBook to the
> internet? Are there any WiFi services available? I don't need a  
> permanent
> connection, as I seldom travel. But I do need to keep in touch with  
> work,
> and I'd like to do it from her house.