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[Raymond J. Mas]

Many thanks to all for your help and advice.

Ray
rjmas1 at comcast.net


on 5/30/06 7:50 PM, Kynan Shook at kshook at cae.wisc.edu wrote:

> 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.
> 
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