Free nationwide wireless internet

[Steve Wozniak]

The subject of TiBook data connections comes up frequently on this list.

I saw someone tonight who does this for free, legally.

Cingular has a family plan and they allow circuit-switched (like voice) modem connections (9600 baud) to your ISP. Such connections are charged as voice minutes of use.

But voice calls between two phones in your family plan are, or can be, free, for unlimited minutes.

So you can use your TiBook to dial a modem call, via your main cell phone, to another cell phone at home. That phone at home is tied into a computer at home, which treats the phone as a modem, and can be set up to answer calls. So dial into your own home computer, and join its network.

And it's a free call from anywhere within Cingular's range.

You only pay for a plan with enough minutes for your voice needs. That's all.

I am very amazed at this technique!
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Regards,

Steve  (is tv wake zone?)