In which area are you? I am in DC metro and here most of the Starbucks have it, and you never find more than 1-2 people using it. Just in my town I have 4 Starbuck to pick, all within 2 miles and all have Hot Spot. Thanks, Pedro Vera http://pedrovera.com --------------------- PGP/GPG Key available at http://pedrovera.com/public.asc ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "John Karwowski, MD" <jkarwowski at mac.com> To: "PowerBook G4 Titanium List" <Titanium at lists.themacintoshguy.com> Sent: Sun, 04 May 2003 14:35:59 -0700 Subject: Re: [Ti] PCI cards for 17" PowerBook > On 5/4/03 10:30, "Mark O'Brien" <rmobrien at mac.com> wrote: > > > > > On Sunday, May 4, 2003, at 01:10 PM, Tim D. Middleton wrote: > > > >> I am the proud new owner of my first PowerBook. I have noticed that my > >> 17" comes with a PCI Card slot. Since I have never owned a pro Apple > >> laptop this is all new to me. Can anyone help me out with what I can > >> use that slot for? > > > > Various expansion devices. I have a Compact Flash adapter, for > > transferring digital photos without draining my camera's batteries. I > > also have a Sprint PCS Vision PC card for making internet connections > > away from WiFi, ethernet, or landline phone jack. Finally, I have a > > high end PC sound card (Echo Indigo). > > > > How well does this Sprint PCS set up work? How fast is it? Is it a good > value for for anything more than mission critical internet access? > > (coming to you from a Starbuck's T-Mobile HotSpot- not the world's greatest > value) > -- > > John > > Ti 550, 512 RAM, 10.2.5 > > ---------- > Check out the Titanium email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/Titanium.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <Titanium-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <Titanium-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. <Titanium-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your > Mac ISP Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! http://macinternetaccess.com > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 > Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml ------- End of Original Message -------