

| Subject: | Re: NVC RE: I need an ISP while on the road |
| From: | Zoltan |
| Date: | Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:02:45 -0800 |
Please do! I love the Vanagon and use it as an office wherever I am. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "David J. Bohannan" <david.bohannan@VERIZON.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 5:40 PM Subject: NVC RE: I need an ISP while on the road > Jim, > > I know Panera Bread has free wireless internet available at their stores > in my area...not sure if its free everywhere else. > > I use my Sprint cell phone and connection cable to use their "unlimited > vision" internet service. > > I am planning on getting Satellite internet for traveling on extended > periods of time...will let you all know how that works. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Jim Felder > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 7:04 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: I need an ISP while on the road > > I do this all the time... Google the city you're going to before you go > for wifi hotspots. You'd be amazed. Starbucks also has great broadband > but they charge for it, I've heard McDonalds is setting up wifi, even > saw the sign at a McDonalds on I-65, but the staff didn't know anything > about it. > > Be advised that my ISP will allow me to surf the web and receive email > from any other network, but I can only SEND through my network, > locally. So, if I'm traveling, I can't send you an email (from my email > client) but I can get email from you. The workaround is that I can use > my ISP's webmail service, which works great. Or get yourself a hotmail > account. Or check with your ISP, maybe they don't have the same lame > security strategies that mine does. > > Jim > > On Dec 20, 2004, at 4:00 PM, Chuck Reisinger wrote: > >> FREE - you have my attention - how do you locate these FREE networks? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "paullist@guzyk.com" <paullist@GUZYK.COM> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 5:48 PM >> Subject: Re: I need an ISP while on the road >> >> >> In addition to dial up, it's also wise to have a wifi card....you'd be >> amazed at how many free networks are out there... >> >> If you don't know where there are, you can even get a keychain wifi >> scanner >> and drive alongside home/offices/hotels until you see a light. >> >> About 50% of wi-fi networks are completely wide open. >> That way you get free high speed internet instead of slow dial up. >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> mail2web - Check your email from the web at >> http://mail2web.com/ . >>
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