

| Subject: | Re: I need an ISP while on the road |
| From: | A. Hurley |
| Date: | Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:40:19 -0500 |
I have a cellphone which acts as a modem - I access it with Bluetooth.... Andree On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Jim Felder wrote: > 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/ . > > > Andree Hurley Viewit.com, Onwatersports.com Store Update: http://www.viewit.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?
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