At 3:52 PM -0700 4/4/04, Joseph Chamberlain, DDS wrote:
Dear members:
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Any ideas on how I can connect to the internet using a cell phone ? I am
willing to get a new phone since my Motorola V60 is equipped with an
internal mode that has a max connection speed of only 9.6 K.
This isn't _quite_ the answer you wanted, but I've been quite happy
with the Sprint PCS Merlin C90 card. Strictly speaking, it doesn't
connect to the Internet using a cell phone - it _is_ a self-contained
digital cell phone system modem. Sprint's coverage isn't quite as
good as some of the other providers, but so far I've never been in a
spot (including some pretty far out in the boonies places) where I
couldn't connect. The connection speed is highly dependent on the
local Sprint system. In places where their system is fully digital,
I get measured throughput of over 110kbs, but even where it is
analog, or hybrid I don't think I've ever seen less than 30kbs.
The initial setup has to be done on a windows machine (or through
VPC) but after that, the OS X built-in driver for Sprint PCS Vision
is completely transparent.
Bill
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