Oops....Ashley Marina is located 1/2 mile upriver under the 55'
clearance bridge where Wappoo Cut empties out into Charleston Harbor
in Charleston, South Carolina.....monitors 16/68



On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 11:58:47 -0400, Vito wrote:

Julian wrote:

"GJ Walsh" wrote in message ...
Has anyone heard of companies offering Broadband for boats?

Do you mean in a marina or while underway? ...

If in a marina check out "wifi". Basically, if anyone buys broadband and
a wireless modem and does not reset the presets so the modem "sees" only
his IP addresses (most do not) then anybody in RF range of his modem
with a wireless card in his PC can access the internet via that person's
node. Legal? AFAIK it's not illegal but it kinda smacks of theft.
Anyway, this has led some broadband ISPs to legitimately offer "wifi"
service to campgrounds, truckstops, etc where it is proving very
popular. When camping I pay a small daily fee ($0-5) and rent a card if
I don't have my own and presto - broadband access! No reason marinas
couldn't do the same if the demand was there.


Larry W4CSC

3600 planes with transponders are burning 8-10 million
gallons of kerosene per hour over the USA. R-12 car air
conditioners are responsible for the ozone hole, right?