On 11/5/13, 12:55 PM, Charlemagne wrote:

Quite frankly, I know my phone has limited coverage compared to others,
I see them using their Verizon phones at the tracks we get no service..
But I am still old school, and when I am planning on weekends there, I
plan like I would have 20 years ago, and plan on being "on my own" with
no phone service. If I know I will need service "out there" I bring our
Verizon "bug" and that gives me full Verizon data service for my
computer and smart phone... We keep that mostly for when our cable
service goes out at home, and Cox cable sucks so it gets used....


Yeah, I "bring" my iPhone and Verizon service and if I find myself at a
place where I need to use my laptop and there is no wi-fi, I simply turn
on my "personal hotspot" on my phone and connect it to my laptop via
wi-fi. The "personal hotspot" takes the Verizon data service, assuming
there is that service present, and converts it to a wi-fi signal for my
laptop.

I use this service at airports, typically, where there either is no
wi-fi or there is an hourly charge for it. The "personal hotspot"
service comes with my Verizon plan at no additional charge.

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