vito, thanks
still trying to understand the pros and cons and expense.
i will be on board for most of august and need to keep in contact and run my
business.
which essentially means cellphone, email and transfer of files. occasionally
i'll have to jump ship and pay closer attention to work (once a week or so).

right now the "clear" choice seems to be to hook up a data cable to my
nextel or just plug in to a phone jack when ashore.
wi-fi is available here in L.I.S. at select places only and for a fee. (and
it is not cheap)

on the otherside of the equation: you mentioned anyone can use your hotspot.
recently had our computer tech working on my office network and he
discovered that someone near me has a wireless setup. apparently he gained
full access to they're harddrive and left a computer note to provide
security on they're system.

steve


"Vito" wrote in message
...
If I buy broadband for my house and install a wireless router so I can
work
from any room then I can either set the router to ignore all but my
computer(s) or leave the default setting. If I leave the default then
anybody within RF range can use my service - prolly without me even
noticing
or caring. In other words, I have a wifi "hotspot". At first, many
campgrounds, marinas, et all were hotspots.

Trouble is the folks sharing a net are not paying for it and God forbid
anybody get something for free in thi country, so the owners were made
offers they couldn't refuse: a setup that charged uers and let them keep
part of the take or get sued for violating their contracts. Naturally most
went with the offer.

I dunno about marinas but most campgrounds offer wifi for a small daily
fee.
Most say it works fine provided you sre close enough to their antenna.

There are websites devoted to the free alternative, some listing hotspots,
but such 'cheating' is not Christian! (c:

"gonefishiing" wrote in message
news
anyone have a wi-fi connection on they're boat? how does it work?

You're welcome.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"gonefishiing" wrote in message
...
vito, thanks
still trying to understand the pros and cons and expense.
i will be on board for most of august and need to keep in contact and run
my
business.
which essentially means cellphone, email and transfer of files.
occasionally
i'll have to jump ship and pay closer attention to work (once a week or
so).

right now the "clear" choice seems to be to hook up a data cable to my
nextel or just plug in to a phone jack when ashore.
wi-fi is available here in L.I.S. at select places only and for a fee.
(and
it is not cheap)

on the otherside of the equation: you mentioned anyone can use your
hotspot.
recently had our computer tech working on my office network and he
discovered that someone near me has a wireless setup. apparently he gained
full access to they're harddrive and left a computer note to provide
security on they're system.

steve


"Vito" wrote in message
...
If I buy broadband for my house and install a wireless router so I can
work
from any room then I can either set the router to ignore all but my
computer(s) or leave the default setting. If I leave the default then
anybody within RF range can use my service - prolly without me even
noticing
or caring. In other words, I have a wifi "hotspot". At first, many
campgrounds, marinas, et all were hotspots.

Trouble is the folks sharing a net are not paying for it and God forbid
anybody get something for free in thi country, so the owners were made
offers they couldn't refuse: a setup that charged uers and let them keep
part of the take or get sued for violating their contracts. Naturally
most
went with the offer.

I dunno about marinas but most campgrounds offer wifi for a small daily
fee.
Most say it works fine provided you sre close enough to their antenna.

There are websites devoted to the free alternative, some listing
hotspots,
but such 'cheating' is not Christian! (c:

"gonefishiing" wrote in message
news
anyone have a wi-fi connection on they're boat? how does it work?

take your over inflated and unfounded ego and call your mommy
i'm sure she would like to hear from you.
i'm not interested.

I already talked to your mommy, and she said not to make
you cry.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"gonefishiing" wrote in message
...
take your over inflated and unfounded ego and call your mommy
i'm sure she would like to hear from you.
i'm not interested.

oh yeah............thanks

oh yeah.... the thanks I get....

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"gonefishiing" wrote in message
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oh yeah............thanks