"beaufortnc" wrote in
ups.com:

Anyone know of, or have the resources to start, a list of spots on the
ICW where a public WiFi system is available while at anchor?
Would be pretty helpful to all,

Mike.


Oh, almost forgot. If you come up the Ashley River at Charleston to
Riverbend and anchor out near my house, you can use W4CSC on cable
broadband for free like the boys at the air force base do. My wifi router
is 50' up a tree under an inverted bucket to keep it out of the rain.
Works about 1/2 mile. Further if you use a Pringle's Can microwave
antenna:
http://www.turnpoint.net/wireless/has.html

Many boaters should build these little coffee can or Pringle's can antennas
if their WiFi box has an antenna connector. Being a directional beam, you
can extend the range a long way at the dock.

Doubting anyone will set up a WiFi node on Harkers Island anytime soon,
I just use my cell phone as a modem. Slow, but it's always there. See
you at Cape Lookout this summer?

On 2 Feb 2005 09:52:44 -0800, "muskrat" wrote:

Doubting anyone will set up a WiFi node on Harkers Island anytime soon,
I just use my cell phone as a modem. Slow, but it's always there. See
you at Cape Lookout this summer?
How do you do that? Acoustic coupler? If not, does your phone have a
data jack?

What cel company? What phone?



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"Religious wisdom is to wisdom as military music is to music."

On my phone the data cable plugs into the same jack as the battery
charger. Plugs into a USB port on the computer. Always indicates
the connect at 115K baud. Phone is a SANYO SCP-5300 using
Sprint.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Rodney Myrvaagnes" wrote in message
...
On 2 Feb 2005 09:52:44 -0800, "muskrat" wrote:

Doubting anyone will set up a WiFi node on Harkers Island anytime soon,
I just use my cell phone as a modem. Slow, but it's always there. See
you at Cape Lookout this summer?
How do you do that? Acoustic coupler? If not, does your phone have a
data jack?

What cel company? What phone?



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

"Religious wisdom is to wisdom as military music is to music."

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 16:33:46 -0500, "Doug Dotson"
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:

On my phone the data cable plugs into the same jack as the battery
charger. Plugs into a USB port on the computer. Always indicates
the connect at 115K baud. Phone is a SANYO SCP-5300 using
Sprint.
Thanks



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a


"Wanting to meet a writer because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like pate."
Margaret Atwood

In article ,
"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:

On my phone the data cable plugs into the same jack as the battery
charger. Plugs into a USB port on the computer. Always indicates
the connect at 115K baud. Phone is a SANYO SCP-5300 using
Sprint.

Doug
s/v Callista

One note of caution here folks.......Just remeber that SOME folks
don't know the difference between Cellular Phones, and PCS Phones,
and the difference in distance from the Cellsites between the two
ARE significant. Also the differences between the two for DATA Services
are ALSO Extremely significant.


Bruce in alaska
--
add a 2 before @

Are you referring to analog cellular vs digital cellular?

"Bruce in Alaska" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:

On my phone the data cable plugs into the same jack as the battery
charger. Plugs into a USB port on the computer. Always indicates
the connect at 115K baud. Phone is a SANYO SCP-5300 using
Sprint.

Doug
s/v Callista

One note of caution here folks.......Just remeber that SOME folks
don't know the difference between Cellular Phones, and PCS Phones,
and the difference in distance from the Cellsites between the two
ARE significant. Also the differences between the two for DATA Services
are ALSO Extremely significant.


Bruce in alaska
--
add a 2 before @

I used my cellphone to connect to the internet and it was very fast.
It uses a digital wireless connection rather than a modem at the
cell site like one of my older phones did. I was very happy with
the result. Plus the connect time was not taken out of your minutes.
Flat rate of $9.95/mo.

Doug
s/v Callista

"muskrat" wrote in message
oups.com...
Doubting anyone will set up a WiFi node on Harkers Island anytime soon,
I just use my cell phone as a modem. Slow, but it's always there. See
you at Cape Lookout this summer?

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 15:52:35 -0500, "Doug Dotson"
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:

I used my cellphone to connect to the internet and it was very fast.
It uses a digital wireless connection rather than a modem at the
cell site like one of my older phones did. I was very happy with
the result. Plus the connect time was not taken out of your minutes.
Flat rate of $9.95/mo.

What cell phone, what phone company?



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a


"Wanting to meet a writer because you like his work is like wanting to meet a duck because you like pate."
Margaret Atwood

I'm using a Nokia 4585i phone via Alltel, and am envious of others who
have found faster alternatives. But I'm stuck with what I've got, for
now, and the cable connects from the USB port to a special port built
into the phone.

As for Cape Lookout this summer, I'll be spending at least a couple of
weeks out there, and anyone is welcomed to use my computer as well as
borrow electricity from the gen-set. Just bring plenty of beer and ice.