Running a business from a boat
 

Looks like we may be spending a month on the boat in September. No
problem with that except we can't just cut the cords and sail away.
Business still has to be attended to and business is highly dependent on
computers and communications.

Is it possible or feasible to link a computer to a cell phone so that one
can access the Internet and, more important, send and receive data that
can only be managed through a dial-up connection? The server we deal with
is very unforgiving. One has to send data over a 28K dial-up line or it
just won't accept it.

Any thoughts or experience? It's a 37-foot sloop so we are not talking
Marsat.

Gogarty wrote:
Looks like we may be spending a month on the boat in September. No
problem with that except we can't just cut the cords and sail away.
Business still has to be attended to and business is highly dependent on
computers and communications.

Is it possible or feasible to link a computer to a cell phone so that one
can access the Internet and, more important, send and receive data that
can only be managed through a dial-up connection? The server we deal with
is very unforgiving. One has to send data over a 28K dial-up line or it
just won't accept it.

Any thoughts or experience? It's a 37-foot sloop so we are not talking
Marsat.

Hi
I use both a cell phone (Near Shore) and a Globalstar phone (out of
country). The biggest problem is that you have to learn to live with
9600 bpi. I'm sure you can configure a phone to access your ISP. The
Globalstar has two options, dial up and a packet server.
Let me know if you need more details my email address works.
JR

My Sprint phone supports connection to the net but it is 115K baud.
It doesn't work like a dial-up modem though. It goes directly through
a wireless network. Several years ago the service entailed a dialup
setup but I don't think that is available anymore. Perhaps one of
the other carriers that are not PCS supports a dialup service.

Doug
s/v CAllista

"Gogarty" wrote in message
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Looks like we may be spending a month on the boat in September. No
problem with that except we can't just cut the cords and sail away.
Business still has to be attended to and business is highly dependent on
computers and communications.

Is it possible or feasible to link a computer to a cell phone so that one
can access the Internet and, more important, send and receive data that
can only be managed through a dial-up connection? The server we deal with
is very unforgiving. One has to send data over a 28K dial-up line or it
just won't accept it.

Any thoughts or experience? It's a 37-foot sloop so we are not talking
Marsat.

On Tue, 3 May 2005 18:58:36 -0400, "Doug Dotson"
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:

My Sprint phone supports connection to the net but it is 115K baud.
It doesn't work like a dial-up modem though. It goes directly through
a wireless network. Several years ago the service entailed a dialup
setup but I don't think that is available anymore. Perhaps one of
the other carriers that are not PCS supports a dialup service.

Doug
s/v CAllista

"Gogarty" wrote in message
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Looks like we may be spending a month on the boat in September. No
problem with that except we can't just cut the cords and sail away.
Business still has to be attended to and business is highly dependent on
computers and communications.

Is it possible or feasible to link a computer to a cell phone so that one
can access the Internet and, more important, send and receive data that
can only be managed through a dial-up connection? The server we deal with
is very unforgiving. One has to send data over a 28K dial-up line or it
just won't accept it.

Any thoughts or experience? It's a 37-foot sloop so we are not talking
Marsat.



Verizon does dial-up. Free on the weekends :)
Joe

Nice thing about Sprint is that net access is flat rate. No minutes.

"joe_323" wrote in message
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On Tue, 3 May 2005 18:58:36 -0400, "Doug Dotson"
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:

My Sprint phone supports connection to the net but it is 115K baud.
It doesn't work like a dial-up modem though. It goes directly through
a wireless network. Several years ago the service entailed a dialup
setup but I don't think that is available anymore. Perhaps one of
the other carriers that are not PCS supports a dialup service.

Doug
s/v CAllista

"Gogarty" wrote in message
...
Looks like we may be spending a month on the boat in September. No
problem with that except we can't just cut the cords and sail away.
Business still has to be attended to and business is highly dependent on
computers and communications.

Is it possible or feasible to link a computer to a cell phone so that
one
can access the Internet and, more important, send and receive data that
can only be managed through a dial-up connection? The server we deal
with
is very unforgiving. One has to send data over a 28K dial-up line or it
just won't accept it.

Any thoughts or experience? It's a 37-foot sloop so we are not talking
Marsat.



Verizon does dial-up. Free on the weekends :)
Joe

My impression is that the server is not on the net. Just a direct
dialup. Must be a TRS80 or something.

"Bradley Jesness" wrote in message
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Gogarty wrote in
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Looks like we may be spending a month on the boat in
September. No problem with that except we can't just cut the
cords and sail away. Business still has to be attended to and
business is highly dependent on computers and communications.

Is it possible or feasible to link a computer to a cell phone
so that one can access the Internet and, more important, send
and receive data that can only be managed through a dial-up
connection? The server we deal with is very unforgiving. One
has to send data over a 28K dial-up line or it just won't
accept it.

Any thoughts or experience? It's a 37-foot sloop so we are not
talking Marsat.





You should do something about your lame server. What's with
the 28K modem crap?

T-mobile has a pcmcia card for laptops that sends and receives
over their wireless network at around 256K. 39 bucks a month
unlimited access. Time to get your business outta the dark ages.
It's surprising you can afford a vacation at all.


No regards,
Bradley Jesness

http://www.wilhelp.com/bj_faq/

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dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom says...


My impression is that the server is not on the net. Just a direct
dialup. Must be a TRS80 or something.

No, it's not on the net. Can't be accessed via the net which makes our
DSL quite useless for that business. But TRS-80? Intriguing thought. My
very first computer was a Trash-80 before it even supported lower case
characters. All the prinouts looked like teletype and my wife had to
retyped them on a manual typewriter before the clients would accept them.

How, exactly, does one connect a cell phone to a computer?

Gogarty wrote:

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dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom says...


My impression is that the server is not on the net. Just a direct
dialup. Must be a TRS80 or something.


No, it's not on the net. Can't be accessed via the net which makes our
DSL quite useless for that business. But TRS-80? Intriguing thought. My
very first computer was a Trash-80 before it even supported lower case
characters. All the prinouts looked like teletype and my wife had to
retyped them on a manual typewriter before the clients would accept them.

How, exactly, does one connect a cell phone to a computer?

You use a serial or usb cable. It will then plug into the same slot as
the charger as you cell phone. The first thing you need to do is
determine if your cell phone has data capabilities. Then does your
carrier offer the service.
JR
JR

"Gogarty" wrote in message
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dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom says...


My impression is that the server is not on the net. Just a direct
dialup. Must be a TRS80 or something.

No, it's not on the net. Can't be accessed via the net which makes our
DSL quite useless for that business. But TRS-80? Intriguing thought. My
very first computer was a Trash-80 before it even supported lower case
characters. All the prinouts looked like teletype and my wife had to
retyped them on a manual typewriter before the clients would accept them.

How, exactly, does one connect a cell phone to a computer?

Do you mean directly? Mine interfaces via a USB port. My old phone
used a serial port. You might check with your cell provider. Before Sprint
offered the wireless service, the mechanism consisted of a bank of modems
somewhere (probably at a regional office). The modem then dialed the
number you provided so any dialup would work. If this kind of service is
still available then it sounds like it is what you need..

Doug

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dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom says...



"Gogarty" wrote in message
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In article ,
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom says...


My impression is that the server is not on the net. Just a direct
dialup. Must be a TRS80 or something.

No, it's not on the net. Can't be accessed via the net which makes our
DSL quite useless for that business. But TRS-80? Intriguing thought. My
very first computer was a Trash-80 before it even supported lower case
characters. All the prinouts looked like teletype and my wife had to
retyped them on a manual typewriter before the clients would accept them.

How, exactly, does one connect a cell phone to a computer?

Do you mean directly? Mine interfaces via a USB port. My old phone
used a serial port. You might check with your cell provider. Before Sprint
offered the wireless service, the mechanism consisted of a bank of modems
somewhere (probably at a regional office). The modem then dialed the
number you provided so any dialup would work. If this kind of service is
still available then it sounds like it is what you need..

Many thanks. I know a lot more now than I did. Our provider is T Mobile and I
will contact them directly.