Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#6
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Tamaroak wrote:
I'm going to be doing the Great Loop (south through the Great Lakes to the Mississippi, down the Tenn-Tom, around Florida and up the ICW to Canada, then back to Lake Superior) starting next August and returning a year later. My kids will be learning online and we will need some sort of reliable and medium fast Internet connection. What is going to be available then that I should start watching for? Capt. Jeff This summer I've used a cell phone connection through Cingular. The computer is "connected" to the phone through Bluetooth, and is using the WAP connection that is primarily marketed for stock quotes, news, etc. The $20 unlimited service works fine, though there is some debate as to whether Cingular will permit this in the long run. If you talk to support, it is not allowed, but nowhere on the site or in the contract is it mentioned. The data connect is faster than a high speed phone line, but its a stretch to call it broadband. I'm told that the "proper" connection, for which they charge $75 a month, uses EDGE which is somewhat faster, but since Cingular is not very forthcoming about this, the info is largely myth and rumor. Verizon has been marketing something similar for $60 a month unlimited usage. I've also used the data mode on the phone when I've traveled, mainly for weather radar and stock quotes. I've been surprised that the coverage has gotten much better over the last few years. In fact, I was able to surf the web halfway between Boston and Ptown, at least 10 miles from any land. |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Internet access on the Great Loop | Cruising | |||
Great Loop distances | Cruising | |||
rec.boats.paddle sea kayaking FAQ | General | |||
great circle loop | ASA | |||
Internet connectivity | General |