That is just what I'm doing this summer while onboard my boat in the Pac.
NW.

I'm using Verison 500 min., with free long distance and roaming plan..

I check my email and check the these news groups about 3 time a day and my
connect time is running about 2 to 4 min. each time.

I set up an new email account and ask everyone I exchange email with, to use
plain text only, no attachments, no html and please don't include the
message I had sent them.. (some people just don't understand how slow 14.4
kbs is..)

So far the spammers haven't discovered my new address (I'm not using it for
this NG response).

Since I'm anchoring offthe shoreline of some upscale homes, I'm thinking of
using a wireless card/reciever with some special antenna and connecting
through any Wi-Fi hub that I can find. (My son does that in the Bay Area all
the time.)

I'll let you-all know how that trick works out.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

other options. www. kvh.com has mobile direc pc buts its very expensive. 5k
last time I looked and its only satellite download.

www. seatel.com seatel's new
wavecall 3000. This is the one I bought the phone works great but never did
get the touted internet 56k to work. probably will only I lost interest in
fiddling with it.
it would connect and quickly disconnect. they offer compression service as an
additional fee from global star.
I wanted it for bahamas cruising. ended up going ashore for needed weather maps
etc.
another option:
if you are doing only u.s. cruising and are you are fairly secure when you want
to connect you can... connect via cell uplink, and download with direcpc one
way.
now called direcway. the one way is the old system but works great for me. only
thing is you have to be sure your cell
phone connection will connect via analog connection. I am dailing up aol
through
direcpc as we speak. you can buy a used one way ssytem on ebay for cheap if you
look.

the mobile two sat system for RV's is called motosat see motosat.com
(I think) I called them and they absolutely refuse to install on a boat.

hope this helps.
g

Since I'm anchoring offthe shoreline of some upscale homes, I'm thinking of
using a wireless card/reciever with some special antenna and connecting
through any Wi-Fi hub that I can find. (My son does that in the Bay Area all
the time.)

I'll let you-all know how that trick works out.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions


Sailors! :-)

(The wind is free so everything else ought to be.)