On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:46:19 GMT, "RG" wrote:

I just pinged google.com using the air card with an
EVDO signal, and the ping time averaged 207 ms (193, 216, 189, 230). My
cable modem averaged 80 ms.

Those are fairly decent ping times compared to what I get with my
Sprint cell phone (typically 300 to 400 msecs).


The original post asked about wi-fi offshore, but that is simply a pipe
dream.

I agree.

Wi-fi would only be appropriate in a marina setting, assuming the
marina was set up for wi-fi.

With my external omni-directional antenna/adapter, I can frequently
reach a WiFi marina or cafe at 300 to 400 yards, sometimes as far as
half a mile if they have good AP hardware.