- Mike, Like Brian said, using you phone as a modem is a good option, especially if you have free nights and weekends. Verizon is the one with the card for the laptop and it's $60/month for unlimited access. http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobileoptions/broadband/index.jsp?action=broadbandAccess I've got SBC (AT&T) DSL and we can get Wi-fi access at all their supported Mcdonalds, UPS stores, Borders, and a few others for $1.99/month. They also have a plan for none DSL/SBC customers for about $21/month. Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Yonke" <byonke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:34 AM Subject: [GeoStL] Re: NGR: Internet while on the road > - > While traveling we access the internet through our cell phones and a > laptop. T-Mobile and Cingular have unlimited access available for 19.95 > per month. Verizon and Sprint also have several options available. It's > certainly not as fast as WiFi, but it is more widespread. As in all > internet access YMMV. > > Brian > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: M. Bollinger <lazylightning3@xxxxxxxxx> > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 7:14:02 AM > Subject: [GeoStL] NGR: Internet while on the road > > > - > A friend of mine is taking a job as a long distance OTR truck driver and > was looking into getting a laptop and getting a mobile internet > connection. I told him about some of the WI-FI providers like Pannera > Bread. He said that chains of truck stops have fee/hour based systems > too. > > I remember seeing an ad somewhere about a card you put in the pmcia slot > and it gets you internet via a connection like a cell phone. Does anyone > know about this and what company does it? Does anyone know of other good > ways of getting on-line while on the road? > > Thanks in advance for the help!!! > Mike (Lazylightning) > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/384 - Release Date: 7/10/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/384 - Release Date: 7/10/2006 **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw