Alpha Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 You an always try getting a Smartphone/Pocket PC phone with a data plan. All the phone needs is Wi-fi and you can easily install an app on the phone to make it broadcast a wireless signal, so you can connect to the Internet with a laptop. It's probably much cheaper than one of those laptop cards. I've never tried it, but I've heard from friends that the method works quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucandrake Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Are you forgetting you banned him? He can't see it anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autobahn Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Whoa what drama happened to get him banned. O_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryuken Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Whoa what drama happened to get him banned. O_Oi want to know too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Does anyone here have a data plan and use their phone as a mobile modem? How are EDGE speeds? 11 days late but.... If you have a PDA Style cell (Windows Mobile 5,6,6.1,6.2) you could "add" a program to use it as a wireless modem for free. It will use your wireless CDMA/1X/EVDO Connection to connect. As long as you had an unlimited data plan on your cell you'd be fine. Unlimted Plan with Tethering = $7 a month OR Pay the Phone company's plan to use your cell as a modem and it adds about $70 a month on top of your regular bill. I doubt I can post the name of the program to add but if you pm me I can point you to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 I'll be getting an iphone 3g on ATT so I'm going to have to jailbreak it. But my enthusiasm for tethering has lessed significantly since I don't think I'll get reception where I sit in the lecture hall. You have to sit near the door to get any. Dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Ya I forgot that you need a signal on the cell to tether. If you can get about 20-30% signal strength it will run like a dial up modem. The iphone has tons of hacks for it already so I'm guessing free tethering is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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