John McWilliams wrote:
> Ron Hunter wrote:
>> John McWilliams wrote:
>>> Alan Browne wrote:
>>>> I've been trying to find a one month WiFi package for the US
>>>> (Southwest).
>>>>
>>>> eg: I pay once and then get WiFi access where available w/o having
>>>> to hound out a free spot.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone?
>>>>
>>>> (I've found Boingo and MobilityPass but they're more oriented to
>>>> long term packages rather than 1 shot packages).
>>>
>>> Free WiFi spots might in fact be a better way to go, so you're not
>>> 'locked out' in a particular town due to the absence of that carrier.
>>> Also, Starbuck's coffee shops have a pay as you go 'service' afaik.
>>>
>>> I did a test for you by entering 'cafe WiFi locations new mexico'.
>>> Santa Fe comes up with 32.
>>>
>> Depending on where you travel, you may find that free Wi-Fi is
>> available, if you know where to look. Many truck stops offer it, as
>> do many state roadside parks (almost all major Texas roadside parks
>> have it). I have used several of these access sites, and they work
>> well. In addition, some cities have free access near libraries, and
>> city halls, and some citied (Corpus Christi, Tx., for example) have
>> free Wi-Fi access throughout the major part of the city business
>> district, and at the airport.
>
> Ron, don't you read a thead before replying?
>
Yes.
You don't have truck stops where you live? Libraries? McDonald's?
On Jul 13, 6:22*pm, Paul Furman <pa...@-edgehill.net> wrote:
> Alan Browne wrote:
>
> > ...I'm well versed in finding free WiFi's ... but for this trip I
> > need the certainty of WiFi for business reasons. *Free WiFi would be the
> > backup. *So I'm willing to pay for it.
>
> > That's what I'm looking for. *I'll probably go with Boingo for $9.95 per
> > month and then cancel it when I get home.
>
> http://www.boingo.com/search.html?ct...dm=on&cnty=US&...
> Ah... McD's & cafes...
>
> You might look into a Verizon air card though it's like $100 for the
> card & $60/mo for 5GB: don't email your photos back home on that plan! I
> thought about that but apparently it's not really suitable for daily
Air cards are free - USB720, UM150 and AC595 - there may be a charge
for the latter, but any combination of an informed buyer/negotiator
and savvy salesperson in need of quota retirement will work in your
favor. As far as sending photos - if your 5GB/month is used by photo
sending, you are one serious *** shooter! I have a 500GB external
drive with three years worth of relatively heavy shooting, RAW, TIFF
and JPG, and it is at 40GB!
> > Ideally there would be a one month pack. *This seems more common in
> > Europe (and in US airports, but not on the road).
While there technically isn't a 30 day plan, with VZW you have 30 days
to try out the service. If you cancel before then, you are only on
the hook for the monthly fee and any overage you may have incurred.
So in the case of the aircard, AKA "broadband access", it would be
$59.99. You could also go with a 50MB plan for $39.99...perfect for
email, Internet surfing and light data transfer.
And if you do end up getting a wireless card, I would highly recommend
VZW as they cover far more locations here in the US with their
broadband network, AKA Rev-A. The fallback is ISDN speed called 1XRTT
or Rev-0, and all cards are backwards compatible.
In article <IL2dnaQmi_h3r-fVnZ2dnUVZ_rbinZ2d@giganews.com>,
Alan Browne <alan.browne@Freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
> I've been trying to find a one month WiFi package for the US (Southwest).
>
> eg: I pay once and then get WiFi access where available w/o having to
> hound out a free spot.
>
> Anyone?
I don't think such a deal exists. Why bother? You can find free or
inexpensive wi-fi in most any area of the United States. Many public
libraries offer free wi-fi. If you can find an Apple computer store,
they have free wi-fi. Many hotels also offer free or low-cost wi-fi. Any
Starbucks and many McDonalds offer low-cost wi-fi.
Shawn Hirn wrote:
> Any
> Starbucks and many McDonalds offer low-cost wi-fi.
Can you just go to the counter & pay? When my power was out one day, I
went to the local starbucks & the only way to use their wi-fi was to
sign up for a particular cell phone service. Pbtbtbt!
Shawn Hirn wrote:
> Any
> Starbucks and many McDonalds offer low-cost wi-fi.
Can you just go to the counter & pay? When my power was out one day, I
went to the local starbucks & the only way to use their wi-fi was to
sign up for a particular cell phone service. Pbtbtbt!
Shawn Hirn wrote:
> Any
> Starbucks and many McDonalds offer low-cost wi-fi.
Can you just go to the counter & pay? When my power was out one day, I
went to the local starbucks & the only way to use their wi-fi was to
sign up for a particular cell phone service. Pbtbtbt!
Shawn Hirn wrote:
> Any
> Starbucks and many McDonalds offer low-cost wi-fi.
Can you just go to the counter & pay? When my power was out one day, I
went to the local starbucks & the only way to use their wi-fi was to
sign up for a particular cell phone service. Pbtbtbt!
Shawn Hirn wrote:
> Any
> Starbucks and many McDonalds offer low-cost wi-fi.
Can you just go to the counter & pay? When my power was out one day, I
went to the local starbucks & the only way to use their wi-fi was to
sign up for a particular cell phone service. Pbtbtbt!
Paul Furman wrote:
> Shawn Hirn wrote:
>> Any Starbucks and many McDonalds offer low-cost wi-fi.
>
> Can you just go to the counter & pay? When my power was out one day, I
> went to the local starbucks & the only way to use their wi-fi was to
> sign up for a particular cell phone service. Pbtbtbt!
>
Thanks,Paul. After 5 repetitions, I finally got what you were saying.
Sigh.
BTW, the T-Mobile, or whatever they are selling these days, is just a
way to bill for the Wi-Fi time. It's not a cell phone service that they
are selling.
try maps.fon.com and find out if the locations you are visiting have an active FONspot and get a fonera on shop.fon.com to run at home.
or if better get more than 1 fonera and install&resell them at the locations you visit... most people don't know it exists, how easy it is..and you won't be waiting 1,5weeks to get them to order one & install one...
they are dirt cheap and offer what you are looking for without having to get a Year subscription and upto 20-50$ a month to pay for.
Most "wifi" in america is even GPRS/3G which only operates in the big cities and is quiet slow.... (most of them are even GPRS like a dialup modem) it's only for Europe & Asia that apple launched their Iphone 3G :-)
and they are allready shifting to even fast speeds like HSDPA (3.5G) which Nokia allready supports
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