Next message: Marc DeMartini: "Re: lv-ab: Re: Internet access?"
Checked out the pocketmail site. It appears that the great advantage is the
small size. Given Norm's case, it still appears that he would still have to
jump through all the hoops of connecting via cell phone. Is the pocketmail
connection easier to reach or does it have faster transmission speeds than
AOL?
-Ron
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From: paul lucier <>
To: <>
Cc: <>
Date: Sunday, August 15, 1999 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Re: Internet access?
>A friend of ours uses Pocketmail. Looks pretty good for short e-mail
messages.
>Check Pocketmail.com.
>Cheers, Paul
>
> wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 8/13/99 1:41:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> writes:
>>
>> << Norm, what do you use for access while cruising?
>> >>
>>
>> For doing email, Jan and I use her 10 cent a minute, Bell South Mobility,
600
>> minute $90/mo, Nokia 5160 cell phone with, data cord DAR-3 plugged into a
>> NOK-3 cord, plugged into a 3-Com Megahertz modem model 3CXM556, plugged
into
>> a Winbook XLi laptop. We would like an external antenna, but for now we
use
>> it on deck.
>>
>> Its a creaky system and it works poorly, but it works if one is
persistant
>> enough. It takes many tries to get connected to AOL via their 800
number.
>> If we try to use the local numbers, it usually is worse. Yesterday it
took
>> over two hours of re-trying and countless phone dialings to finally
download
>> the liveaboard list traffic and the handful of other incoming messages.
Once
>> connected it often takes 5 to 10 minutes to transfer the traffic.
Internet
>> is out of the question. I have often considered the wireless modem like
Jim
>> Swindel uses but the coverage is spotty, useable mostly around urban
areas.
>>
>> It sucks, but it can work if you keep trying.
>>
>> Norm
>> S/V Bandersnatch
>> Anchored Norfolk VA
>>
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