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In a message dated 8/15/99 10:21:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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OK, a laptop hooked up to a cell phone via an interface box does give slow
access speed (we have our 56K modem maxed at 9600 bps), but that has yet to
stop us from accessing the internet. Yes, you pay by the minute, but we use
our "unlimited afterhours talk time" to do most of our stuff.>>>
Speed (or lack of it) is not the problem. We often connect to AOL's 800
nnumber at 4800bpm and are happy to get that. Just getting the damn thing to
work at all is a struggle. "Unlimited" deals are not available once you leave
your home state. I have $500 of cell phone gear that, since I left Florida,
costs me about a dollar a minute to use.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Anchored Sandy Hook NJ
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