FreeWWWeb

I have always avoided using my cell phone with my laptop because of the
outrageous "data" charges. What do they care what I use my on-air hours
for?

I can't believe that you have to suffer at 14.4K and pay high prices.

Has anyone ever used an acoustic coupler with a cell phone. I've been
thinking about it, but it's not that high of a priority right now, though I
wonder how well it works. I'm sure it depends on the phone style and the
coupler. But then you're set up for the payphone when your cell phone dies
and for foreign countries, if your email is very important to you. :)

Take care, c.

Cindy Fox
Computer Training Solutions
www.cindyfox.com
(602) 692-8923
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Stoddard <wd9ewk@yahoo.com>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 9:26 AM
Subject: FreeWWWeb


> Hi all!
>
> After jumping through some hoops in configuring a
> dialup connection on my ThinkPad (have only used
> Ethernet network connections before now), it *is*
> working.
>
> Since the phone lines at the office were cut by
> MCI WorldCom's attempt to install some new fiber-
> optic cables on Osborn Road yesterday, I am trying
> this on my Sprint PCS phone (it has a built-in V.90
> modem throttled down to 14.4K). Works great! I
> won't use it often with the Sprint phone, since
> Sprint PCS bills separately for data use compared
> to voice use - and my Nokia phone knows when it is
> in data mode, since there is a special cable to
> connect the bottom of the phone to a DB-9 port on my
> ThinkPad.
>
> This ISP says you need to start with their home page
> when you connect to them (a page that will redirect
> to snap.com), and that you need to use the account for
> at least 10 hours a month (and you get 80 free hours
> in a month, with a maximum of 5 hours per session).
> This is not bad, but I am not sure I will get around
> to 10 hours a month when most of my net access is
> done in the office and not at home.
>
> What the heck? It's free, no special software is
> needed to get it running, and I can deal with
> opening to their designated start page when making
> the connection. Not a bad deal.
>
>
>
> Patrick Stoddard
>
>
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