isp through wireless phone

Mirlyn

Mirlyn

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catocom said:
ooh ooh, that's pretty much what I'm looking for....
What was the total startup cost?
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Phone (already had) and a cable ($20). You just hook it up and find the USB drivers for the phone and set it to dial #777. It's best for basic net needs, not for general surfing due to its lossy compression (seen in images) and high latency. I use it for SSH/VNC/RD when I'm out.

http://www.glowingfields.com/trip/albums/trip/P5291097.thumb.jpg

Verizon has similar...but I think their data packages are $50/mo. There's also the PCMCIA card Inky was talking about.
 
majestyx

majestyx

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cat, check this out and see if it is what you are looking for...........

FutureDial . You will need a cable to connect the computer to your phone, so check here . FutureDial is on page 3 of the second link. Disclaimer: It only works with certain cellphone companies, but maybe this will help you out.
 
Inkara1

Inkara1

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That $15/mo for the Sprint internet is above and beyond the cost of a cell phone plan, right?
 
Mirlyn

Mirlyn

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majestyx said:
cat, check this out and see if it is what you are looking for...........

FutureDial . You will need a cable to connect the computer to your phone, so check here . FutureDial is on page 3 of the second link. Disclaimer: It only works with certain cellphone companies, but maybe this will help you out.
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You don't need FutureDial with Sprint. All you're buying is the USB drivers on CD. You can simply download them off their website for free and use the phone as a external modem.

I bought FutureDial. I had problems getting it to work, and after weeks of piss-poor support, I found out you can manually set the connection in windows (see above post) and it'll work just the same. Without the cost of FutureDial.
 
Inkara1

Inkara1

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It doesn't work with every phone, too. I always sold that software with caution, because RadioShack has a no-return policy on opened software and that was certain to be a war.
 
Mirlyn

Mirlyn

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Inkara1 said:
It doesn't work with every phone, too. I always sold that software with caution, because RadioShack has a no-return policy on opened software and that was certain to be a war.
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The software was always behind the common phones. I had to wait a month or so for them to release drivers for one of my phones. Now you can find the drivers in other places on the web too.
 
Winky

Winky

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This is giving me a headache!

Why oh why are you trying to explain this
to the great unwashed? Reminds me of the

Gonzo-matic thread.

I'm still irked that he's runnin' them two routers Grrrrrr!
 
Inkara1

Inkara1

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Well, Gonz sees it like this: he can run one router and appease you, or he can run two routers and have his internet work.
 
Winky

Winky

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um yeah uh huh m'kay

as long as it's not gas operated
if its just a blow-back design Arrggg...
 
catocom

catocom

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Have had 3 going at once, because I didn't have enough switches/ports open.
I've got 2 now going...one with dhcp routing disabled, but I now have another
8 port switch ordered, so I'll be switching it over. :nerd:
 
Mirlyn

Mirlyn

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catocom said:
Have had 3 going at once, because I didn't have enough switches/ports open.
I've got 2 now going...one with dhcp routing disabled, but I now have another
8 port switch ordered, so I'll be switching it over. :nerd:
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Techinically three here too....VPN, WiFi, and Vonage.
 
rrfield

rrfield

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I've got a switch.

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