Dialup option?

[wolfe70]

Dialup option?

I'm on vacation for a week and before I left, checked with the facility and they said if I'm in the main building I could subscribe to their wifi service. Ops! That's great except our place is on the 4th floor and we can't get it here.

I called my provider and signed up for dialup for a week. Needless to say, it's driving me bonkers, I have FIOS at home.

For the next time I get into this situation I'd like other short term options.

Can you get satellite coverage for a week? Any suggestions.

This would normally be for California, Nevada or Arizona.

[SpywareDr]

Sounds like you're looking for "Mobile Broadband", a little wireless card, either PCMCIA or ExpressCard, that plugs into your Notebook and gives you wireless access to the internet. The service itself is usually setup through your cell phone provider, who is then acting as your wireless ISP (Internet Service Provider). For example:

http://www.pantechusa.com/web/guest/px500
http://mobilebusiness.sprint.com/px5...o3_June1_px500
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Depending on your cell phone, another option might be to use it as a "phone as modem" for your laptop. For example:

https://secure.bluefishwireless.net/...odem%20Devices
http://mobishark.com/
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...22&btnG=Search

[wolfe70]

Thanks for the input.

[SpywareDr]

You're welcome.