Re: Revisitation

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

--- gailxs <http://www.sbcglobal.net/~gailxs> wrote:
> > Bumfuk, Egypt....
> Little know area of Egypt. Haven't you heard of it?
> 
> I hadn't thought about checking with my DSL provider to see if I could
> easily switch over to wireless. I have SBC/Yahoo.

I suspect that the sort of service that they would provide would be "local
wireless" (with hot spots, which may or may not be close to where you live). 
The sort of service I was thinking of signing up for myself was more of a
"distance wireless" which I could have wireless during my entire commute from
where-I-live to San Jose and back.  Although, in theory, doing "local wireless" all
the way down could be possible, it could get complicated, having to change
SSIDs and channels (for 802.11b protocol) all the way down and all the way
back; "distance wireless" (like Earthlink wireless) would be easier for me.

BTW, my provider, http://www.sonic.net offers a "local wireless" internet
service.  But, I need to have a dedicated line since I run my own web server
and mail server.

> I'll check into that. A
> PCMCIA card just slides into a slot on the laptop or palmtop? I was actually
> going to take my laptop, but maybe looking into PDAs might be worth it.