Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality

[Tim Kridel <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And if you're going to go the netbook route, look for one with a built-in 3G
cellular modem -- if 3G is available in your area. (I suspect that it is
because I can get EV-DO Rev. A even in the Missouri boondocks.) Some
wireless carriers will give you a deep discount on the laptop when you sign
a two-year contract for broadband.

For example, earlier this year, AT&T was offering the Dell Mini 9 for $99 --
roughly $400 off the normal price -- if you signed up for two years of
LaptopConnect. Of course, you'll pay $60-$70/month for mobile broadband, but
you still might come out ahead if, for example, you're planning to buy a
laptop anyway.

Patrick, you own a business, right? If so, you should look for a way to use
a laptop and broadband at least partly for work so that you can write off
some of that as a business expense. Those savings can be significant.


> From: kevin redding <dc2daylight@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:49:56 -0500
> To: <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>, Mailing list for the International Radio Club of
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> Subject: Re: [IRCA] (OT) Re: Wi-Fi legality
> 
> 28.8 was fast about 1995 and was about to be passed up even back
> then. Pat, you'll be happier with a $300 netbook and high speed
> connection, believe me.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> On Mar 31, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Russ Edmunds wrote:
> 
>> WebTV is, at this point, a dinosaur, and I agree that it will go
>> away, sooner rather than later. So long as you're willing to
>> tolerate the painful slowness of dial-up that most of us who have
>> used something better cannot, that will have to be your answer.
> 
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