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Started by Bubble2Bubble , Oct 23 2006 06:23 PM

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#1 Bubble2Bubble

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 06:23 PM

I'm waiting for the day I can plug my computer into my cell and connect to the Internet :welcome:

Are We There Yet ?

How Close Are We ?

If we cant connect by are cell Phones ...whats the next best Technology ?

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#2 JimG

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 06:34 PM

I'm waiting for the day I can plug my computer into my cell and connect to the Internet

I can do that now - MacBook Pro connected via a Motorola V276. The speed is actually faster than dialup, and almost rivals DSL. Of course you have to be some place that provides digital service, but that's available in most metropolitan areas.

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#3 Guest_PlatypusMan_*

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 06:54 PM

I'm waiting for the day I can plug my computer into my cell and connect to the Internet

Are We There Yet ?

Connecting right now from work via my trusty Sony VAIO and Blackberry cell phone.

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#4 Tolly

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 07:05 PM

Yep...

Most cell phone manufacturers offer some sort of Mobile Office kit to connect you cell phone to your laptop and then to the Internet. Some of them offer really good speeds (far in excess of old dial up) in metropolitan areas and their surrounding suburbs.

Alternately, you can purchase cellular modem cards that slide right in to your PC Card slot and replace the cellphone altogether. I have one of these and use it regularly on my daily commute.

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#5 PerroneFord

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 07:22 PM

We were there years ago. Where you been?

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#6 Tolly

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 07:27 PM

Well, he IS from Arkansas... :cool1:

so, high speed cellular data access may be somewhat limited...

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#7 PerroneFord

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 07:38 PM

Are you saying he's still rolling with an acoustic coupler? :cool1:

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#8 JimG

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 07:44 PM

Are you saying he's still rolling with an acoustic coupler?

300 baud! w00t!

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#9 ScubaDadMiami

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 10:16 PM

I use a Sprint Air Card on my laptop, and I get near high speed with it. On the other hand, I only use it for work and basic email. So, I am sure there would be a big difference in speed with streaming, etc. For most things, it is pretty good.

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#10 sudsymark

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 06:56 AM

So how many have the blackberry, at least one cell phone on their hip and the laptop in a backpack? Or have people switched to the Veo that has palm, phone and internet access?

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#11 JimG

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 07:14 AM

So how many have the blackberry, at least one cell phone on their hip and the laptop in a backpack? Or have people switched to the Veo that has palm, phone and internet access?

Did you mean "Treo"? The Veo is a mini-camera for handhelds, or (alternatively) a dive computer made by Oceanic.

I am currently carrying a separate cell phone and PDA. However, my PDA (an ancient Palm Vx) finally died recently, so I am trying to decide what to switch to. I have a long history with the Palm OS handhelds, but I keep hearing rumors that Palm is not doing any further development on that platform. I have a couple of applications that I like to use on the Palm (DPlan!), so I am leaning towards a Treo 650 or 700P. Now that I have a laptop with builtin Bluetooth, that seems like a slick way to sync and connect to the Internet - no extra cables to carry around.

I am currently adopting a "wait and see" attitude. As an anti-Microsoft bigot, I'm not real crazy about the idea of switching to a Windows-based PDA, but on the other hand I don't want to be left with an "orphaned" device. I guess that is one of the hazards of being a slave to technology. :cool1:

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#12 cmt489

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 07:20 AM

So how many have the blackberry, at least one cell phone on their hip and the laptop in a backpack? Or have people switched to the Veo that has palm, phone and internet access?

Myself, I have the phone, Palm and laptop since I don't always want to have everything with me. If I had a blackberry I would have access to everything at all times which would mean I would never be able to escape work!

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#13 JimG

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 07:49 AM

Myself, I have the phone, Palm and laptop since I don't always want to have everything with me. If I had a blackberry I would have access to everything at all times which would mean I would never be able to escape work!

I used to feel that way - having separate devices means that losing one doesn't leave you "hamstrung", plus you can upgrade them independently based on your needs. I still use the laptop for almost everything, and lately I have been wanting to reduce the amount of stuff I carry in my pockets. Plus it's a pain to keep everything synchronized (address books, calendars, etc).

As I mentioned above, my next "upgrade" will most likely be a combined phone and PDA. Who knows - maybe if Palm takes off with this Access Linux thing of theirs, it will actually be a *nix-based PDA (double w00t!).

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#14 CaptSaaz

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Posted 30 October 2006 - 07:52 AM

I just got a new cell hpone.. nothing special, no camera or anything but it has bluetooth and a mini USB connector .

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#15 Blackhawk

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Posted 30 October 2006 - 08:23 AM

I have an Ipaq (basically HP's treo...) it's great but I refuse to allow work to hook it up. and I only have a pay as you go internet plan... so basically I have a phone that has an PDA in it but is used only as a phone :wavey: