As long as we're on this topic... I'm planning a long bike trip during which I'll be in rural areas most of the time. I'm planning to get a cell phone and use it to synch my Visor handheld with a home-base computer that's screening my e-mail for large attachments, spam, etc. I might also occasionally use it for full Internet access if it works well. However, I've never had a cell phone of my own before, nor have I ever used one with a modem. Am I fooling myself to think that I'll be able to get a data connection in rural areas? AT&T OneRate claims to cover the whole eastern US (which is where I'll be) with a few exceptions in the Appalachians (where I won't be). Is their coverage sufficient for data transfer? Speed is not a major issue as long as I can actually send and receive mail. Thanks in advance for sharing experience! --Ben