You have ATT for your provider? I didn't think you could use any of their cellphones to dialup to the net with... I know I can't with my Nokia 8260 from them. > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Stallings [mailto:Ben at WorksCited.Net] > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 9:22 AM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: [TCLUG] Re: OT: Linux and Cell phones > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-> linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >