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 
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