I just had to post about this… It’s vacation time, and if
you’re like me, every year you have the problem of how to connect
from the beach, in the woods, on your road trip, or
wherever your travel plans may take you. Last year, I had to
drive 50 miles to a library to do some emergency server work. This
year, fingers crossed, I’ll be able to relax on the dock and
connect to the web. If you have a Sprint phone, here’s a
great solution.
BTW: I checked into the Wireless Broadband data cards,
and Sprint’s current cost of $80/month +2 year
contract for the service, it wasn’t really something I thought was
worth the cost.
Then I found this article from Engadget –
HOW-TO: Use your CDMA cellphone as a USB modem - Engadget - www.engadget.com
Travel plans about to take you beyond the land of broadband?
Venturing far afield from the great kingdom of WiFi? You may have been
born with 802.11b in your mouth, but you’re going to want to get
prepared for that next trip to the sticks. This How-To will
show you how to get a decent Internet connection for no cost other than
the phone minutes you use while connected.
I purchased my USB cable for $9.99 somewhere online, then
somewhat skeptically followed the directions from the article. It
works like a charm! And it was fast, like the article says – speeds typically somewhere between a 56K modem and DSL/cable.
So for a total cost of $9.99, I actually got a 500 + K (will verify the actual speed later - but it's fast!) connection through my laptop!
-Brendan