Bob,
My sprint aircard cost me $99 and costs $60 per month plus taxes for
unlimited use. It plugs into the USB port on my laptop
Henry
Mary M
North
Pacific 43
Lying Butler's Marina, Back Creek, Annapolis MD

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From: Bob/Myrna Siegel thesiegels@erols.com
To:
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Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:24:00
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Subject: T&T: Aircards-More Info please

Our internet service at home  is
via dial-up and we are satisfied.  Our
laptops can access the internet when we
are in hot-spots, e.g. libraries, some
marinas, etc.  We can also dial our ISP
via phone when away from home if the
ISP has a local or toll free phone number
from that area. Exactly what are
aircards? How does one pay for their service,
i.e. are charges per minute or a
single up-front charge when purchased ?
Bob
Siegel Annapolis

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As Jeff has argued, and I agree, you are almost certainly better off
with a teathered smartphone than an aircard.  For instance, if you
use a GSM Treo, you can activate it with T-Mobile on a thirty dollar
a month voice plan.  Unlimited data is fifteen dollars a month on top
of that.  The computer/phone connection can be elegantly handled by
PDANet (www.junefabrics.com).  That gives you a phone and unlimited
data (both on your laptop and for mobile web browsing, which, once
you have tried it, will quickly become indispensible).

Best,

Steve

Steve Dubnoff
1966 Willard Pilothouse
www.mvnereid.com
sdubnoff@circlesys.com