[NTLUG:Discuss] Wireless

[Eric Schnoebelen]

"Allen Meyers" writes:
- I realize I will get diverse views which I welcome.
- I want to go wireless I am ATT Yahoo DSL and I would have to
- purchase their connect card at $149 and add $60 month to my
- present $39.
- I can go wireless and not have to change my IP am I not correct.
- Please advise on any and all options

define "wireless"

What you describe above sounds like AT&T's cell data service.

As far I as I recall (I have this service, but use it only
occasionaly), the cell modem gets a dynamically assigned
address, in an RFC1918 block, rather heavily NAT'd.

Bandwidth is respectible, but not outstanding..

It's not 802.11, but it does have pretty wide coverage (almost
anywhere AT&T has cellular/GSM service.)

Oh, and some/most of the cards are pretty lame, supporting only
windows, as the windows drivers seem to provide half the
functionally of the card (like may of the older first generation
USB devices did.)  I will say, this paragraph is based on info I
learned (experienced) when trying to upgrade a year or so ago.

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