[rgarr]

My wife has a Dell Inspiron E1505 Laptop with a Dell Wireless 1500 Draft 802.11n WLAN Mini-card. In other words she has a wireless Network connection that she can use in her office at home which is right around the corner from my office where I have a Dell Dimension Desktop 8250 hooked up to a NETGEAR ROUTER so that we can both be on the Internet at the same time using the same ISP provider. (Sorry to be so basic here but I know nothing about Laptops)

She is going to be traveling soon on business and she asked me how she is going to connect to the Internet and her email...and I flat out don't know! She will be at the airport, on an airplane, in a conference room etc.

She wants to know how to connect to the Internet and email without being at a "hotspot" like Starbucks or at her hotel or library where they have Internet connections!!! I appreciate any and ALL HELP on this! Thanks in advance for evreyone's help! I found the quote at the bottom by doing a Google search.

"With a built-in wireless LAN reciever, you can only access the internet near a wireless router. However, cell phone companies such as Cingular and Verizon offer Wireless Wide Area Network cards that plug into the PCI slot of your laptop and allow you to access the internet from just about anywhere (albeit with a monthly fee attached)."

 

[vicks]

I have frequently used the wireless in motels.. Also, when wifi is not available, I connect the computer to my cell phone via a data cable.. my isp also has dialup available for us to use (have dsl at home) and I just dial up to the local dial-up number in my home town.
The cell phone as a modem is very slow, but at least beats going to a library etc.
I was able to get my cable on e-bay for less than $20.00. Have used this for about 4 yrs. now. (in our motorhome.)
Good luck
Vicks

 

[vicks]

Oh, forgot to mention, this is done with no extra fee, ( such as a broadband card costs.) I just use it when I have the free minutes... also my provider allows up to 10 numbers to call 'free' anytime, any network, so I have entered the dial up number as one of our freebies.

Vicks

 

[Draken]

"With a built-in wireless LAN reciever, you can only access the internet near a wireless router. However, cell phone companies such as Cingular and Verizon offer Wireless Wide Area Network cards that plug into the PCI slot of your laptop and allow you to access the internet from just about anywhere (albeit with a monthly fee attached)."

The answer is in there and is as the poster below said

It basically uses a mobile phone connection to give you about 56k speed

I think if you have a look on here you should find something about it. I've seen a customer with a laptop and a o2 modem that he used. They work as long as you have mobile signal coverage!

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/index.html

 

[Frank4d]

You can get wireless Internet access from many cell phone providers like Verizon, Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile. It requires a special card that installs in a laptop PCMCIA slot, and unlimited access is about $45 per month. It works anywhere a cell phone works (so you do not need to be near a wi-fi hotspot). The card itself is around $100-150. It is much faster than using your cell phone and usb cable.

 

[rgarr]

Many thanks to all who responded...your info was invaluable. After checking things out...Dell wanted $300 for what they now call an Express Card Slot instead of a PCMCIA...
Then you have to go through Cingular and get a separate line that runs $60 a month besides already having a $40 a month Cingular Cell bill! Thanks again!I think my wife will stick to the "Hotspots" and hotels etc.