[AT] ATIS at Portland, now 'wireless'

[Stephen Offiler]

Interesting, Charlie.  I've heard little of them.  I would question
the speed capability.  I can't fathom it being comparable to
satellite, cable, or DSL.


Steve O.

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 11:31 AM, charlie hill <chill8 at suddenlink.net> wrote:
> I'm talking about wireless using a card in you computer that hooks up to a
> cell phone tower and I think that is what Farmer is talking about.  Aircard
> might be a term for it.  I don't know.  I've seen folks using it.
>
> charlie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 11:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland, now 'wireless'
>
>
>> Wireless Broadband comes into your home via satellite dish
>>
>> Cable comes into your home via cable
>>
>> DSL comes into your home via phone line
>>
>> Once inside your home, you can connect a wireless router aka WiFi to
>> any of these.  That creates a wireless network inside your home, but
>> it's got nothing to do with the Wireless Broadband being discussed
>> here.
>>
>>
>> Steve O.
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Paul Waugh <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> OK,  I don't understand wireless I guess. I have wireless in my home that
>>> I
>>> put together.  I too switched from cable to DSL because of poor service
>>> and
>>> do not regret it.  If you are close enough for 'wireless' aren't you
>>> close
>>> enough for DSL? Maybe we are talking about 'aircard' ??
>>>
>>> Paul _ IN
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9:27 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland
>>>
>>>
>>>> Farmer what is your wireless broadband going to cost you?  I'm in the
>>>> middle
>>>> of switching from cable to DSL because of poor service by the cable
>>>> company.
>>>> I wondering if I should dump both and go to wireless.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Francis Robinson" <robinson46176 at hotmail.com>
>>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 9:02 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>     We are "targeting" Wednesday... Targeting... We usually stay until
>>>>> the
>>>>> last dog dies.   :-)
>>>>> The last couple of years we have wandered around the campground picking
>>>>> up
>>>>> trash left behind by a few thoughtless campers thinking maybe it helps
>>>>> the
>>>>> club a little. I might add that the ATIS area is always left clean
>>>>> anyway.
>>>>> We have a camping event at one of Diana's brothers this weekend, that
>>>>> will
>>>>> give us a dry run to be sure we haven't forgotten anything. Of course
>>>>> we
>>>>> will forget something anyway.   :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to get a bunch of email stuff changed this week. Since I
>>>>> now
>>>>> have wireless broadband I am leaving the ISP I have used for a dozen or
>>>>> more years and will be losing that email address in a few days.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> farmer
>>>>>
>>>>> Francis Robinson
>>>>> Central Indiana USA
>>>>> robinson46176 at hotmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
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