[AT] ATIS at Portland, now 'wireless'

[charlie hill]

Thanks Farmer.  I thought you had broadband already.  I'm sure it's a big 
improvement over dial up.

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 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland, now 'wireless'


>I guess you would maybe call it "air card". It is a Verizon Wireless 727 
>USB modem.
> http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=planFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=3304
> Base price for the 5GB plan is $59.99 (Danged near $60)   :-)   plus .25 
> cents a MB for anything over 5GB. The average user would "never" go over 
> the 5 GB. Some heavy gamers and especially heavy movie watchers can go 
> over. That can add up fast. One silly family of 5 got one and used the 
> very dickens out of it, mostly movies and games. they kept it going 
> constantly back and forth between the 5 of them. They were not smart 
> enough to click on the "usage" button on the connection manager on their 
> screen and their first months bill was almost $10,000...  I used mine 
> pretty heavy last month and I used about 1.3 GB. I tend to click on the 
> "usage" button about once a day or so.
> BTW, like anything there is always some silly charge like taxes etc. Plan 
> on a bill of almost $70. a month.
>   We can't get DSL or cable either one here so I was on dial-up. We are 
> now going to axe the phone company... We use mostly cell phones (cheap 
> prepays) anyway and will activate a third to nail down in one spot in the 
> house so it is always there. They only run us around $8 - $9 each a month 
> now and I never have to buy extra minutes for any of them. Long visiting 
> calls like to a daughter in TN will be free calls on Skype. She also is on 
> Skype. Works well so far. I will also buy a "Majic Jack" which is $20 plus 
> $20 for one years service and $20 a year after that.
> http://www.magicjack.com/8/index.asp
> It will just give us another option for calling. The silly phone company 
> was charging us almost $150 a month for the two lines with very little 
> long distance. Add on charges were getting absurd. CHOP!!!
> Right now I have my USB modem plugged into a front USB port on a new $200 
> PC I bought and have it running (well, trying) my LAN and a Linksys 
> wireless unit. I still have a few LAN bugs but its getting there. One 
> great thing about the USB modem is that I can drop it in my pocket and 
> have broadband anywhere on my laptop. I did some email last friday going 
> to and coming home from the Indiana State Fair (I wasn't driving)   :-)
> Some parts of the country will not have a good signal, check coverage. On 
> my laptop in the living room I get 3 bars, in here in the front of the 
> house about 85 feet farther west and with more glass (house is stone) I 
> get 4 bars (out of 4).
> I'm pleased with it, YMMV.   :-)
>
>
>
> farmer
>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at hotmail.com
>
>
>> From: pwaugh at embarqmail.com
>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:03:21 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland, now 'wireless'
>>
>> 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
>
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