There are PCMCIA cellular cards. It's just a matter of subscribing to your
cell provider's "data" plan, usually. Most cell phones can also be hooked up
to a PC using a serial/USB cable, or Bluetooth. Of course this implies you
are using the phone in an area covered by your provider (or one covered by
their roaming agreements). Prices can be somewhat prohibitive though,
depending on your needs.
-BB
"Headtheball" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I am really confused, I saw a guy from the water utilities company today
who
> was working on a water leak outside of my house and he had a little laptop
> called a Panasonic Toughbook. It was ruggedly built and had a little
antenna
> sticking out of the side. I asked the man if he was connected to the
> internet and he said that he had a permanant connection, how, why,
> what?????? I want it and I want it now. I have a centrino laptop and I
was
> of the impression that you had to be within the vacinity of a hotspot to
be
> able to connect wirelessely to the internet and that this was quite
costly,
> currently around £5 per hour I believe. What sort of connection does this
> guy have, is it satellite? and paid for as a business package by the
> utilities company? Is this kind of technology available to the ordinary
man
> in the street and if so where do I get it? I am often in remote places
that
> it is hard to get access to telephone points let alone access to WiFi
> hotspots so a totally wireless solution would be excellent. Can anyone
> please advise me on best solution both, cost effective and hardware.
>
>
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