[ale] temp mobile broadband option?

[Richard Bronosky]

Okay. If you were on a GSM carrier you could Ebay a 3G USB dongle and
swap out your card only when you need. Then get ~100% of your money
back out of it on Ebay again. You'd only be out the cost of your
temporary data add on.

On 11/23/10, Preston Boyington <preston.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Richard Bronosky wrote:
>> Who is your current mobile provider? What is your current device? I
>> unofficially tether to my blackberry for free. It is the reason I
>> haven't switched to Android. I was just shopping last night but I
>> can't find a solution that isn't going to cost a lot more.
>>
>
> I use Verizon, but no data plan.  I use a Verizon Wireless G'zOne Type-S
> in Black & Silver and am not aware of a tether feature.  I'll check the
> boards and see what I can find.
>
>
> Jim Kinney wrote:
>  >
>  > um. make the visits to the disconnected family members short...  :-\
>
> LOL!  that's the plan.
>
>  > make a list of all known open access wireless POP's near the
>  > disconnected family members (coffee shops, bookstores, libraries, etc)
>
> ~sigh~ unfortunately there isn't anything within 10 miles or so.  :-(
>
>  > pay-as-you-go tether-able cell phone?
>
> oh, now that's something I hadn't thought of.
>
>  > My preferred option: get the disconnected visits scheduled back to
>  > back and go "electronic commando" for a few days and see how your
>  > stress level drops :-)
>
> obviously you have a very different holiday experience than I typically
> do.  :-D
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