Re: [SLUG] Need advice here -OT

From: John Pugh (jpugh@novell.com)
Date: Sat Oct 28 2006 - 08:19:24 EDT


>>> On Sat, Oct 28, 2006 at 12:11 AM, in message
<200610280011.25026.rnr@sanctum.com>, Bob Stia <rnr@sanctum.com> wrote:
> Hello sluggers,
>
> I know you are all a pretty good bunch of people and won't mind this OT
> question.
>
> I have a daughter (adult) who is confined to a hopital for a serious
> condition and will be for the next few months. I want to give her a
> computer with internet access.
>
> I have available a late model Mac to let her use. The hospital does not
> have wi- fi in the patients rooms so I am thinking cell phone modem.
>
> I know absolutely nothing about this and/or how it works, costs, etc.
> A couple of you out there must know all about this. Can you help me out
> and fill me in?
>

Hey Bob - sorry to hear about your daughter. I think you'll find it'll be pretty simple to set something like this up, provided cellular usage is ok in the hospital - sounds like it is.

Verizon and Sprint advertise a broadband modem that you can pick up in most cases for free with a unlimited data plan - those plans are getting cheaper and most are sub $60/mo. They will only support the cards on windows, but I have set it up on most all of the Novell SE field sales force machines and it works perfectly under SLED10. The speed isn't great - I think it's 115k, but they serve the purpose.

Most likely that's what you want - being in central manhattan, I can't imagine no piggy backable wi-fi.

JP
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