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Skriven 2005-01-17 13:40:06 av Ellen K. (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 2008 av Geo (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: A good ISP for travelling?
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From: Ellen K. <72322.enno.esspeayem.1016@compuserve.com>

Somebody should come up with a wireless access methodology (for both laptops
AND cellphones) that would let you connect through ANY available network, and
let the wireless companies figure out how to pay each other for the use of
their networks, just like it works with regular phones.


On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 06:02:51 -0500, "Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in message
<41eb9bc9$1@w3.nls.net>:

>You can get online with 11g if you have access to an 11g network that is
>connected to the internet, most however are private networks.
>
>Yes you can have both, it's no different than a network card and a modem or
>a wired and wireless network card.
>
>Geo.
>
>"Ellen K." <72322.enno.esspeayem.1016@compuserve.com> wrote in message
>news:c4jlu0hlhql93ji45rbjp800df4mvobcit@4ax.com...
>> So I probably couldn't have gotten online with the 802.11g either?
>>
>> Is it possible for a laptop to have both flavors?
>>
>> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:43:15 -0500, "Geo" <georger@nls.net> wrote in
>> message <41e9f214$1@w3.nls.net>:
>>
>> >"Ellen K." <72322.enno.esspeayem.1016@compuserve.com> wrote in message
>> >news:utpju05cev6g8epbg3hqavbh8m1ofvjcnb@4ax.com...
>> >
>> >> he said it is possible to have a laptop that can use any wireless
>> >> connection, but ours can only use Sprint.  How would the former work?
>> >
>> >think of sprint wireless like a cel phone, you can have alltel, sprint,
>> >at&t, etc. These are one kind of wireless, it's called wireless internet,
>> >it's a service provided by a cel phone service provider.
>> >
>> >The second kind is where the computer has a wireless network device, like
>> >802.11g instead of a cel phone type device. With these you don't access
>one
>> >of the cel phone services but instead you connect to a wireless access
>point
>> >on someone's network and that network is connected to the internet. Like
>my
>> >wireless access point here at home, the kids friends can come over and
>their
>> >laptops can get on the internet via my dsl line.
>> >
>> >Wireless network usually has a range of only a few hundred feet, wireless
>> >internet has a cel phone type range and is a pay service.
>> >
>> >Geo.
>> >
>>
>

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