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Verizon phones sans air card - Ralph L. Fullenwider - 03-05-2006 04:11 This is a good thread and I have learned allot about the air card which I have been wondering about. Charolette and I have Verizon phones and pay $68.00 a month for 800 minutes. While in Bird's Nest, Bob Gradowski showed Bruce and I how he connected with his phone only. I wnet to the Verizon and purchased the cable and software for $ 45.00 to fit my phone. I now get e-mail or surf the web via the phone anywhere I am at. Even in areas where I can't get enough signal for conversations I can still get e-mail. I am impressed. Also on the bill, the web time is billed as Data and I have had as many as 8 sheets showing Data $00.00 charge to my bill. It is not fast at 1X 230K but it does the job. Safe travels, Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm At 10:01 AM 3/5/2006 -0500, you wrote: >Joe, > >All ya gotta do is plug the card in the card slot and go - after installing >the card software. In our case I bought an extended antenna which I've had >to >use maybe twice. One I remember is at Tony's RV service in Lexington, SC in >his concrete block building in the boondocks. I plugged in the antenna >extension and placed the antenna head outside the door and VOILA!!! >Reception was >fine!! > >Other time is in my computer room of my house again in a brick building. In >this case I just stuck the exetension on the window pane and again VOILA!! >The extended antenna costs I believe under $20. > >I often check transmission speed at >_http://www.info-techs.com/speedtest500.html_ >(http://www.info-techs.com/speedtest500.html) or I forgot the other >site I use. > >Ed Nowokunski >95BMC37 > > Verizon phones sans air card - Bruce Morris - 03-05-2006 05:44 Ralph, I think what you are referring to is different than what we have. I have Verizon and the "Mobile Office Kit" which works with the phone on a USB port. It basically allows the phone to function as a modem. It has worked well for me most places I have used it. What the current discussion is about is a lot different and involves a PCMCIA card that plugs into the computer and a different Verizon service. Bruce Morris (919)872-7635 Raleigh, NC Webmaster - Wanderlodge Owners Online 1983 WL FC35RB FMCA: 7142s Ham Radio: KI4ME Vietnam Vet - 1966-67 'Doc' (Navy Corpsman) 3rd MarDiv ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph L. Fullenwider To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 11:11 AM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Verizon phones sans air card This is a good thread and I have learned allot about the air card which I have been wondering about. Charolette and I have Verizon phones and pay $68.00 a month for 800 minutes. While in Bird's Nest, Bob Gradowski showed Bruce and I how he connected with his phone only. I wnet to the Verizon and purchased the cable and software for $ 45.00 to fit my phone. I now get e-mail or surf the web via the phone anywhere I am at. Even in areas where I can't get enough signal for conversations I can still get e-mail. I am impressed. Also on the bill, the web time is billed as Data and I have had as many as 8 sheets showing Data $00.00 charge to my bill. It is not fast at 1X 230K but it does the job. Safe travels, Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm At 10:01 AM 3/5/2006 -0500, you wrote: >Joe, > >All ya gotta do is plug the card in the card slot and go - after installing >the card software. In our case I bought an extended antenna which I've had >to >use maybe twice. One I remember is at Tony's RV service in Lexington, SC in >his concrete block building in the boondocks. I plugged in the antenna >extension and placed the antenna head outside the door and VOILA!!! >Reception was >fine!! > >Other time is in my computer room of my house again in a brick building. In >this case I just stuck the exetension on the window pane and again VOILA!! >The extended antenna costs I believe under $20. > >I often check transmission speed at >_http://www.info-techs.com/speedtest500.html_ >(http://www.info-techs.com/speedtest500.html) or I forgot the other >site I use. > >Ed Nowokunski >95BMC37 > > SPONSORED LINKS Recreational vehicles Wanderlodge Automotive maintenance Recreational vehicle dealer Used recreational vehicles Automotive radiators ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "WanderlodgeForum" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: WanderlodgeForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Verizon phones sans air card - Ralph L. Fullenwider - 03-05-2006 06:07 I agree Bruce, that is why I changed the subject line. Ralph At 12:44 PM 3/5/2006 -0500, you wrote: >Ralph, I think what you are referring to is different than what we >have. I have Verizon and the "Mobile Office Kit" which works with the >phone on a USB port. It basically allows the phone to function as a >modem. It has worked well for me most places I have used it. > >What the current discussion is about is a lot different and involves a >PCMCIA card that plugs into the computer and a different Verizon service. > >Bruce Morris (919)872-7635 Raleigh, NC >Webmaster - Wanderlodge Owners Online >1983 WL FC35RB > >FMCA: 7142s Ham Radio: KI4ME >Vietnam Vet - 1966-67 'Doc' (Navy Corpsman) 3rd MarDiv > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ralph L. Fullenwider > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 11:11 AM > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Verizon phones sans air card > > > This is a good thread and I have learned allot about the air card which I > have been wondering about. Charolette and I have Verizon phones and pay > $68.00 a month for 800 minutes. While in Bird's Nest, Bob Gradowski showed > Bruce and I how he connected with his phone only. I wnet to the Verizon > and > purchased the cable and software for $ 45.00 to fit my phone. I now get > e-mail or surf the web via the phone anywhere I am at. Even in areas where > I can't get enough signal for conversations I can still get e-mail. I am > impressed. Also on the bill, the web time is billed as Data and I have had > as many as 8 sheets showing Data $00.00 charge to my bill. It is not fast > at 1X 230K but it does the job. > > Safe travels, > > Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider > Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma > http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm |