Verizon phones sans air card

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

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
>
>

[Bruce Morris]

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
>
>



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[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

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