Internet Access on the Road and at Home

[Dave Beatty]

Ralph is correct about the 2 speeds available (QuickAccess 14.4 and
NationalAccess 144). QuickAccess is free except for cell minutes
and "NationalAccess" is available for any added monthly cost.
Verizon does not have a block on use of this higher speed but I have
hear of some that have gotten a unpleasant surprise on their cell
phone bill if they over use the higher speed option.

So please be careful with use of "NationalAccess" unless you buy
the "NationalAccess" plan from Verizon. Last time I checked, I
think the unlimited plan for "NationalAccess" was $79 per month
(same as the cost of "EVDO Broadband").

Note: "NationalAccess" is the service that "EVDO BroadBand" falls
back to if "EVDO Broadband" is not available in the area that you
travel to.

Confusing stuff... I think by design.

Dave Beatty
1983 FC35SB (BirdCage)
Federal Way, Washington
Home State of the Famoose PNW Bird Retreat
(A Record 5 Bird Retreats in 2005)


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
From: "Ralph L. Fullenwider"
Date: Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:05 pm
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Internet Access on the Road and
at Home

Charolette and I have Verizon phones as well. It is the lg model. I
went to a Verizon and purchased the cd and cord to connect to the HP
Laptop for $48.00. The installed the dial up from the cd, hooked up
the phone and was on the net getting e-mail. There has been no
charge to the phone bill for using this system and all the calls on
line and browsing has shown up as no charge. There are two different
speeds, one being the Quick access as Dave said and I have to use
that selection when in roaming status. The other is 1x and I get on
line at 230kb and the speed seems fast enough for most things. I
have not had any problems getting connected, yet, and we have
made on line reservations at RV parks going down the road when we
were about 2 hours from where I wanted to stop for the night. It
works for us. I first tried it out using Bruce Morris' same set up,
at Bird's Nest, on my laptop and went down the next day and bought
the system.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm

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There is another internet access option (called QquickAccess) that
cost only $5 per month from Verizon but they use your minutes unless
you wait til after 9 pm or the weekend (if you have free evening and
weekend minutes). Requires a $40 cable that attaches to your
Motorola Phone. But very slow speed (14.4) .