Matthew Ballard wrote:

> >I have a client that would like to have internet access in the field.
> >He'd also like to be able to upload photos taken w/ a digital camera -
> >again while in the field - and transmit them via the internet.  This
> >would, of course, require use of a mobile phone that could connect to
> >the computer as well as digital camera media that can be
> >connected/loaded into the computer (or the ability to connect a camera
> >directly to the computer).  What are some critical features that one
> >should be concerned w/ when selecting a laptop w/ these uses in mind?
> >Are there some pitfalls of in-field internet access that I should be
> >aware of when researching these devices and an appropriate computer?  Is
> >the technology really "there" for stable wireless computer link-ups?
> >Does the ISP selection come into play here as well?
>
> I would take a look at http://www.goamerica.net/ .  They offer wireless
> Internet access (not via a celluar modem, but via wireless data networks)
> for $59.95 per month, or a light usage plan with 25KB for $9.95 a month.
> It also includes roaming to anywhere they cover.  I can't say how good the
> service is myself, which is supposed to be at 19.2kbps, because they don't
> offer service for the PalmPilot last I checked in Los Angeles, but they do
> have some service that works with notebooks in most metropolitan networks.
> (By the way, 19.2 is about what you would get via a celluar modem, and I
> would think less reliable.)

When I used my cellular with my laptop the best I got was 7,200. I called the
modem manufacturer and they told me that 9,600 was as high as I would ever be
able to get. Definitely not fast enough for the internet, faxing okay and
perhaps email.

HTH,

Jose

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