"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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I think AOPA should. I've noticed than most of the larger shops offer
WiFi for customers waiting for aircraft.
I can also attach my laptop (or PDA) to my cell phone (via Bluetooth)
and use the GPRS data network to use the internet anywhere I can get a
cell phone signal. Make sure you have a data plan though before you do
that since you can be paying up to 5 cents per K.

If you have one of the cell phones with the modem (mine is a Motorola V60)
built in, you can connect at around 19k and do the same thing. You need
a local (local to your cell phone number) dialup ISP service number.
You may also need a special USB cable for the phone and some extra
software. I've demonstrated this to a few pilots getting DUATS over
the net and supplemented with ADDS graphics though the graphics load
slow. It's a free call or counts as regular minutes since it is handled the
same as any voice call.