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Does your cell phone get a digital signal there? I just plug my laptop into
my cellphone/modem and I get pretty good internet speeds through that. Much less hassle than trying to find a hotspot anywhere. "Dave Butler" wrote in message news:1114609193.690100@sj-nntpcache-3... On a related note: there was a thread here earlier about wireless access at Oshkosh. IIRC the sad conclusion was that there was no access very nearby. I wonder whether anyone has contacted EAA and requested that they get on the stick and provide WiFi on the North 40. Is there any chance EAA would do something like that? Any idea how to approach EAA or whom to contact about it? How about some entrepreneur/vendor/display booth setting up an access point on the grounds, either for a fee or as a public service for the advertising value? Dave |
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John Doe wrote: Does your cell phone get a digital signal there? I just plug my laptop into my cellphone/modem and I get pretty good internet speeds through that. Much less hassle than trying to find a hotspot anywhere. On a related issue I recently upgraded my phone to a Treo 600. I am a Verizon customer. This phone is digital only, no analog service. I flew to the Twin Cities and back in the last week. Eastbound I was at 7500 MSL about half the way and then about 3500 MSL the rest of the way. Westbound I was at about 1500 AGL all the way to keep my tailwind. I haven't received my adapter yet for my Cellset so I didn't make any phone calls. I checked my email about 25 times in each direction. If I had three or more bars the phone would connect and send or receive email. If I had two it was hit or miss. Never with one bar. Until I get my connector for my cellset I will assume a phone call will work the same as a data call. |
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On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 16:09:40 GMT, "John Doe" wrote:
Does your cell phone get a digital signal there? I just plug my laptop into my cellphone/modem and I get pretty good internet speeds through that. Much less hassle than trying to find a hotspot anywhere. If you and 100 others are tying to use a hot spot I think the cell phone would be a better way to go. :-)) Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com "Dave Butler" wrote in message news:1114609193.690100@sj-nntpcache-3... On a related note: there was a thread here earlier about wireless access at Oshkosh. IIRC the sad conclusion was that there was no access very nearby. I wonder whether anyone has contacted EAA and requested that they get on the stick and provide WiFi on the North 40. Is there any chance EAA would do something like that? Any idea how to approach EAA or whom to contact about it? How about some entrepreneur/vendor/display booth setting up an access point on the grounds, either for a fee or as a public service for the advertising value? Dave |
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On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 21:04:17 -0600, Newps wrote:
John Doe wrote: Does your cell phone get a digital signal there? I just plug my laptop into my cellphone/modem and I get pretty good internet speeds through that. Much less hassle than trying to find a hotspot anywhere. On a related issue I recently upgraded my phone to a Treo 600. I am a Verizon customer. This phone is digital only, no analog service. I flew to the Twin Cities and back in the last week. Eastbound I was at 7500 MSL about half the way and then about 3500 MSL the rest of the way. Westbound I was at about 1500 AGL all the way to keep my tailwind. I haven't received my adapter yet for my Cellset so I didn't make any phone calls. I checked my email about 25 times in each direction. If I had three or more bars the phone would connect and send or receive email. If I had two it was hit or miss. Never with one bar. Until I get my connector for my cellset I will assume a phone call will work the same as a data call. My phone has always worked at Oshkosh any where on the field with a full scale signal and that goes way back into the early 90's. OTOH I've had guys wanting to borrow mine because theirs didn't find a signal. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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My experience (Treo 600 Sprint) has been that SMS messaging and email
work but voice calls rarely work above 2-3K. And that's independent of the number of bars - 1 or better seems make txt messages work. I would be interested in hearing about your voice experienc Newps wrote: On a related issue I recently upgraded my phone to a Treo 600. I am a Verizon customer. This phone is digital only, no analog service. I flew to the Twin Cities and back in the last week. Eastbound I was at 7500 MSL about half the way and then about 3500 MSL the rest of the way. Westbound I was at about 1500 AGL all the way to keep my tailwind. I haven't received my adapter yet for my Cellset so I didn't make any phone calls. I checked my email about 25 times in each direction. If I had three or more bars the phone would connect and send or receive email. If I had two it was hit or miss. Never with one bar. Until I get my connector for my cellset I will assume a phone call will work the same as a data call. |
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Maule Driver wrote: My experience (Treo 600 Sprint) has been that SMS messaging and email work but voice calls rarely work above 2-3K. And that's independent of the number of bars - 1 or better seems make txt messages work. I would be interested in hearing about your voice experienc When I get the adapter I'll try it out. |
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