Hello Richard. I honor the help you have given to other users on this List. Good work!
On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 9:49 PM Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > On 10/08/2018 06:23 PM, David wrote: > > On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 at 06:25, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: > >> > >> I have no LAN. > >> > >> I've a low cap. > > > > Using the word "cap" suggests that you have an internet service provider. > > True > > > > How do you connect to that service provider? > > The same way as for decades via a "modem" (quotation marks significant). > That was not how my ISP describes it. T-mobile sells it as a WiFi > Hotspot which is served by the cell network [the WiFi is turned off]. > T-Mobile is the company I use for my Cell Service. When my area of Carrboro, NC received spotty T-Mobile Reception, they "provided me", with no cost, a two-piece Gadget, to enhance Cell Service in my area. (Of course, my Broadband situation is different, as I have Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable). I actually have a reasonable relationship with T-Mobile Support. Are you using a "Tether-like" scenario, called a "Mobile Hotspot" for your Internet access? (I do this when I travel). > When my former ISP discontinued dial-up service I chose not to use a > connection that physically restricted me to a physical point of service. > > > > What is the make and model of the equipment that provides the connection > > to that service provider? > > The manufacturer is Alcatel. No model number is visible. > Wow! Not even fine print? > > > > How do you connect your computer to that equipment? > > USB port. > Actual Tethering? > > > > How many ethernet ports, if any, does that equipment have? > > None. > > Wow! Anyway, I feel your pain, as one who has tried to access Networks in rural areas. How is your Home Phone Service? Thank you and best regards, Kenneth Parker
