It's both slow and expensive. Major carriers charge a premium for the "hotspot" use.
Paul via phone On Jun 1, 2013, at 9:18 AM, Stan Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: > One option you didn't mention: with the newer iPhones, and I am sure with > other smart phones as well, you can use your phone as a wireless hub. In > other words, your computer does a wireless link to your phone and piggybacks > on your phone's wireless data links. This may be feasible if you have the > phone, with good service, with a data plan that allows high volumes of data. > > stan > > On Jun 1, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: > >> Ugh! Just ordered a new modem to replace the modem they discontinued in >> 2006. Hopefully, this will help. Internet speed has been acting up >> lately--insanely slow download times. In the mean time here's a question. >> >> >> I'm very reluctant to order cable for internet because of the costs. For >> example, you can get a Comcast special offer for 6 months but then your >> rates go up. I don't want all the cable TV stations etc. Darrel & I aren't >> interested in tv that much, and I don't want a "tv bill" as it were. Anyone >> in the Chicago area use AT&T's internet services? >> >> Any other options I should consider besides satellite internet etc? >> >> Thanks in advance. Christine >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
