Re: USB Modems any good?

2011-10-28 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 27, 2011, at 3:36 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: A friend in Ghana is using it now for the first time ... talking to me with Yahoo Messenger, and maybe Skyoe. Do we need to be too concerned about usage with apps such as these? Not really video streaming, I don't think. Don't know what

Re: USB Modems any good?

2011-10-27 Thread Bill Connelly
On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: Are USB modems any good for Macs (or PCs for that matter)? Yahoo Messenger with webcam? USB and Wireless, that is. Or is USB just not the best for streaming anything like video … Not

Re: USB Modems any good?

2011-10-27 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 27, 2011, at 7:14 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: Are USB modems any good for Macs (or PCs for that matter)? Yahoo Messenger with webcam? USB and Wireless, that is. Or is USB

Re: USB Modems any good?

2011-10-27 Thread Len Gerstel
On Oct 27, 2011, at 11:46 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 27, 2011, at 7:14 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: I might be traveling to Ghana, and this is offered there:

Re: USB Modems any good?

2011-10-27 Thread Bill Connelly
On Oct 27, 2011, at 12:24 PM, Len Gerstel wrote: Uh, VERY IMPORTANT! Make sure you fully understand Data charges. If you are going to stream video, you are going to burn through that 3GB pretty quickly. How much per GB is it after the promo allotment? I have read WAY TOO many stories