You could use iPass Roaming to get online at T-Mobile locations. Their pricing is $0.14 / min for Wi-Fi. There is a $4.99/month account fee.
Or you could use Boingo to get online at any non T-Mobile hotspot. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Frank Keeney Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SOCALWUG] Reality of fee based Hotspot use? The last few days I've found that Starbucks has been a very nice location to park my laptop between client meetings and on the day's when I'm not all that busy. They're everywhere and most all of them have wireless access. Yesterday I purchased a day pass for the first time. This was the first time I paid to use an 802.11b connection. I've used several of the free hotspots in LA and others while traveling. Right now I'm sitting in a Starbucks in downtown LA (yes, I took the train), but I'm not using the Tmobile hotspot. Why? Well, I'm only here for another 40 minutes or so and Tmobile will need to be paid for more use. I did not purchase access from Tmobile since: - I don't want (or need) a $29/month 12 contract. - A full day will cost $9.95, I only need 40 minutes. - Per minute will be $.10/min, minimum 1 hour. So I've used my Sprint Vision phone for the connection. It's slower but it's already paid for. Is there a more flexable way to use Tmobile or other hotspots? Is there someone on the list that knows more about all the plans and roaming agreements? Frank ------------------------------------------------------- Pasadena Networks, LLC. http://pasadena.net
