Mike: yes, you can use it with your laptop too (for that same $40/mo). I'm using it on my Macbook Pro, which works in a pinch, but I wouldn't rely on it... and I'm usually using a usb cable b/c bluetooth is pretty flakey on my phone. I hear better results with Windows laptops.
Also, it's not as fast as one of those wireless cards for your laptop, but still much better than 'stealing data' like I used to do. Rex On 4/8/07, Mike Meiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 4/8/07, Rex Pechler <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <rpechler%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > Any windows mobile phone should work at least, others probably as well. > > Skype makes a WM client for sure, as I have it (and it works well, even > with > > bluetooth) on my Treo 700w from Verizon. My phone doesn't have WiFi, but > I > > pay $40/mo for unlimited data. > > Rex, that $40/mo for unlimited data, can you use it with your laptop > too? And is that 3G data? If so what sort of actual data rates do you > get through it. > > I'm using Sprint Vision... but they don't let me use it with my laptop > (I do anyway when I need it), I haven't used it with my laptop in a > while, but over the years it has increased quite a bit in speed. Last > time I used it I was getting about 15k a second. The big problem of > course is latency. > > Anyway... I'm sick of Sprint... never liked them... pay them way to > much... and still I have to "steal" data... I'm always looking for an > opportunity to ditch them. Haven't heard very good things about > Verizon either. > > -Mike > mmeiser.com/blog > mefeedia.com > > > Rex > > > > On 4/7/07, jean-marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <docp%40spacegeek.org>> wrote: > > > > > > A skilled pickpocket got my cellphone in the metro in Paris. Iwas half > > > hoping for this so now I can shop for a cell that would enable Skype. > I > > > see there are some services like "Eqo" that allow you to use skype as > > > long as your computer is on, but I don't leave my computer on when I'm > > > away. I want my cell to be independent of my computer. I might be > > > vulnerable to wifi hotspots, but nothing's perfect. Any suggestions of > > > what to buy & set up so I can use Skype on a cell? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.rexpechler.com/ > > Mobile: 650-207-1058 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- http://www.rexpechler.com/ Mobile: 650-207-1058 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
