[OKDXA] Access to packet spots

[Jerry Chouinard]

More input on the Sprint card.  I've got a laptop with one of them in it.
Actually considering employing it full time here at the shack location as
it's speed blows away the ISDN connection I've used for a long time.

We are confirming the access rate but looks like it will compare to or
possible be a bit less than my ISDN charges.

Used it when we roved and found it to be like Jim says.  At times
"very slow" but most of the time snappy - depended on location.
In certain places NIL connectivity but that was in spots like Springtown
and other sparcely inhabited country towns.

If you have the Sprint stuff available in your area Ken could come up for
a demo if you like.

K5YAA

At 10:07 AM 4/7/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>Ken, if you have good access to a cell tower, you
>might try the Sprint or
>Cingular internet card.  I have tried one and am going
>to it full time,
>mainly because we travel so much.  The card fits
>directly in a lap top or a
>router is also available.  With a good connection it
>compares to Cox high
>speed, with a poor connection it compares to dialup.
>
>Jim
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ken Adams K5KA" <k5ka at earthlink.net>
>To: "Discussion of OKDXA" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 11:43 AM
>Subject: [OKDXA] Access to packet spots
>
>
> > We are just far enough out of the city limits that
>we do not have access
> > to high speed internet in any form.  We have been
>sufficing with our dial
> > up speed of 26.4 or so for several years, and it is
>fine as long as I
> > avoid downloads.
> >
> > However, I would like to have access to packet spots
>out in the hamshack,
> > which is in a separate building about 100' from the
>house.
> >
> > This will date me, but is it even possible to access
>a cluster via 2
> > meters in Northeast Oklahoma these days.  I'm sure
>Coy recalls our early
> > days here, then Claremore, etc.  If 2 meter access
>is not available, does
> > anyone have a suggestion?  Thanks in advance.
> >
> > 73, Ken K5KA
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