Computer

[heinz wittenbecher]

Pardon my budd-in, but I've spent many a penny using cellular from day one
of cell availability. It's come a long way since day one. It's sure nice to
have the coverage that's available today.

Cell for email is a real hit/miss affair but works great when it does.

It depends a great deal on the ISP you're dialing in to. I've had best
success using IBM in the past. Don't expect to surf the net via Cell though
unless you have d e e p pockets.
Email with a good connection is great and fun, but don't read on-line, etc.
Download mail, disconnect, read/answer mail at your leasure and reconnect
when done to send the current batch and receive new.

I've had mixed success using various "cellular modems" and external US
Robotics Sporters. Each worked better at different times in different
places.

Another option to consider is RadioMail. It works really great.

Re Cell setup, I use a handheld with 3watt kit and tele-adapter. I use the
tele-adapter to give me house-phone equivilance. I use a 900mhz cordless
hooked into the cell when near the GMC. It's a little handier that
unplugging the Cell each time.

If you havn't got the Cell yet, consider Motorola and Nokia.

Just my penny's worth

Heinz
'76 Transmode

- -----Original Message-----
From: MR EUGENE R FISHER
To: gmcmotorhome
Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 9:11 PM
Subject: GMC: Computer

>-- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>
>Rob
>Have you looked into using a cell phone to get your mail. How about dish
>TV.
>
>I am interested in receving my mail on the road, just not always easy to
>get plugged into a phone line.
>
>gene

 

[robert teed]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gmcmotorhome
>[mailtowner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of MR EUGENE R
>FISHER
>Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 12:43 AM
>To: gmcmotorhome
>Subject: GMC: Computer
>
>
>-- [ From: Eugene Fisher * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --
>
>Rob
>Have you looked into using a cell phone to get your mail. How about dish
>TV.
>
>I am interested in receving my mail on the road, just not always easy to
>get plugged into a phone line.
>
>gene
>
>
Hi Gene,
I had an IBM thinkpad and was going to hook it up to
my cell phone. But I could never find the right phone
cable. Gave up on it. I quit the cell phone after the
1 year contract came up...We were paying over $1000.00
per month in cell calls. we had two phones that we used
with My business. My Ex Business partner was on his phone
all the time. Too costly. I will get another cell phone
but not untill I get the business going good. I havent
looked into dish TV.
See Ya,
Rob

 

[bartz paul]

Gene:

Got a number for American Roaming or do you handle each call with them
as you dial a number and press the send button?

Paul Bartz
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JDDP32B [SMTP:JDDP32B]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 8:00 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: Computer
>
> From: Eugene Fisher
> To: Gcbr\ America On-Line: (gcbr)
>
> HI Arch
>
> Yep that is what I do. I have all my mail ready in the off-line mail
> manager in Prodigy then blast it up and load back. But often I dry
> camp for more than a week and get 150 emails backed up. I don't want
> a PCMCIA modem for the cell since my laptop is usually connected to a
> network and a regular phone and I don't want to change modem.
>
> My cell phone does not have a data connection that will allow a normal
> modem. sigh
>
> So I am interested in the radio links and the TV thing sounded good.
> It looks like the TV link did not do email so think that is out.
>
> So I continue to look for a way with out finding a phone to use.
>
> by the way. I guess everyone out there knows it is not necessary to
> pay anything for a cell phone. I have no provider. If someone is
> throwing away an old cell phone take it. All you have to do is hit
> the send button, and you will be connected to the American Roaming
> Network. and for about $2.00 per min. you can make all the calls you
> want on your credit card. Great for emergency use and beats the heck
> out of $20 to $80 per month for a service that still charges you
> roaming charges. I make a lot of calls for that money.
>
> gene
>
> Date: Wednesday, 10-Jun-98 10:48 PM
>
> From: Gcbr\ America On-Line: (gcbr)
> To: gmclist\ Internet: (gmcmotorhome)
>
> Subject: Re: GMC: Computer
>
> In a message dated 98-06-10 00:05:46 EDT, you write:
>
> I am interested in receiving my mail on the road, just not always easy
> to get plugged into a phone line.
>
> gene
>
> Gene
>
> I have a cell phone and a cell phone modem on my laptop. First there
> is the access charge to roam----$3.00 then it is about $1.00 a min.
> It will cost you at least $4.00 to get your mail. What I have done is
> to ask to use the phone in the office of the campground. If they say
> this line must remain open for calls. Then I ask to use their line
> for their credit card machine. My best option is to go into a truck
> stop go to the area where they have phones for truckers use. I
> disconnect the phone with the modular connector and plug in my laptop.
> I then call AOL's 800# for 6 cents a min. This # is a fast modem. I
> then use their fast access which means my machine signs on and
> uploads my mail then downloads my mail to my hard drive. I can get 10
> pieces up and 10 down in less than a min.
>
> Arch

 

[les & des]

> > I am interested in receiving my mail on the road, just not always easy
> > to get plugged into a phone line.
> >
> > gene
> >

Gene,

Because we travel a lot, we have subscribed to Zap-It. It is a
digital e-mail service. It works best near freeways (because of
digital towers). We only use it for our important mail. In fact, we
have several different e-mail addresses so we don't have to receive
e-mail from lists or spams on the digital. We can view the subject
and who mailed the e-mail before we decide whether to retrieve
it or not. You pay $9.95 and 25 cents per 500 characters for every
e-mail you download. They also carry a voice mail account (888
number) that will notify you by e-mail if you have any messages. You
can then call in and retrieve the voice mail. We travel with a
desktop and a laptop. We are wired for regular phone, we have a
cellular modem, and the digital modem. We have not run into a
situation where we could not get to our e-mail some way. Our service
provider is Sprynet. Not only do they have local numbers for over
500 locations, but they also have an 800 number when a local number
is not available. I think that (the 800 number) runs $6.00 an hour
and you are charged for time used. We have been very happy with
their services.

Hope this helps!
'73 Painted Desert
Les & Des
Living Praise Ministries

mailto:lesndes
Visit us at: http://www.livingpraise.org

 

[heinz wittenbecher]

>You pay $9.95 and 25 cents per 500 characters for every
>e-mail you download

Les,
do you pay for all the header characters as well or just the actual message
text?

Heinz

 

[les & des]

> From: "Heinz Wittenbecher"
> To:
> Subject: Re: GMC: Computer
> Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 20:27:42 -0700
> Reply-to: gmcmotorhome

>
> >You pay $9.95 and 25 cents per 500 characters for every
> >e-mail you download
>
> Les,
> do you pay for all the header characters as well or just the actual message
> text?
>
> Heinz
>
Heinz,

I believe it includes the headers. It is really phrased "500 bytes".
For more info go to http://www.dtswireless.com/ The one thing we
really like about it is as long as you have a signal you can get to
your e-mail. It can be really weak, but it doesn't effect your
downloading. If you go and check your mail, and you do not want to
download any of it. There is not service charge (besides the
monthly access fee of $9.95) You also can try the modem and service
for 14 days free.

'73 Painted Desert
Les & Des
Living Praise Ministries

mailto:lesndes
Visit us at: http://www.livingpraise.org