This is what it's all about...

[heinz wittenbecher]

Thought I'd drop a note when things were good, just for a change....

How much better can it get?
1) I had a successfull week at Sacramento. Long days, but made easy by having my pillow close at hand in the parking lot.

2) I had a leisure (late) start from Sacramento but still got to just north of Visalia while it was still daylight.

3) The weather is a comfy 70-ish. Still cold enough so that I don't have to use A/C, which I'm still too chicken to try

4) I'm catching up on work and net email via my HP handheld and wireless modem, which, by the way, is fast enough for browsing. A much better arrangement than trying to connect via cellular. (it uses CDPD, which is actually cellular too, but built for data).

5) I have an almost empty beer next to me... and other cold ones close by.

6) ...and I'm tucked in for 16 bucks for the night.

Only downside today was 1.699 a gallon for regular unleaded.

Up and over the Grapevine in the AM.

Heinz
on the move down CA99.

 

[heinz wittenbecher]

> >4) I'm catching up on work and net email via my HP handheld
> > and wireless modem, ....
>
>What service (company) are you using? What are the costs? I am looking for
>a good (and cost-effective) way to keep in touch electronically while on
>the road.

I'm using goamerica. (www.goamerica.net)
The modem card was $400 and the service is 69/month unlimited use.
It's a true extension of the regular TCP/IP network. Email, browsing, telnet, ftp.
I use an HP handheld, but cards for regular laptops are also available.
The card doesn't work well with my Jornada Handheld, but it could be a computer problem. Stgill working on that.

There is not 100% coverage, especially in the boonies

While 69/month is somewhat steep, especially since you have to sign up for a year and I only use some of those months, it's still much better than even the occasional attempt to connect via regular cellular.

>
> >Only downside today was 1.699 a gallon for regular unleaded.
>
>Wow! Whats the story???
>Gas is up to ~$1.15/gal here (in Michigan). Thats up from the $.85-$.95 its
>been for the past few months. But $1.70 sounds like bad news...
>

Welcome to California

Heinz

>Dave
>73 Sequoia
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[dave1]

>4) I'm catching up on work and net email via my HP handheld
> and wireless modem, ....

What service (company) are you using? What are the costs? I am looking for
a good (and cost-effective) way to keep in touch electronically while on
the road.

>Only downside today was 1.699 a gallon for regular unleaded.

Wow! Whats the story???
Gas is up to ~$1.15/gal here (in Michigan). Thats up from the $.85-$.95 its
been for the past few months. But $1.70 sounds like bad news...

Dave
73 Sequoia

 

[james h. & norma m. shannon]

> Thought I'd drop a note when things were good, just for a change....
>
> How much better can it get?
> 1) I had a successfull week at Sacramento. Long days, but made easy by having my pillow close at hand in the parking lot.
>
> 2) I had a leisure (late) start from Sacramento but still got to just north of Visalia while it was still daylight.
>
> 3) The weather is a comfy 70-ish. Still cold enough so that I don't have to use A/C, which I'm still too chicken to try
>
> 4) I'm catching up on work and net email via my HP handheld and wireless modem, which, by the way, is fast enough for browsing. A much better arrangement than trying to connect via cellular. (it uses CDPD, which is actually cellular too, but built for data).
>
> 5) I have an almost empty beer next to me... and other cold ones close by.
>
> 6) ...and I'm tucked in for 16 bucks for the night.
>
> Only downside today was 1.699 a gallon for regular unleaded.
>
> Up and over the Grapevine in the AM.
>
> Heinz
> on the move down CA99.