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Friday, May 2, 2003 |
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Always On - Almost: part 3 I made it to Philadelphia for my connecting flight and am sitting in the gate area. There are no airline clubs or lounges in the communter airline section of the airport, but the Sprint PCS CDMA card in my ThinkPad works very well. In fact I have not been to a place yet where it didn't work. I haven't used dial-up once since I got the CDMA card. It isn't precisely "always on" and it sure isn't WiFi but I am getting hooked on it as a very good alternative to have. Subscribe to patrickWeb (receive a short email when a new story is posted) |
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Spam Legislation - Whether You Want It Or Not The Federal Trade Commission spam Forum in Washington this morning was quite ineteresting. The room was packed. Two FTC commissioners spoke -- one suggesting caution on any legislative initiatives and the other saying "it can't hurt". I think it can hurt and likely will if passed. I spoke on a panel along with seven attorneys. All seven urged Federal legislation. I was a lone voice; speaking out for patience to allow for technology to address the problem. (read more) |
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Always On -- almost: part 2 Nothing like being at Washington National Airport on a Friday afternoon waiting for a flight. I have to admit that having the Sprint PCS CDMA card in my ThinkPad makes it more bearable. WiFi will be everywhere but it isn't yet. Dial-up is hardly an acceptable alternative. Sprint's "3G" service *is* a good alternative (see "Always On - Almost"). It isn't as fast as they claim but I really like it because you don't have to connect any wires. When travelling I leave the Sprint card in the ThinkPad's pcmcia slot. It finds a signal and you click connect. That is all there is to it. In a few seconds you are in "always on" mode. If it loses the signal it reconnects automatically. Not as good as WiFi but a very good alternative to have. Subscribe to patrickWeb (receive a short email when a new story is posted) |