There was a discussion along these lines last June on Slashdot. There was going to be a ride across Iowa and somebody wanted to be able to do webcam, etc for the ride. I don't remember anything more than that, but you should be able to find it using their search engine. HTH BTW, where and how far/long are you going? Carrying everything in panniers or fully supported? Thanks, James Spinti jspinti at dartdist.com 952-368-3278 x396 fax 952-368-3255 |-----Original Message----- |From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org |[mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Ben Stallings |Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 9:22 AM |To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org |Subject: [TCLUG] Re: OT: Linux and Cell phones | | |As long as we're on this topic... | |I'm planning a long bike trip during which I'll be in rural areas |most of the |time. I'm planning to get a cell phone and use it to synch my |Visor handheld |with a home-base computer that's screening my e-mail for large |attachments, |spam, etc. I might also occasionally use it for full Internet |access if it |works well. | |However, I've never had a cell phone of my own before, nor have I |ever used |one with a modem. Am I fooling myself to think that I'll be able to get a |data connection in rural areas? AT&T OneRate claims to cover the whole |eastern US (which is where I'll be) with a few exceptions in the |Appalachians |(where I won't be). Is their coverage sufficient for data |transfer? Speed |is not a major issue as long as I can actually send and receive mail. | |Thanks in advance for sharing experience! --Ben |_______________________________________________ |Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, |Minnesota |http://www.mn-linux.org |tclug-list at mn-linux.org |https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list |