On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Chuck Cole wrote: > You have an internal mini-PCI for the cell data connection? Does that also > do WiFi or need a special slot? Yeah; it's separate from WiFi, but modern Dells at least have a second MiniPCI slot and second antenna for it. The card is called the 'Dell Wireless 5500 Mobile Broadband'. The laptop also has a separate slot for the SIM card. > Certainly better for the road warrior to have the built-in thing and > charge off the service. Exactly! > Doesn't work in the Boundary Waters however: no nearby 3G towers :-) Exactly! That's what the Boundary Waters are for. ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | nate carlson | natecars at natecarlson.com | http://www.natecarlson.com | | depriving some poor village of its idiot since 1981 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------