Fertnig(Competent) posted this on Sunday, 28th December 2003, 11:11
>:( Can anyone advise me as cheap deals using my laptop via a mobile phone to surf the net? I know orange will charge about 10p per minute. Anybody know of a cheaper soultion. Unfortunately as the laptop is used mainly from a river barge there is no landline.
RE: Surfing the net via laptop and mobile phone
Pardip(Mostly Harmless) posted this on Monday, 29th December 2003, 23:48
I signed up to a free trial account with claranet and use the 020 7 access number which I can use with my T-Mobile free minutes. Can`t seem to find the 020 7 number on their site but I will post if you take up this option. Must warn you that access is reaaaaalllllyyyyy slow using a mobile.. 9.6kbps to be precise :o
Another option is purchasing a GPRS card for your laptop. Access would be slightly faster but cost may be more expensive depending on GPRS cost on your tariff and amount of usage.
RE: Surfing the net via laptop and mobile phone
Rassilon(Elite) posted this on Tuesday, 30th December 2003, 00:03
I use a similar thing with Orange on Freetime mins to Claranet, if your phone supports HCRS or something (higher connect speed) 28K (half speed of a normal 56K) for another £5 a month to Orange
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