Re: Need Advice on Wireless internet bill paying while boondocking

Tom A wrote:

"Tom A" <inamellamot@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0OCdnSZux7cmaizanZ2dnUVZ_tijnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Greetings All, We are going to do some camping in semi-boondocking type places. We would like to be able to pay bills and such by wireless internet. Not having a laptop yet will do some shopping for what is needed for the project. SOoo.. I am shure someone out there is doing just what we want to do, Would you be so kind as to give us a hint as to what equiptment is needed? Guess we need a wireless ready laptop? Type? Can this be done with a blackberry? Have a cell phone but never have used it for internet connections, I mention this because I read that a celluar phone can be used for a wireless internet connection to a laptop. I haven't a clue how that works yet. In short can anyone give us a short list of what to buy for our camping wireless internet?
Thanks, Tom A
Ok, thanks for the replys. My question was mainly to do with the hardware needed to do this. Simply get a laptop that is wireless ready? My provider is cable. is this a problem? Or does that have nothing to do with anything?

Just so I got this straight- I drive to a town and find a "hot spot" and log in with my cable ip?
The wireless laptop already has the 'stuff' inside needed to connect to the internet? Don't need to use a cell phone as a modem or anything else. Sounds easy enough, The nearest town of any size will be about 40 miles away. Guess i'll have to make every trip count. Thanks again for the replys
Tom A

You might consider checking out Hughes Net. Portable satellite internet, similar to Directv but with a larger dish. I've had mine over 4 years. Fast 2-way internet no matter where you travel in the U.S. You can connect the modem directly to the laptop or a router and use your built-in wifi.

http://www.hughesnet.com/HUGHES/Rooms/DisplayPages/LayoutInitial?pageid=HughesNet_home&Container=com.webridge.entity.Entity[OID[871FBF90DAB30B4792CDE6AF6D3E6B0E]]

We full-timed for 9 1/2 years and now half time. Many of our bills are paid directly by credit card and we have "paperless billing" for utilities. Easy to do banking or internet shopping and also keeping in touch with family.
LZ
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