WiFi vs Virgin Mobile Unit

[Joe Lacey]

Listened to a woman who raves about Virgin Mobile Unit. She gave up on WiFi (usual reasons of no signal, etc.) Said it cost her about $100 (Best Buy) and a real cheap plan.

http://www.virginmobileusa.com is the link.

Anyone recommend this?

9tj

[Lizbeth]

I've looked at their coverage map and it would never work for us. I guess it depends on where you are going to travel.

[Alistair Camelford]

Bought the air card this spring in Florida...only got to use it for 10 days b4 heading north...love it!...way more convenient than hunting for a wifi spot...and for us Canadians, we don't have to buy a contract that would be a waste of money for the time we are home and can't access a US signal. It uses the sprint network, you only buy the amount of download bytes you need...a $10 card lasted 10 days and I did not exhaust all the allotted internet "space" on the card. I'm a convert! Thank you, Sir Richard Branson
Al & Inge in the Road Toad

[Time K]

Tethering to your cell phone

Some phones, like the Nokia E71 for example with JoikuSpot installed (free) will produce a wifi cloud that you can tether your wifi enabled device to...anywhere you can get a cell signal. The application is not limited to Nokia but you do need a 3g capable phone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTA1agjjZQk