Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

[TJ Parker]

OT wireless internet

sorry, but as a non-sub, i can't send privates. (shame on me)

as a gadget freak, i've tried the wireless internet stuff in various ways over the last couple years. and all i can say is, i eventually gave up on all of them. (this includes, nokia communicator, palm vii and a zaurus pda.) for me, the problems all come back to (1) battery life and (2) limited functionality/restrictive interfaces.

anyway, my own plans at this point are to get a nice portable computer (i.e. subnotebook, e.g. http://www.dynamism.com ) and just plug in a wireless modem (for me, timeframe for this is about 6 months, since i am waiting for the cdma 1x ev-do services to come online - i.e. "do" = "data only".) but anyway, there are both gsm and cdma plans, some with just a monthly charge for X meg of downloads ...