Cel phone with laptop unlink for internet?

[Byte]

Anyone access internet via celphone from their laptops? I'm looking to get something so i can always be connected to my MMORPGs 😛.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Byte
Anyone access internet via celphone from their laptops? I'm looking to get something so i can always be connected to my MMORPGs 😛.

I know such things exist,but... you're not going to get anywhere near the bandwith you need to play MMORPG's over them. Mayber some 80's MUD's, or viewing text based websites, but IIRC we are talking 9600 baud here. 14.4 at best. Not satisfactory.

 

[crawford]

I think its possible to get fast speeds with sprint vision, but you run the risk of getting caught. im not sure what happens to you though.

 

[Byte]

i don't think i need high bandwidth, just low ping. What good bluetooth phones are there?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: Byte
Anyone access internet via celphone from their laptops? I'm looking to get something so i can always be connected to my MMORPGs 😛.

I know such things exist,but... you're not going to get anywhere near the bandwith you need to play MMORPG's over them. Mayber some 80's MUD's, or viewing text based websites, but IIRC we are talking 9600 baud here. 14.4 at best. Not satisfactory.

Huh?

It's a lot faster than that. AFAIK, the standard is 128k.

14.4k would just be not even worth it.

 

[Eli]

DP...

 

[Thoreau]

Originally posted by: Byte
i don't think i need high bandwidth, just low ping. What good bluetooth phones are there?

Bluetooth won't do you any good unless the laptop also has bluetooth, and the phone also happens to be capable of sharing the internet connection it has.

 

[Thoreau]

Originally posted by: Byte
Anyone access internet via celphone from their laptops? I'm looking to get something so i can always be connected to my MMORPGs 😛.

Sprint PCS is one of the better options, granted, yes... you do run a SMALL risk of them getting ticked off at you. UNless you are downloading 24/7 on it, you arent likely to run into any problems. The speeds you can get off of a SprintPCS connection max out at 144kbps, which is equivelant to ISDN, and definitely better than dialup speeds.

Check out SprintUsers.com in their forums. Lotta people who have been using their phones for this purpose. I personally have a Sanyo 8100 from them and the $25 data cable (usb even) and have managed to play some Warcraft III through it.

 

[Byte]

I'm mostly planning to play FFXI with my lappy. My laptop does have bluetooth built in, wirless is always more convieniet, but suck in reliability. I'm waiitng for better bluetooth mice to come out.