Hi you might want to research the cellular network known as CDMA , we have it here in new zealand as a competitor to gsm, it has a current speed here of 14.4kbps, but is very soon to go up to 144kbps, and again in the next year telecom nz are saying it will increase to something around 256k, before the intro of 3g phones within the next 24 months. the phones connect with a cable to the rs232 (serial com) port of the pc or laptop. and I have a feelling that you can also get usb connections also. the cdma is i beleave available in the usa parts of asia and europe, but is not yet well known. it is only 5 months old here in new zealand, but I would look into it as it seems to work fine for data linkups. simon 10:19 AM 12/17/01 +0100, you wrote: > >Hi! > >Sorry -- as far as I know, that does not exist anymore. The >only solution close to that bandwidth was Ricochet (wireless >networking) but that company is dead. Or close to death and >Chapter 11, anyway. > >GSM networks only allow 9.6 Kbps uplink and downlink -- which >is barely usable. Other radio networks (non-GSM) should not be >much better, and do not offer the communication quality of >GSM. > >To get close to that kind of speed, the only solution I can >think of is satellite phone/modems (such as Intelsat), which >gives you up to 36.6 Kbps anywhere in the world, but the price >is prohibitive... To say the least. > >Your best bet? Wait for the 3G phones (next-generation GSM). >These promises HUGE speed increases -- up to 128.8 Kbps, if I >remember well -- but they won't be in use for another 3 years. >And they will be deployed first in Europe, not in the USA. > >Sorry! =( > > >On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 21:50:02 -0600 >Brent Harding <bharding@doorpi.net> wrote: > >>Is there any good way to get cellular access to the Internet in the >> states at at least 28.8 k using my computer to get online? I don't care >> what OS I must use as long as it's not required to upgrade to millenium or >> xp, staying with 98 and linux. If it's a pcmcia card, is there a pci to >> pcmcia adapter that I can put the card in a desktop system? Thanks. >> > > >/-------------------------------------\ >| Gil Andre -- Technical Writer | >|Knox Software: http://www.arkeia.com | >| email: gandre@arkeia.com | >\-------------------------------------/ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > Dunedin, NZ Hm Ph: +64-03-4771633 mobile Ph: +64-027-4849896 Email: Blinky@earthlight.co.nz Fogsi461@student.otago.ac.nz