Typically those that require fees show a page when you first connect which allows you to purchase subscriptions. I suspect some allow per hour connection charges, but most have at least a month-by-month subscription. There are several different providers that do this, though, so it's unlikely that you'll be able to subscribe to one network and get all the internet you need on such a journey. However, many people buy wireless routers for their high speed connections and leave them completely open (most neighborhoods in my area have at least a few 'linksys' nodes and occasionally a 'netgear' node.) If you can't find a free one along the freeway you can just travel through a few neighborhoods and you might get lucky, especially near universities and larger or more tech oriented cities. There's also a few online databases of open access points. Not very well populated, though, but they can be useful. A number of hotels in business districts also offer free highspeed internet. The interesting bit is that it's easier and cheaper to provide wireless than wired to each room. Some are providing daily passwords to limit usage to guests, but many are (for now) leaving it open and easy to use. -Adam llile@SALTONUSA.COM wrote: >This is all part of my snowbird fantasy: > >OK, if you dispense with the satelite idea, and depend on Wifi hot spots, >that might not be so bad. Flying J truck stops, KOA campgrounds, many >other truck stops, and all airports have Wifi hotspots. Oh, and decent >coffeehouses. The list is growing every day, and soon you may be able to >get a Wifi conneciton most anywhere you park. > >I haven't ever tried to use Wifi hotspots. I have been told that they are >problematic, because there are a Tower of Babel of different providers, >and if you aren't signed up with the right provider, you don't get on the >net. Is that the case? Or do you just sign on and surf? > > >-- Lawrence Lile > > > > > >"M. Adam Davis" >Sent by: pic microcontroller discussion list >05/24/2004 12:23 PM >Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list > > > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > cc: > Subject: Re: [PIC:] Microship project > > >2-way satellite internet is available, but aiming is tricky. Several >companies offer this service. Latency is terrible compared to any land >based method. > >You can also buy satellite phones which require little to no aiming, but >the data rate is slow (14.4kbps for many). > >You can also, if you have lots of money, get a T1 satellite connection, >but it requires a big dish and the latency is still bad. > >-Adam > >llile@SALTONUSA.COM wrote: > > > >>Oh Yeah the Winnebiko dude! He is one of my heroes! >> >> >>OK, how the heck do you do a portable internet connection without a land >>line? He mentions a satellite uplink - to my knowledge they are only >>available with a companion land line. Anybody know about this? How do >>RV'ers get an internet connection, short of stopping in a KOA or a truck >>stop with a wifi hotspot? >> >> >>-- Lawrence Lile >>Senior Project Engineer >>Toastmaster, Inc. >>Division of Salton, Inc. >>573-446-5661 voice >>573-446-5676 fax >> >> >> >> >>Charles Craft >>Sent by: pic microcontroller discussion list >>05/22/2004 02:15 PM >>Please respond to pic microcontroller discussion list >> >> >> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU >> cc: >> Subject: [PIC:] Microship project >> >> >>http://microship.com/microship/index.html >> >> >>I fat fingered an eBay search and actually got a hit on "microship". >>(someone elses typo in a listing) >> >>Decided to do a web search and came up with the site above - which >> >> >happens > > >>to use Microchip PICs. >> >> >> >>Serendipity is pretty cool. :-) >> >>-- >>http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics >>(like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics >> >> >> >>-- >>http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! >>email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >-- >http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! >email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > >-- >http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! >email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body