I need an internet away from home.

The Wolf · Aug 18th 2009, 2:25am

I'm trying to figure out the best possible way to get internet at my grandparents' house. Any ideas?

I thought about paying for Comcast High Speed, but I don't want to get in trouble with hidden fees.

I also thought about dial up, but I think that'll be a last resort since I don't want to tie up phone lines or make them get another.

I've considered air cards for my laptop ( I think that's what they are called ) but I don't really like the idea of having to go through a cell phone provider.

<_< Is there such a thing as a card that you can simply pay for like 20 hours of internet and be done with it? No hidden fees, no download limit, no cell phone required..just 20 hours of internet.

LOLFag · Aug 18th 2009, 8:05am

I usually use the cell phone ones.

xyz123456 · Aug 18th 2009, 3:51pm

^ Mobile broadband card. Those are similar to cell phones in that they require you to sign a two-year contract. Also (at least in the US) there's a 5 GB-per month bandwidth limit, so no YouTube, WoW, or other bandwith-intensive stuff unless you want a $3,000 bill.

The Wolf · Aug 24th 2009, 6:42pm

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Yea, see. <_< I don't want a gazillion dollar bill. :p

If I get another phone line installed and used dial up, would they still be able to talk on the other phone line 24/7 regardless of what I'm doing?

redforeva · Aug 25th 2009, 1:42am

You can always get a wireless card and crack your neighbor's WEP key using aircrack.

ZenaGirl · Aug 25th 2009, 1:52am

The Wolf wrote:

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If I get another phone line installed and used dial up, would they still be able to talk on the other phone line 24/7 regardless of what I'm doing?

I'm sure if you have two separate phone lines what you do on one will not effect the other.

But have you considered DSL? It allows you to talk and use a computer at the same time on the same phone line. It is much faster than dial-up although not as fast as cable- but usually cheaper. DSL is not available everywhere but it's worth checking into.

The Wolf · Aug 25th 2009, 3:15am

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Yea, I've considered that. :p

But, most DSL companies want you to sign up for a plan that is usually two years long. :p In a year I'm going off to college and I really don't want to be bothered with a bill for something that I can't use. :p

Steven · Aug 26th 2009, 8:10am

Your best bet is actually Cricket; they don't make you sign a contract, you get unlimited bandwidth (I wouldn't torrent or anything obviously) and it is relatively cheap. From my experiences their speed is decent (DSL+) and coverage is great in the areas they have decent towers in.

MrDolarhyde · Sep 2nd 2009, 1:10pm

Just so you know, Having two phone lines and using dial-up on one doesn't affect the other.
Thats what I used to have before we got broadband.

ZenaGirl · Sep 2nd 2009, 10:25pm

You could also considered EVDO which works over cellphone systems although its not cheap.

For cheap I don't think you can beat dial-up on a second phone line but it will be slow.

I Promise · Sep 3rd 2009, 5:50pm

Verizon Wireless - Mobile Broadband - Products

I have researched a little for you, and for $60 a month, you can get a USB modem dongle, it plugs into any laptop or netbook, and you can surf the web up to 5gb a month on 3G, and it's roughly broadband speed. You get around 160 hours a month for that, which would give you about 6 or 7 hours each day

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