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    Internet for Laptop at work, dial up or cell?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Pants!, Sep 21, 2008.

  1. Pants!

    Pants! Notebook Geek

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    I work somewhere that takes IT safety very seriously.

    I'm allowed to freely use the internet on my own laptop, just not on company machines.

    I have a 8100 Blackberry Pearl as a cell and T-Mobile as my provider.

    I was wondering if I should connect to the web via my cell phone or dial up internet?

    And if I do use the cell, should I connect to it via Bluetooth or some USB cable?

    Any experience you may have on the matter would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks,
    PANTS!

    (Laptop is Dell 1720 w/bluetooth)
     
    Pants!, Sep 21, 2008
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  2. jcovelli

    jcovelli Notebook Deity

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    usb would be better. plug it in and create a new dial-up network, your phone should be detected as a modem.

    MAKE SURE YOU HAVE UNLIMITED DATA.. or something, so you don't get $2,000 phone bill
     
    jcovelli, Sep 21, 2008
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  3. kSo20

    kSo20 Newbie

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    So do you still get charged even if you connect your cell phone your companies wireless network?
     
    kSo20, Sep 22, 2008
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