Internet Acesss Anywhere Through Usb Thing

[scorecard]

Sorry, but I'm not tech savvy and I don't know the techie jargon.

I recall a post several months ago suggesting how to set this up at a quite reasonable price, and suggesting where to buy the two or three items needed at Tukcom in South Pattaya.

Would appreciate if techie members could please advise.

Thanks.

[Nio]

You can either buy a pcmcia aircard and plug into your laptop, (my previous experience was these were way to slow), of you can use your mobile phone as the modem and connect your mobile phone to your laptop with a mobile to USB cable.

The Aircard runs off a mobile sim card, same as a mobile phone

Wifi on your laptop limits you to areas broadcasting wifi, but using your mobile as a modem will allow you to connect anywhere

The speeds might be to slow for anything more than email, but you need to check that with your phone provider.

The phone company might have a special data package that is faster for your requirements.

[Explorer]

Op,

1. buy a USB EDGE (with SIM card slot) - cost around THB 1500 - THB 2500

2. buy a mobile SIM card (Dtac or AIS) that has GPRS service (Prepaid or others)

3. call the mobile service provider (Dtac or AIS) to activate your GPRS

4. make sure you have enough credit (for prepaid) to activate your GPRS

5. place the SIM card into the USB EDGE slot

6. place the CD that comes with the USB EDGE into your notebook/netbook and install

7. plug the USB EDGE into your notebook/netbook

8. a program that you had install from the CD will run the USB EDGE

9. click connect from the program

10. all set to surf the net

Note: make sure the SIM card that you use is not for calling purpose as the USB EDGE is not a phone but some (China made) can received / send SMS

Hope that helps

Explorer