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Originally Posted by Joelacrane
I just asked Dad how far we live from town, and he said "About 7 miles." I think it might be possible.
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Possible, albeit very dependant on the network. You might also inquire about ISDN or IDSL: they're slow compared to even the 256k DSL I have, but they have greater ranges, and they're faster than the cellular connection you're looking at.
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I wonder if I could get a modem (To plug into my router) or a cheaper card somewhere else.
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You could absolutely get a cheaper card--the Sony Ericsson aircards are quite cheap on eBay. I haven't, however, seen any even reasonably inexpensive devices to go from an aircard to a network. There are some, I believe called Stompboxes, which run around $200, maybe more.
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Maybe it would just be a matter of popping an SIM card into it.
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Edge Wireless is a GSM carrier, so it would be that simple.
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Maybe even a cheap cell phone with USB cable would do the trick. As long as I can share it across my network like I am with my dialup, it could work.
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That is possible, and fairly easy using Win XP's Internet Connection Sharing. It's what I did when I had Hughes, since my modem was one of the older USB types.