Yippee! I finally convinced Mike that a wi-fi hot spot card was the way to go for internet access. It really didn't take much convincing since the price/month was just a bit more than what we were paying for dial-up.
Yes, we've still been on dial-up internet service since we connected back in the summer of 2000. It was an unlimited plan which was a must since everything took so darn long to load. In the beginning it wasn't so bad but as web pages became more and more loaded with graphics and videos and stuff we began having problems viewing things.
Mike's Cardinals website was one of those. That was the first thing he asked about when I approached him with the idea of getting the air card. That's probably what sold him on the idea - well, that and the ability to download music!
I went with a minimum plan - only 3GB/month - but should be okay with that. I've used a lot of bandwith the first couple of days because I had both computers online as I transferred all my internet favorite links from the desk top to my lap top. But now that I'm set up here on the laptop, I should get back to a more normal pattern of usage.
I am really excited to have this kind of access at home as previously I was driving into town to sit at McDonalds and using their free wi-fi for larger files. Not a big deal but sometimes inconvenient. Would have been nice to have this on the laptop last winter when I was laid up with my foot surgeries.
We did have to change our email address, too, since it was attached to the dialup service. I've also discontinued my website and am now using my Wordpress blog as my website. For anyone wanting to get in touch with me, my new email is imaginebordercollies@gmail.com. The @fairpoint.net will be discontinued in a short time.
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