digital divide
I assume this is impossible, but does anyone know any way to get internet access (dsl at least) without a contract? I could supply the router and such, but I am hoping to work from home at my dad’s house and he doesn’t have a computer. I don’t want to start a yearlong contract for him, obviously. I am wondering if I could just move my plan over? But I think that probably won’t work. Anyone have any experience with this?
And he lives in a building of old people, so no one there has wireless I can steal. And while I CAN work from Panera, I also have to be on hour plus conference calls so that won’t really work.
2 Comments so far
1. Richard wrote on May 12th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
I know a few people around here use the Verizon wireless internet service, but that also requires a year-long contract.
Maybe someone at work has the service and would let you borrow their dongle?
Depending on the phone you already have… http://xrl.us/bkgor
If I were in your shoes this would be a clear sign that I needed to get myself an iPhone…
2. jenny wrote on May 12th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Except I will need to be online 8+ hours a day and not on a mac.
And heavily using VPN and Java while talking on the phone.
I have verizon internet but not verizon wireless.